The rotate method is being removed from the jQuery UI Tabs widget.

I make use of this method, and have extended it to allow pausing/unpausing.

Since they are removing the method, I have created an extension that contains it as well as the pausing/unpausing functionality.

Git the code, or fork me.

Actual documentation coming by early June 2011 (sorry!). Until then, you can see it in use at finishline.com

Working on a reference implementation here, but it isn’t finished (or even working) yet.