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			// horizontal slider control
			var slider = new Control.Slider('trackHandle', 'trackWrapper', {
				onSlide: function(v) { scrollHorizontal(v, $('issues'), slider);  },
				onChange: function(v) { scrollHorizontal(v, $('issues'), slider); }
			});			
			// scroll the element horizontally based on its width and the slider maximum value
			function scrollHorizontal(value, element, slider) {
				element.scrollLeft = Math.round(value/slider.maximum*(element.scrollWidth-element.offsetWidth));
			}
			
			// disable horizontal scrolling if text doesn't overflow the div
			if ($('issues').scrollWidth <= $('issues').offsetWidth) {
				slider.setDisabled();
				$('track').hide();
			}

		// ]]>