JQuery: Compact version of Slider control for mobile use?

Question

I have mobile web app and want to use the JQuery Slider control.

http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Slider

However, to do so, it requires the entire JQuery core (29kb compressed & gzipped).

Is it possible to just use Sizzle (4kb) + the JQuery Slider (4kb) control to have a working slider without the need for JQuery core (29kb)?

(I'm trying to cut down as much bloat out as possible since this is for a mobile app, every kb makes a huge difference and if I was able to cut approx 29kb by dumping the jquery core - that would be huge ).

Answer 1

Unfortunately most JQuery plugins like Slider will need JQuery core itself. The reason they're so small is that JQuery shares a lot of code between plugins.

If you serve the javascript as a statically cached file, users will only need to download it once.

Answer 2

You could download the uncompressed version of Jquery and Jquery UI and then delete all method calls that you do not need for the slider by trial and error or source code diving and then compress the smaller file via YUI compressor. Not a simple solution, but the only feasible one (see metismo's answer).

Answer 3

No you can't. anyway what is the reason stoping you from using jquery ? if 29kb is too much for your server's bandwidth use a CDN