updated dist

dist/jquery.gridster.js

@@ -1129,12 +1129,21 @@
     *
     * @method remove_widget
     * @param {HTMLElement} el The jQuery wrapped HTMLElement you want to remove.
+    * @param {Boolean|Function} silent If true, widgets below the removed one
+    * will not move up. If a Function is passed it will be used as callback.
+    * @param {Function} callback Function executed when the widget is removed.
     * @return {Class} Returns the instance of the Gridster Class.
     */
-    fn.remove_widget = function(el, callback) {
+    fn.remove_widget = function(el, silent, callback) {
         var $el = el instanceof jQuery ? el : $(el);
         var wgd = $el.coords().grid;
 
+        // if silent is a function assume it's a callback
+        if ($.isFunction(silent)) {
+            callback = silent;
+            silent = false;
+        }
+
         this.cells_occupied_by_placeholder = {};
         this.$widgets = this.$widgets.not($el);
 
@@ -1145,9 +1154,11 @@
         $el.fadeOut($.proxy(function() {
             $el.remove();
 
-            $nexts.each($.proxy(function(i, widget) {
-                this.move_widget_up( $(widget), wgd.size_y );
-            }, this));
+            if (!silent) {
+                $nexts.each($.proxy(function(i, widget) {
+                    this.move_widget_up( $(widget), wgd.size_y );
+                }, this));
+            }
 
             this.set_dom_grid_height();
 
@@ -1158,6 +1169,22 @@
     };
 
 
+    /**
+    * Remove all widgets from the grid.
+    *
+    * @method remove_all_widgets
+    * @param {Function} callback Function executed for each widget removed.
+    * @return {Class} Returns the instance of the Gridster Class.
+    */
+    fn.remove_all_widgets = function(callback) {
+        this.$widgets.each($.proxy(function(i, el){
+              this.remove_widget(el, true, callback);
+        }, this));
+
+        return this;
+    };
+
+
     /**
     * Returns a serialized array of the widgets in the grid.
     *

dist/jquery.gridster.min.css

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-/*! gridster.js - v0.1.0 - 2012-10-15
+/*! gridster.js - v0.1.0 - 2012-10-20
 * http://gridster.net/
 * Copyright (c) 2012 ducksboard; Licensed MIT */.gridster{position:relative}.gridster>*{margin:0 auto;-webkit-transition:height .4s;-moz-transition:height .4s;-o-transition:height .4s;-ms-transition:height .4s;transition:height .4s}.gridster .gs_w{z-index:2;position:absolute}.ready .gs_w:not(.preview-holder){-webkit-transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s;-moz-transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s;-o-transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s;transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s}.ready .gs_w:not(.preview-holder){-webkit-transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s,width .3s,height .3s;-moz-transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s,width .3s,height .3s;-o-transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s,width .3s,height .3s;transition:opacity .3s,left .3s,top .3s,width .3s,height .3s}.gridster .preview-holder{z-index:1;position:absolute;background-color:#fff;border-color:#fff;opacity:.3}.gridster .player-revert{z-index:10!important;-webkit-transition:left .3s,top .3s!important;-moz-transition:left .3s,top .3s!important;-o-transition:left .3s,top .3s!important;transition:left .3s,top .3s!important}.gridster .dragging{z-index:10!important;-webkit-transition:all 0s!important;-moz-transition:all 0s!important;-o-transition:all 0s!important;transition:all 0s!important}

dist/jquery.gridster.with-extras.js

@@ -1129,12 +1129,21 @@
     *
     * @method remove_widget
     * @param {HTMLElement} el The jQuery wrapped HTMLElement you want to remove.
+    * @param {Boolean|Function} silent If true, widgets below the removed one
+    * will not move up. If a Function is passed it will be used as callback.
+    * @param {Function} callback Function executed when the widget is removed.
     * @return {Class} Returns the instance of the Gridster Class.
     */
-    fn.remove_widget = function(el, callback) {
+    fn.remove_widget = function(el, silent, callback) {
         var $el = el instanceof jQuery ? el : $(el);
         var wgd = $el.coords().grid;
 
+        // if silent is a function assume it's a callback
+        if ($.isFunction(silent)) {
+            callback = silent;
+            silent = false;
+        }
+
         this.cells_occupied_by_placeholder = {};
         this.$widgets = this.$widgets.not($el);
 
@@ -1145,9 +1154,11 @@
         $el.fadeOut($.proxy(function() {
             $el.remove();
 
-            $nexts.each($.proxy(function(i, widget) {
-                this.move_widget_up( $(widget), wgd.size_y );
-            }, this));
+            if (!silent) {
+                $nexts.each($.proxy(function(i, widget) {
+                    this.move_widget_up( $(widget), wgd.size_y );
+                }, this));
+            }
 
             this.set_dom_grid_height();
 
@@ -1158,6 +1169,22 @@
     };
 
 
+    /**
+    * Remove all widgets from the grid.
+    *
+    * @method remove_all_widgets
+    * @param {Function} callback Function executed for each widget removed.
+    * @return {Class} Returns the instance of the Gridster Class.
+    */
+    fn.remove_all_widgets = function(callback) {
+        this.$widgets.each($.proxy(function(i, el){
+              this.remove_widget(el, true, callback);
+        }, this));
+
+        return this;
+    };
+
+
     /**
     * Returns a serialized array of the widgets in the grid.
     *