diff --git a/simple.carousel.js b/simple.carousel.js
index 05badd2..f1be68f 100644
--- a/simple.carousel.js
+++ b/simple.carousel.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 /**
+ * Bartosz Szczecinski baphemot@gmail.com
+ * 
+ * Fork of:
+ * 
  * Simple Carousel
  * Copyright (c) 2010 Tobias Zeising, http://www.aditu.de
  * Licensed under the MIT license
@@ -20,8 +24,12 @@ $.fn.simplecarousel = function( params ) {
         current: 0,
         items: 0,
         slidespeed: 600,
-        visible: 1,
-        pagination: false
+        visible: 4,
+        // nuber of frames that prev/next should skip
+        jump: 4,
+        pagination: false,
+        // enable / disable looping on ends
+        noloop: true
     };
     var config = $.extend(defaults, params);
     
@@ -58,22 +66,67 @@ $.fn.simplecarousel = function( params ) {
             $(item).css('float','left');
     });
     
+    if(config.noloop == true) {
+        if(config.current == 0) {
+            jQuery(config.prev).addClass('disabled');
+        }
+        else {
+            jQuery(config.prev).removeClass('disabled');
+        }
+        
+        if(config.current+config.visible == config.items) {
+            jQuery(config.next).addClass('disabled');
+        }
+        else {
+            jQuery(config.next).removeClass('disabled');
+        } 
+    }    
+    
     // function for sliding the carousel
     var slide = function(dir, click) {
         if(typeof click == "undefined" & config.auto==false)
             return;
-    
+        
+        
         if(dir=="next") {
-            config.current += config.visible;
-            if(config.current>=config.items)
-                config.current = 0;
+            config.current += config.jump;
+            if(config.noloop == true) {
+                if(config.current + ((config.visible >= config.jump) ? config.visible - config.jump : config.jump) >= config.items) {
+                    config.current -= config.jump;
+                }                
+            }
+            else {
+                if(config.current>=config.items) 
+                    config.current = 0;
+            }
+            
+            
         } else if(dir=="prev") {
-            config.current -= config.visible;
-            if(config.current<0)
-                config.current = (config.visible==1) ? config.items-1 : config.items-config.visible+(config.visible-(config.items%config.visible));
+            config.current -= config.jump;
+            if(config.current<0) {
+                if(config.noloop == true) config.current += config.jump;
+                else config.current = (config.visible==1) ? config.items-1 : config.items-config.visible+(config.visible-(config.items%config.visible));
+            }
+            
         } else {
             config.current = dir;
         }
+       
+        if(config.noloop == true) { 
+            if(config.current == 0) {
+                jQuery(config.prev).addClass('disabled');
+            }
+            else {
+                jQuery(config.prev).removeClass('disabled');
+            }
+            
+            if(config.current+config.visible >= config.items) {
+                jQuery(config.next).addClass('disabled');
+            }
+            else {
+                jQuery(config.next).removeClass('disabled');
+            } 
+        }       
         
         // set pagination
         if(config.pagination != false) {
@@ -125,13 +178,15 @@ $.fn.simplecarousel = function( params ) {
         
     // set event handler for next and prev
     if(config.next!=false)
-        config.next.click(function() {
+        config.next.click(function(e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
             slide('next',true);
         });
         
         
     if(config.prev!=false)
-        config.prev.click(function() {
+        config.prev.click(function(e) {
+            e.preventDefault();
             slide('prev',true);
         });
     
@@ -141,4 +196,4 @@ $.fn.simplecarousel = function( params ) {
             slide('next');
         }, config.auto);
 }
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);