dir.y = 1;
					break;
			}
			
			if( dir.x != 0 || dir.y != 0 ) {
				// if shift is pressed then move by 10 pixels
				if( e.shiftKey ) {
					dir.x *= 10;
					dir.y *= 10;
				}
				
				this.moveArea( [ this.areaCoords.x1 + dir.x, this.areaCoords.y1 + dir.y ] );
				Event.stop( e ); 
			}
		}
	},
	
	/**
	 * Calculates the width from the areaCoords
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @return int
	 */
	calcW: function() {
		return (this.areaCoords.x2 - this.areaCoords.x1)
	},
	
	/**
	 * Calculates the height from the areaCoords
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @return int
	 */
	calcH: function() {
		return (this.areaCoords.y2 - this.areaCoords.y1)
	},
	
	/**
	 * Moves the select area to the supplied point (assumes the point is x1 & y1 of the select area)
	 * 
	 * @access public
	 * @param array Point for x1 & y1 to move select area to
	 * @return void
	 */
	moveArea: function( point ) {
		// dump( 'moveArea        : ' + point[0] + ',' + point[1] + ',' + ( point[0] + ( this.areaCoords.x2 - this.areaCoords.x1 ) ) + ',' + ( point[1] + ( this.areaCoords.y2 - this.areaCoords.y1 ) ) + '\n' );
		this.setAreaCoords( 
			{
				x1: point[0], 
				y1: point[1],
				x2: point[0] + this.calcW(),
				y2: point[1] + this.calcH()
			},
			true,
			false
		);
		this.drawArea();
	},

	/**
	 * Clones a co-ordinates object, stops problems with handling them by reference
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @param obj Coordinate object x1, y1, x2, y2
	 * @return obj Coordinate object x1, y1, x2, y2
	 */
	cloneCoords: function( coords ) {
		return { x1: coords.x1, y1: coords.y1, x2: coords.x2, y2: coords.y2 };
	},

	/**
	 * Sets the select coords to those provided but ensures they don't go
	 * outside the bounding box
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @param obj Coordinates x1, y1, x2, y2
	 * @param boolean Whether this is a move
	 * @param boolean Whether to apply squaring
	 * @param obj Direction of mouse along both axis x, y ( -1 = negative, 1 = positive ) only required when moving etc.
	 * @param string The current resize handle || null
	 * @return void
	 */
	setAreaCoords: function( coords, moving, square, direction, resizeHandle ) {
		// dump( 'setAreaCoords (in) : ' + coords.x1 + ',' + coords.y1 + ',' + coords.x2 + ',' + coords.y2 );
		if( moving ) {
			// if moving
			var targW = coords.x2 - coords.x1;
			var targH = coords.y2 - coords.y1;
			
			// ensure we're within the bounds
			if( coords.x1 < 0 ) {
				coords.x1 = 0;
				coords.x2 = targW;
			}
			if( coords.y1 < 0 ) {
				coords.y1 = 0;
				coords.y2 = targH;
			}
			if( coords.x2 > this.imgW ) {
				coords.x2 = this.imgW;
				coords.x1 = this.imgW - targW;
			}
			if( coords.y2 > this.imgH ) {
				coords.y2 = this.imgH;
				coords.y1 = this.imgH - targH;
			}			
		} else {
			// ensure we're within the bounds
			if( coords.x1 < 0 ) coords.x1 = 0;
			if( coords.y1 < 0 ) coords.y1 = 0;
			if( coords.x2 > this.imgW ) coords.x2 = this.imgW;
			if( coords.y2 > this.imgH ) coords.y2 = this.imgH;
			
			// This is passed as null in onload
			if( direction != null ) {
								
				// apply the ratio or squaring where appropriate
				if( this.ratioX > 0 ) this.applyRatio( coords, { x: this.ratioX, y: this.ratioY }, direction, resizeHandle );
				else if( square ) this.applyRatio( coords, { x: 1, y: 1 }, direction, resizeHandle );
										
				var mins = [ this.options.minWidth, this.options.minHeight ]; // minimum dimensions [x,y]			
				var maxs = [ this.options.maxWidth, this.options.maxHeight ]; // maximum dimensions [x,y]
		
				// apply dimensions where appropriate
				if( mins[0] > 0 || mins[1] > 0 || maxs[0] > 0 || maxs[1] > 0) {
				
					var coordsTransX 	= { a1: coords.x1, a2: coords.x2 };
					var coordsTransY 	= { a1: coords.y1, a2: coords.y2 };
					var boundsX			= { min: 0, max: this.imgW };
					var boundsY			= { min: 0, max: this.imgH };
					
					// handle squaring properly on single axis minimum dimensions
					if( (mins[0] != 0 || mins[1] != 0) && square ) {
						if( mins[0] > 0 ) mins[1] = mins[0];
						else if( mins[1] > 0 ) mins[0] = mins[1];
					}
					
					if( (maxs[0] != 0 || maxs[0] != 0) && square ) {
						// if we have a max x value & it is less than the max y value then we set the y max to the max x (so we don't go over the minimum maximum of one of the axes - if that makes sense)
						if( maxs[0] > 0 && maxs[0] <= maxs[1] ) maxs[1] = maxs[0];
						else if( maxs[1] > 0 && maxs[1] <= maxs[0] ) maxs[0] = maxs[1];
					}
					
					if( mins[0] > 0 ) this.applyDimRestriction( coordsTransX, mins[0], direction.x, boundsX, 'min' );
					if( mins[1] > 1 ) this.applyDimRestriction( coordsTransY, mins[1], direction.y, boundsY, 'min' );
					
					if( maxs[0] > 0 ) this.applyDimRestriction( coordsTransX, maxs[0], direction.x, boundsX, 'max' );
					if( maxs[1] > 1 ) this.applyDimRestriction( coordsTransY, maxs[1], direction.y, boundsY, 'max' );
					
					coords = { x1: coordsTransX.a1, y1: coordsTransY.a1, x2: coordsTransX.a2, y2: coordsTransY.a2 };
				}
				
			}
		}
		
		// dump( 'setAreaCoords (out) : ' + coords.x1 + ',' + coords.y1 + ',' + coords.x2 + ',' + coords.y2 + '\n' );
		this.areaCoords = coords;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Applies the supplied dimension restriction to the supplied coordinates along a single axis
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @param obj Single axis coordinates, a1, a2 (e.g. for the x axis a1 = x1 & a2 = x2)
	 * @param int The restriction value
	 * @param int The direction ( -1 = negative, 1 = positive )
	 * @param obj The bounds of the image ( for this axis )
	 * @param string The dimension restriction type ( 'min' | 'max' )
	 * @return void
	 */
	applyDimRestriction: function( coords, val, direction, bounds, type ) {
		var check;
		if( type == 'min' ) check = ( ( coords.a2 - coords.a1 ) < val );
		else check = ( ( coords.a2 - coords.a1 ) > val );
		if( check ) {
			if( direction == 1 ) coords.a2 = coords.a1 + val;
			else coords.a1 = coords.a2 - val;
			
			// make sure we're still in the bounds (not too pretty for the user, but needed)
			if( coords.a1 < bounds.min ) {
				coords.a1 = bounds.min;
				coords.a2 = val;
			} else if( coords.a2 > bounds.max ) {
				coords.a1 = bounds.max - val;
				coords.a2 = bounds.max;
			}
		}
	},
		
	/**
	 * Applies the supplied ratio to the supplied coordinates
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @param obj Coordinates, x1, y1, x2, y2
	 * @param obj Ratio, x, y
	 * @param obj Direction of mouse, x & y : -1 == negative 1 == positive
	 * @param string The current resize handle || null
	 * @return void
	 */
	applyRatio : function( coords, ratio, direction, resizeHandle ) {
		// dump( 'direction.y : ' + direction.y + '\n');
		var newCoords;
		if( resizeHandle == 'N' || resizeHandle == 'S' ) {
			// dump( 'north south \n');
			// if moving on either the lone north & south handles apply the ratio on the y axis
			newCoords = this.applyRatioToAxis( 
				{ a1: coords.y1, b1: coords.x1, a2: coords.y2, b2: coords.x2 },
				{ a: ratio.y, b: ratio.x },
				{ a: direction.y, b: direction.x },
				{ min: 0, max: this.imgW }
			);
			coords.x1 = newCoords.b1;
			coords.y1 = newCoords.a1;
			coords.x2 = newCoords.b2;
			coords.y2 = newCoords.a2;
		} else {
			// otherwise deal with it as if we're applying the ratio on the x axis
			newCoords = this.applyRatioToAxis( 
				{ a1: coords.x1, b1: coords.y1, a2: coords.x2, b2: coords.y2 },
				{ a: ratio.x, b: ratio.y },
				{ a: direction.x, b: direction.y },
				{ min: 0, max: this.imgH }
			);
			coords.x1 = newCoords.a1;
			coords.y1 = newCoords.b1;
			coords.x2 = newCoords.a2;
			coords.y2 = newCoords.b2;
		}
		
	},
	
	/**
	 * Applies the provided ratio to the provided coordinates based on provided direction & bounds,
	 * use to encapsulate functionality to make it easy to apply to either axis. This is probably
	 * quite hard to visualise so see the x axis example within applyRatio()
	 * 
	 * Example in parameter details & comments is for requesting applying ratio to x axis.
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @param obj Coords object (a1, b1, a2, b2) where a = x & b = y in example
	 * @param obj Ratio object (a, b) where a = x & b = y in example
	 * @param obj Direction object (a, b) where a = x & b = y in example
	 * @param obj Bounds (min, max)
	 * @return obj Coords object (a1, b1, a2, b2) where a = x & b = y in example
	 */
	applyRatioToAxis: function( coords, ratio, direction, bounds ) {
		var newCoords = Object.extend( coords, {} );
		var calcDimA = newCoords.a2 - newCoords.a1;			// calculate dimension a (e.g. width)
		var targDimB = Math.floor( calcDimA * ratio.b / ratio.a );	// the target dimension b (e.g. height)
		var targB;											// to hold target b (e.g. y value)
		var targDimA;                                		// to hold target dimension a (e.g. width)
		var calcDimB = null;								// to hold calculated dimension b (e.g. height)
		
		// dump( 'newCoords[0]: ' + newCoords.a1 + ',' + newCoords.b1 + ','+ newCoords.a2 + ',' + newCoords.b2 + '\n');
				
		if( direction.b == 1 ) {							// if travelling in a positive direction
			// make sure we're not going out of bounds
			targB = newCoords.b1 + targDimB;
			if( targB > bounds.max ) {
				targB = bounds.max;
				calcDimB = targB - newCoords.b1;			// calcuate dimension b (e.g. height)
			}
			
			newCoords.b2 = targB;
		} else {											// if travelling in a negative direction
			// make sure we're not going out of bounds
			targB = newCoords.b2 - targDimB;
			if( targB < bounds.min ) {
				targB = bounds.min;
				calcDimB = targB + newCoords.b2;			// calcuate dimension b (e.g. height)
			}
			newCoords.b1 = targB;
		}
		
		// dump( 'newCoords[1]: ' + newCoords.a1 + ',' + newCoords.b1 + ','+ newCoords.a2 + ',' + newCoords.b2 + '\n');
			
		// apply the calculated dimensions
		if( calcDimB != null ) {
			targDimA = Math.floor( calcDimB * ratio.a / ratio.b );
			
			if( direction.a == 1 ) newCoords.a2 = newCoords.a1 + targDimA;
			else newCoords.a1 = newCoords.a1 = newCoords.a2 - targDimA;
		}
		
		// dump( 'newCoords[2]: ' + newCoords.a1 + ',' + newCoords.b1 + ','+ newCoords.a2 + ',' + newCoords.b2 + '\n');
			
		return newCoords;
	},
	
	/**
	 * Draws the select area
	 * 
	 * @access private
	 * @return void
	 */
	drawArea: function( ) {	
		/*
		 * NOTE: I'm not using the Element.setStyle() shortcut as they make it 
		 * quite sluggish on Mac based browsers
		 */
		// dump( 'drawArea        : ' + this.areaCoords.x1 + ',' + this.areaCoords.y1 + ',' + this.areaCoords.x2 + ',' + this.areaCoords.y2 + '\n' );
		var areaWidth     = this.calcW();
		var areaHeight    = this.calcH();
		
		/*
		 * Calculate all the style strings before we use them, allows reuse & produces quicker
		 * rendering (especially noticable in Mac based browsers)
		 */
		var px = 'px';
		var params = [
			this.areaCoords.x1 + px, 	// the left of the selArea
			this.areaCoords.y1 + px,		// the top of the selArea
			areaWidth + px,					// width of the selArea
			areaHeight + px,					// height of the selArea
			this.areaCoords.x2 + px,		// bottom of the selArea
			this.areaCoords.y2 + px,		// right of the selArea
			(this.img.width - this.areaCoords.x2) + px,	// right edge of selArea
			(this.img.height - this.areaCoords.y2) + px	// bottom edge of selArea
		];
				
		// do the select area
		var areaStyle				= this.selArea.style;
		areaStyle.left				= params[0];
		areaStyle.top				= params[1];
		areaStyle.width				= params[2];
		areaStyle.height			= params[3];
			  	
		// position the north, east, south & west handles
		var horizHandlePos = Math.ceil( (areaWidth - 6) / 2 ) + px;
		var vertHandlePos = Math.ceil( (areaHeight - 6) / 2 ) + px;
		
		this.handleN.style.left 	= horizHandlePos;
		this.handleE.style.top 		= vertHandlePos;