// extend Apple Core's slider class
var slider = Class.create();
Object.extend(Object.extend(slider.prototype, AC.Slider.prototype), {

	// get's called in initialize upon construction
	populate: function() {
		// actually populate
		var items = $$('.slideritem');
		for (var i=0, item; item=items[i]; i++) {
			var sliderItem = new AC.SliderItem(item);
			this.items.push(sliderItem);
		}
		
		// render the slider
		this.render(1);
	}
	
});

Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { new slider('slider'); }, false);