Version Beta 0.0.1 Updated November 10th, 2011

###Description

Slide Panel is a JQuery plugin that allows elements to expand and collapse creating a sliding panel effect. I know that this is nothing new and there are already a few JQuery panel plugins out there but this one is both highly flexible, has a small footprint and has some unique features.

###Further Developments

• Option to slide vertically as well as horizontally
• Destroy method to unbind events and remove the panel from the dom

###Options

• handle : Selector for the element that is visible at collapsed state, default is set to ".panel_tab"
• content : Selector for the element that is visible at open state ".panel_content"
• opened : Inital panel state is open, default is set to false
• hidden : Inital panel state is hidden, default is set to false
• direction : If closing on "mouseleave" constrain the direction that closes the panel, can be "right", "left" or "both", default is set to "both"
• openedSize : Width of panel at its open state, default is set to 250
• offset : Width for the handle at its closed state, default is set to 35
• closedSize : Width of the panel at its closed state, default is set to 0
• animTime : Time it takes to open or close, default is set to 500
• openEvent : Event to open the panel, default is set to "mouseenter"
• closeEvent : Event to close the panel, default is set to "mouseleave"
• toggleEvent : Event to toggle the panel, default is set to ""
• openSelector : Selector for the element to attach the open event to, default is set to ""
• closeSelector : Selector for the element to attach the close event to, default is set to ""
• toggleSelector : Selector for the element to attach the toggle event to, default is set to ""

###Methods

• open : Open the panel
• close : Close the panel
• forceClose : Force close the panel no matter what
• toggle : Toggle the panel
• hide : Hide the panel

###Project Page

SlidePanel

###HTML

<div id="slide_panel" class="panel right">
	<div class="panel_content"></div>
	<div class="panel_tab"></div>
</div>

###CSS

.left{float:left;}
.right{float: right;}

.panel{
	height:100%;
	display:block;
	overflow:hidden;
}

.panel_tab{
	height:100%;
	overflow: hidden;
}

###Javascript

$("#a_panel").panel({
	handle:'#slide_panel > .panel_tab',
	content:'#slide_panel > .panel_content',
	opened:true,
	direction : "both",
	openedSize : 180,
	openEvent : 'mouseenter',
	closeEvent : 'mouseleave',
	openSelector : '#slide_panel',
	closeSelector : '#slide_panel',
});