diff --git a/jquery.editable.js b/jquery.editable.js
index 8b5a0cc..3cfbbee 100644
--- a/jquery.editable.js
+++ b/jquery.editable.js
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
 /*
  *
- * jQuery Editables 1.0.1
+ * jQuery Editables 1.0.1.3 (jimk branch)
  * 
  * Date: Aug 11 2012
  * Source: www.tectual.com.au, www.arashkarimzadeh.com
  * Author: Arash Karimzadeh (arash@tectual.com.au)
- *
+ * Contributors: Jim Kinsman (relipse@gmail.com)
+ * 
  * Copyright (c) 2012 Tectual Pty. Ltd.
  * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
  *
  */
 (function($){
  
-$.fn.editables = function(options){
+$.fn.editables = function(options, arg2){
+  
+  //if we already have an existing editable plugin, go ahead and call a method 
+  //@see this.methods = { ...
+  if (typeof(options) == 'string'){
+     $('[data-type=editable]', this).each(function(){
+         if (typeof(this.methods[options]) == 'function'){
+            this.methods[options].call(arg2);
+         }
+     });
+     return;
+  }
   
   var opts = $.extend( {}, $.fn.editables.options, options );
   
@@ -22,24 +34,41 @@ $.fn.editables = function(options){
   $('[data-type=editable]', this).each(
     function(){
       var $this = $(this);
-      var fn = function(ev){
-        var t = $($this.data('for'));
-        if(opts.beforeFreeze.call(t, $this, ev)==false) return;
-        t.hide();
-        $this.show();
-        t.trigger('onFreeze');
+      this.methods = {
+         freeze : function(ev) {
+              var t = $($this.data('for'));
+              var bf = opts.beforeFreeze.call(t, $this, ev);
+              if(bf==false) return;
+              t.hide();
+              $this.show();
+            
+              if (bf === 'abort'){
+                 if (t.data('oldvalue') !== undefined){
+                    t.val(t.data('oldvalue'));
+                 }
+                 return; //do not call onFreeze, because we aborted freeze
+              }else if (t.data('oldvalue') == t.val()){
+                 //value never changed
+                 return;
+              }
+              t.trigger('onFreeze');
+         },
+         edit : function(ev){
+              var t = $($this.data('for'));
+              if(opts.beforeEdit.call($this, t, ev)==false) return;
+              $this.hide();
+              t.show().focus();
+              t.data('oldvalue', t.val());
+              $this.trigger('onEdit');
+         }
       };
+      
+      var fn = this.methods.freeze;
       var evs= {};
       $.each( opts.freezeOn, function(){ evs[this] = fn; } );
       $($this.data('for')).hide().bind('onFreeze', opts.onFreeze).bind(evs);
       
-      var fn = function(ev){
-        var t = $($this.data('for'));
-        if(opts.beforeEdit.call($this, t, ev)==false) return;
-        $this.hide();
-        t.show().focus();
-        $this.trigger('onEdit');
-      }
+      var fn = this.methods.edit;
       var evs = {};
       $.each( opts.editOn, function(){ evs[this] = fn; } );
       $this.bind('onEdit', opts.onEdit).bind(evs);
@@ -57,5 +86,3 @@ $.fn.editables.options = {
 }
 
 })(jQuery);
-
-