// Jcrop static functions
  $.extend(Jcrop,{
    component: { },
    filter: { },
    stage: { },
    registerComponent: function(name,component){
      Jcrop.component[name] = component;
    },
    registerFilter: function(name,filter){
      Jcrop.filter[name] = filter;
    },
    registerStageType: function(name,stage){
      Jcrop.stage[name] = stage;
    },
    // attach: function(element,opt){{{
    attach: function(element,opt){
      var obj = new $.Jcrop(element,opt);
      return obj;
    },
    // }}}
    // imgCopy: function(imgel){{{
    imgCopy: function(imgel){
      var img = new Image;
      img.src = imgel.src;
      return img;
    },
    // }}}
    // imageClone: function(imgel){{{
    imageClone: function(imgel){
      return $.Jcrop.supportsCanvas?
        Jcrop.canvasClone(imgel):
        Jcrop.imgCopy(imgel);
    },
    // }}}
    // canvasClone: function(imgel){{{
    canvasClone: function(imgel){
      var canvas = document.createElement('canvas'),
          ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

      $(canvas).width(imgel.width).height(imgel.height),
      canvas.width = imgel.naturalWidth;
      canvas.height = imgel.naturalHeight;
      ctx.drawImage(imgel,0,0,imgel.naturalWidth,imgel.naturalHeight);
      return canvas;
    },
    // }}}
    // propagate: function(plist,config,obj){{{
    propagate: function(plist,config,obj){
      for(var i=0,l=plist.length;i<l;i++)
        if (config.hasOwnProperty(plist[i]))
          obj[plist[i]] = config[plist[i]];
    },
    // }}}
    // getLargestBox: function(ratio,w,h){{{
    getLargestBox: function(ratio,w,h){
      if ((w/h) > ratio)
        return [ h * ratio, h ];
          else return [ w, w / ratio ];
    },
    // }}}
    // stageConstructor: function(el,options,callback){{{
    stageConstructor: function(el,options,callback){

      // Get a priority-ordered list of available stages
      var stages = [];
      $.each(Jcrop.stage,function(i,e){
        stages.push(e);
      });
      stages.sort(function(a,b){ return a.priority - b.priority; });

      // Find the first one that supports this element
      for(var i=0,l=stages.length;i<l;i++){
        if (stages[i].isSupported(el,options)){
          stages[i].create(el,options,function(obj,opt){
            if (typeof callback == 'function') callback(obj,opt);
          });
          break;
        }
      }
    },
    // }}}
    // supportsColorFade: function(){{{
    supportsColorFade: function(){
      return $.fx.step.hasOwnProperty('backgroundColor');
    },
    // }}}
    // wrapFromXywh: function(xywh){{{
    wrapFromXywh: function(xywh){
      var b = { x: xywh[0], y: xywh[1], w: xywh[2], h: xywh[3] };
      b.x2 = b.x + b.w;
      b.y2 = b.y + b.h;
      return b;
    }
    // }}}
  });