Modified jQM Swipe Event

swipe.js

// also handles swipeleft, swiperight
$.event.special.swipe = {
	setup: function() {
		var thisObject = this,
			$this = $( thisObject );
		
		$this
			.bind( touchStartEvent, function( event ) {
				var data = event.originalEvent.touches ?
						event.originalEvent.touches[ 0 ] :
						event,
					start = {
						time: (new Date).getTime(),
						coords: [ data.pageX, data.pageY ],
						origin: $( event.target )
					},
					stop;
				
				function moveHandler( event ) {
					if ( !start ) {
						return;
					}
					
					var data = event.originalEvent.touches ?
							event.originalEvent.touches[ 0 ] :
							event;
					stop = {
							time: (new Date).getTime(),
							coords: [ data.pageX, data.pageY ]
					};
					
					// prevent scrolling
					if ( Math.abs( start.coords[0] - stop.coords[0] ) > 10 ) {
						event.preventDefault();
					}
				}
				
				$this
					.bind( touchMoveEvent, moveHandler )
					.one( touchStopEvent, function( event ) {
						$this.unbind( touchMoveEvent, moveHandler );
						if ( start && stop ) {
							
							if (stop.time - start.time < 1000 && 
									Math.abs(start.coords[0] - stop.coords[0]) > 30 &&
									Math.abs(start.coords[1] - stop.coords[1]) < 75) {
									var left = start.coords[0] > stop.coords[0];
								start.origin
									.trigger("swipe", {direction: left ? "left" : "right"})
									.trigger(left ? "swipeleft" : "swiperight" );
							}
							
/*/
// Original swipe event, which doesn’t seem to include swipe direction
							if ( stop.time - start.time < 1000 && 
									Math.abs( start.coords[0] - stop.coords[0]) > 30 &&
									Math.abs( start.coords[1] - stop.coords[1]) < 75 ) {
								start.origin
								.trigger( "swipe" )

								.trigger( start.coords[0] > stop.coords[0] ? "swipeleft" : "swiperight" );
							}
//*/
						}
						start = stop = undefined;
					});
			});
	}
};