(function($){
 $.fn.tabSlideOut=function(callerSettings) {
 var settings= $.extend({
 tabHandle: '.handle',
 speed:300, 
 action: 'click',
 tabLocation: 'left',
 topPos: '200px',
 leftPos: '20px',
 fixedPosition:false,
 positioning: 'absolute',
 pathToTabImage:null,
 imageHeight:null,
 imageWidth:null,
 onLoadSlideOut:false 
 },callerSettings||{});
 settings.tabHandle= $(settings.tabHandle);
 var obj=this;
 if(settings.fixedPosition===true) {
 settings.positioning= 'fixed';
 }else{
 settings.positioning= 'absolute';
 }
 
 if(document.all&& !window.opera&& !window.XMLHttpRequest) {
 settings.positioning= 'absolute';
 }
 
 
 
 if(settings.pathToTabImage!=null) {
 settings.tabHandle.css({
 'background': 'url('+settings.pathToTabImage+') no-repeat',
 'width':settings.imageWidth,
 'height':settings.imageHeight
 });
 }
 
 settings.tabHandle.css({ 
 'display': 'block',
 'textIndent': '-99999px',
 'outline': 'none',
 'position': 'absolute'
 });
 
 obj.css({
 'line-height': '1',
 'position':settings.positioning
 });
 
 var properties= {
 containerWidth:parseInt(obj.outerWidth(),10) + 'px',
 containerHeight:parseInt(obj.outerHeight(),10) + 'px',
 tabWidth:parseInt(settings.tabHandle.outerWidth(),10) + 'px',
 tabHeight:parseInt(settings.tabHandle.outerHeight(),10) + 'px'
 };
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'top'||settings.tabLocation=== 'bottom') {
 obj.css({'left':settings.leftPos});
 settings.tabHandle.css({'right':0});
 }
 
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'top') {
 obj.css({'top': '-'+properties.containerHeight});
 settings.tabHandle.css({'bottom': '-'+properties.tabHeight});
 }
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'bottom') {
 obj.css({'bottom': '-'+properties.containerHeight, 'position': 'fixed'});
 settings.tabHandle.css({'top': '-'+properties.tabHeight});
 
 }
 
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'left'||settings.tabLocation=== 'right') {
 obj.css({
 'height':properties.containerHeight,
 'top':settings.topPos
 });
 
 settings.tabHandle.css({'top':0});
 }
 
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'left') {
 obj.css({ 'left': '-'+properties.containerWidth});
 settings.tabHandle.css({'right': '-'+properties.tabWidth});
 }
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'right') {
 obj.css({ 'right': '-'+properties.containerWidth});
 settings.tabHandle.css({'left': '-'+properties.tabWidth});
 
 $('html').css('overflow-x', 'hidden');
 }
 
 settings.tabHandle.click(function(event){
 event.preventDefault();
 });
 
 var slideIn=function() {
 
 if(settings.tabLocation=== 'top') {
 obj.animate({top:'-'+properties.containerHeight},settings.speed).removeClass('open');
 }else if(settings.tabLocation=== 'left') {
 obj.animate({left: '-'+properties.containerWidth},settings.speed).removeClass('open');
 }else if(settings.tabLocation=== 'right') {
 obj.animate({right: '-'+properties.containerWidth},settings.speed).removeClass('open');
 }else if(settings.tabLocation=== 'bottom') {
 obj.animate({bottom: '-'+properties.containerHeight},settings.speed).removeClass('open');
 } 
 
 };
 
 var slideOut=function() {
 
 if(settings.tabLocation== 'top') {
 obj.animate({top:'-3px'}, settings.speed).addClass('open');
 }else if(settings.tabLocation== 'left') {
 obj.animate({left:'-3px'}, settings.speed).addClass('open');
 }else if(settings.tabLocation== 'right') {
 obj.animate({right:'-3px'}, settings.speed).addClass('open');
 }else if(settings.tabLocation== 'bottom') {
 obj.animate({bottom:'-3px'}, settings.speed).addClass('open');
 }
 };
 var clickScreenToClose=function() {
 obj.click(function(event){
 event.stopPropagation();
 });
 
 $(document).click(function(){
 slideIn();
 });
 };
 
 var clickAction=function(){
 settings.tabHandle.click(function(event){
 if(obj.hasClass('open')) {
 slideIn();
 }else{
 slideOut();
 }
 });
 
 clickScreenToClose();
 };
 
 var hoverAction=function(){
 obj.hover(
 function(){
 slideOut();
 },
 
 function(){
 slideIn();
 });
 
 settings.tabHandle.click(function(event){
 if(obj.hasClass('open')) {
 slideIn();
 }
 });
 clickScreenToClose();
 
 };
 
 var slideOutOnLoad=function(){
 slideIn();
 setTimeout(slideOut,500);
 };
 
 if(settings.action=== 'click') {
 clickAction();
 }
 
 if(settings.action=== 'hover') {
 hoverAction();
 }
 
 if(settings.onLoadSlideOut) {
 slideOutOnLoad();
 };
 
 };
})(jQuery);