Skip links don't work because of jQuery code

Skip links don't work because of jQuery code

Hello everybody,

I have a question referring to the coda slider presented by Remy Sharp on
jqueryfordesigners.com.

The description says:
This technique demonstrates an accessible 'Coda'-like slider interface, but in addition, allows you to place links to the sliding content anywhere on the page and have the effect (and navigation) still work.
 
The problem:
Since the links from anywhere on the page to the sliding content take the ID of the respective slider panel, e.g. like this:

  1. <a href="#books">

now the skip links and the link back to the top of the page don't work any more:

  1. <a href="#top">Back to top of page</a>
  2. <a href="#maincontent">Skip to main content</a>

My question:

Can anybody think of a clever JS solution to this problem, so that it will be possible to use skip links and the top link even on the page with the coda slider, or is this accessibility problem inevitable on the slider page?

Thanks a lot for any help!

Zodiac22