function animate(dir,clicked){
				console.log("dir="+dir+" -- clicked="+clicked+" -- t="+t);
				if (clickable){
					clickable = false;
					var ot = t;				
					switch(dir){
						case "next":
							t = (ot>=ts) ? (options.continuous ? t+1 : ts) : t+1;						
							break; 
						case "prev":
							t = (t<=0) ? (options.continuous ? t-1 : 0) : t-1;
							break; 
						case "first":
							t = 0;
							break; 
						case "last":
							t = ts;
							break; 
						default:
							t = dir;
							break; 
					};	
					var diff = Math.abs(ot-t);
					//var speed = diff*options.speed; //old speed code, which was too slow for large jumps
					var speed = Math.abs(options.speed/(diff/2));
					if (speed > options.speed) { speed = options.speed; }
					if(!options.vertical) {
						console.log("hit !options.vertical");
						p = (t*w*-1);
						console.log("p="+p);
						$("ul",obj).animate(
							{ marginLeft: p }, 
							{ queue:false, duration:speed, complete:adjust }
						);				
					} else {
						p = (t*h*-1);
						$("ul",obj).animate(
							{ marginTop: p }, 
							{ queue:false, duration:speed, complete:adjust }
						);					
					};
					
					if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
						if(t==ts){
							$("a","#"+options.nextId).hide();
							$("a","#"+options.lastId).hide();
						} else {
							$("a","#"+options.nextId).show();
							$("a","#"+options.lastId).show();					
						};
						if(t==0){
							$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
							$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();
						} else {
							$("a","#"+options.prevId).show();
							$("a","#"+options.firstId).show();
						};					
					};				
					
					if(clicked) clearTimeout(timeout);
					if(options.auto && dir=="next" && !clicked){;
						timeout = setTimeout(function(){
							animate("next",false);
						},diff*options.speed+options.pause);
					};
			
				};
				
			};