jQuery LavaLamp - auto default start location tests

LavaLamp's priority order for default starting location:

by startItem value
by class="selectedLava"
by homeTop/homeLeft if returnHome is true
by browser location match with one of the LavaLamp links
first element in list

1. startItem test

$('ul#manualtest').lavaLamp({startItem: 3});

2. selectedLava (& noLava) class tests

<li class="selectedLava"><a href="/projects/lavalamp/urltest/">trailing slash</a></li>

3. home element test

$('ul#hometest').lavaLamp({homeTop:100, homeLeft:100, returnHome:true});

4. URI Matching::

- absolute path tests:

LavaLamp defaults to the longest href found that matches the full window.location path+query+hash reference. In the test above, the first absolute with trailing slash link always highlights even when clicking the no trailing slash link because the browser always delivers a trailing slash on path only links, making the longer a href match the winner in any case.

- relative path tests:

Notice when you click the 3rd or 4th link above, the similar absolute links are also highlighted in the previous absolute tests menu. A menu with similar mixed absolute and relative a href links will always default to the longest a href match.

- mixed absolute and relative path tests:

While obviously the last two links offer more detail than the first, because the first link is the longest a href and matches within the full path delivered by window.location it wins for default. Yes, code could be added to attempt a full mixed match, but to keep LavaLamp as lean as possible I am leaving it this way for now.

Some tips for using automatic start location:

be consistent: do not mix and match relative with absolute paths in your menu links
be absolute: always use absolute pathed links for most accurate matching
check your source: don't be fooled by the location you see in the status bar when you hover over a link, the browser compensates for relative links just like window.location.

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feel free to reuse this code anyway you see fit in your own projects, understanding you assume all responsibility of such usage.