Thanks for the suggestions and words of encouragement. I will work on this over the summer and re-submit when it's done. I knew it still needed some work, so I hadn't really given much thought to it's potential applications in the UI. I am open to suggestions regarding the name, but (if possible) I'd like to keep it short. As I get deeper into implementing your suggestions I may have some follow-up questions, is that cool?

Of course, thanks!

--Dan