jQuery splitter plugin - handling the splitter

jQuery splitter plugin - handling the splitter

Hi,

I wonder if any of You were using the splitter.js given here:
http://methvin.com/jquery/splitter/

Mostly I've got what I needed, but I cant' block the splitter or, what's more important for me, force hiding/showing one pane.

I would like to have a button which hides e.g. the left panel. ( ofcourse using this plugin )

Could somebody post an example javascript showing how it can be done?

I would appreciate