diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index baa12692..e9ab7dbf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 //= require ./src/views/room
 //= require ./src/JIT
 //= require ./src/Metamaps
+//= require ./src/Metamaps.Create
 //= require ./src/Metamaps.TopicCard
 //= require ./src/Metamaps.SynapseCard
 //= require ./src/Metamaps.Visualize
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Create.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Create.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb01d129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.Create.js
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+/* global Metamaps, $ */
+
+/*
+ * Metamaps.Create.js
+ *
+ * Dependencies:
+ *  - Metamaps.Backbone
+ *  - Metamaps.GlobalUI
+ *  - Metamaps.Metacodes
+ *  - Metamaps.Mouse
+ *  - Metamaps.Selected
+ *  - Metamaps.Synapse
+ *  - Metamaps.Topic
+ *  - Metamaps.Visualize
+ */
+
+Metamaps.Create = {
+  isSwitchingSet: false, // indicates whether the metacode set switch lightbox is open
+  selectedMetacodeSet: null,
+  selectedMetacodeSetIndex: null,
+  selectedMetacodeNames: [],
+  newSelectedMetacodeNames: [],
+  selectedMetacodes: [],
+  newSelectedMetacodes: [],
+  init: function () {
+    var self = Metamaps.Create
+    self.newTopic.init()
+    self.newSynapse.init()
+
+    // // SWITCHING METACODE SETS
+
+    $('#metacodeSwitchTabs').tabs({
+      selected: self.selectedMetacodeSetIndex
+    }).addClass('ui-tabs-vertical ui-helper-clearfix')
+    $('#metacodeSwitchTabs .ui-tabs-nav li').removeClass('ui-corner-top').addClass('ui-corner-left')
+    $('.customMetacodeList li').click(self.toggleMetacodeSelected) // within the custom metacode set tab
+  },
+  toggleMetacodeSelected: function () {
+    var self = Metamaps.Create
+
+    if ($(this).attr('class') != 'toggledOff') {
+      $(this).addClass('toggledOff')
+      var value_to_remove = $(this).attr('id')
+      var name_to_remove = $(this).attr('data-name')
+      self.newSelectedMetacodes.splice(self.newSelectedMetacodes.indexOf(value_to_remove), 1)
+      self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.splice(self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.indexOf(name_to_remove), 1)
+    } else if ($(this).attr('class') == 'toggledOff') {
+      $(this).removeClass('toggledOff')
+      self.newSelectedMetacodes.push($(this).attr('id'))
+      self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.push($(this).attr('data-name'))
+    }
+  },
+  updateMetacodeSet: function (set, index, custom) {
+    if (custom && Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.length == 0) {
+      alert('Please select at least one metacode to use!')
+      return false
+    }
+
+    var codesToSwitchToIds
+    var metacodeModels = new Metamaps.Backbone.MetacodeCollection()
+    Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSetIndex = index
+    Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet = 'metacodeset-' + set
+
+    if (!custom) {
+      codesToSwitchToIds = $('#metacodeSwitchTabs' + set).attr('data-metacodes').split(',')
+      $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff')
+      Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes = []
+      Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames = []
+      Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes = []
+      Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames = []
+    }
+    else if (custom) {
+      // uses .slice to avoid setting the two arrays to the same actual array
+      Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes = Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.slice(0)
+      Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames = Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames.slice(0)
+      codesToSwitchToIds = Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes.slice(0)
+    }
+
+    // sort by name
+    for (var i = 0; i < codesToSwitchToIds.length; i++) {
+      metacodeModels.add(Metamaps.Metacodes.get(codesToSwitchToIds[i]))
+    }
+    metacodeModels.sort()
+
+    $('#metacodeImg, #metacodeImgTitle').empty()
+    $('#metacodeImg').removeData('cloudcarousel')
+    var newMetacodes = ''
+    metacodeModels.each(function (metacode) {
+      newMetacodes += '<img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="' + metacode.get('icon') + '" data-id="' + metacode.id + '" title="' + metacode.get('name') + '" alt="' + metacode.get('name') + '"/>'
+    })
+
+    $('#metacodeImg').empty().append(newMetacodes).CloudCarousel({
+      titleBox: $('#metacodeImgTitle'),
+      yRadius: 40,
+      xRadius: 190,
+      xPos: 170,
+      yPos: 40,
+      speed: 0.3,
+      mouseWheel: true,
+      bringToFront: true
+    })
+
+    Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox()
+    $('#topic_name').focus()
+
+    var mdata = {
+      'metacodes': {
+        'value': custom ? Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes.toString() : Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet
+      }
+    }
+    $.ajax({
+      type: 'POST',
+      dataType: 'json',
+      url: '/user/updatemetacodes',
+      data: mdata,
+      success: function (data) {
+        console.log('selected metacodes saved')
+      },
+      error: function () {
+        console.log('failed to save selected metacodes')
+      }
+    })
+  },
+
+  cancelMetacodeSetSwitch: function () {
+    var self = Metamaps.Create
+    self.isSwitchingSet = false
+
+    if (self.selectedMetacodeSet != 'metacodeset-custom') {
+      $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff')
+      self.selectedMetacodes = []
+      self.selectedMetacodeNames = []
+      self.newSelectedMetacodes = []
+      self.newSelectedMetacodeNames = []
+    } else { // custom set is selected
+      // reset it to the current actual selection
+      $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff')
+      for (var i = 0; i < self.selectedMetacodes.length; i++) {
+        $('#' + self.selectedMetacodes[i]).removeClass('toggledOff')
+      }
+      // uses .slice to avoid setting the two arrays to the same actual array
+      self.newSelectedMetacodeNames = self.selectedMetacodeNames.slice(0)
+      self.newSelectedMetacodes = self.selectedMetacodes.slice(0)
+    }
+    $('#metacodeSwitchTabs').tabs('option', 'active', self.selectedMetacodeSetIndex)
+    $('#topic_name').focus()
+  },
+  newTopic: {
+    init: function () {
+      $('#topic_name').keyup(function () {
+        Metamaps.Create.newTopic.name = $(this).val()
+      })
+
+      var topicBloodhound = new Bloodhound({
+        datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
+        queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
+        remote: {
+          url: '/topics/autocomplete_topic?term=%QUERY',
+          wildcard: '%QUERY',
+        },
+      })
+
+      // initialize the autocomplete results for the metacode spinner
+      $('#topic_name').typeahead(
+        {
+          highlight: true,
+          minLength: 2,
+        },
+        [{
+          name: 'topic_autocomplete',
+          limit: 8,
+          display: function (s) { return s.label; },
+          templates: {
+            suggestion: function (s) {
+              return Hogan.compile($('#topicAutocompleteTemplate').html()).render(s)
+            },
+          },
+          source: topicBloodhound,
+        }]
+      )
+
+      // tell the autocomplete to submit the form with the topic you clicked on if you pick from the autocomplete
+      $('#topic_name').bind('typeahead:select', function (event, datum, dataset) {
+        Metamaps.Topic.getTopicFromAutocomplete(datum.id)
+      })
+
+      // initialize metacode spinner and then hide it
+      $('#metacodeImg').CloudCarousel({
+        titleBox: $('#metacodeImgTitle'),
+        yRadius: 40,
+        xRadius: 190,
+        xPos: 170,
+        yPos: 40,
+        speed: 0.3,
+        mouseWheel: true,
+        bringToFront: true
+      })
+      $('.new_topic').hide()
+    },
+    name: null,
+    newId: 1,
+    beingCreated: false,
+    metacode: null,
+    x: null,
+    y: null,
+    addSynapse: false,
+    open: function () {
+      $('#new_topic').fadeIn('fast', function () {
+        $('#topic_name').focus()
+      })
+      Metamaps.Create.newTopic.beingCreated = true
+      Metamaps.Create.newTopic.name = ''
+    },
+    hide: function () {
+      $('#new_topic').fadeOut('fast')
+      $('#topic_name').typeahead('val', '')
+      Metamaps.Create.newTopic.beingCreated = false
+    }
+  },
+  newSynapse: {
+    init: function () {
+      var self = Metamaps.Create.newSynapse
+
+      var synapseBloodhound = new Bloodhound({
+        datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
+        queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
+        remote: {
+          url: '/search/synapses?term=%QUERY',
+          wildcard: '%QUERY',
+        },
+      })
+      var existingSynapseBloodhound = new Bloodhound({
+        datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
+        queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
+        remote: {
+          url: '/search/synapses?topic1id=%TOPIC1&topic2id=%TOPIC2',
+          prepare: function (query, settings) {
+            var self = Metamaps.Create.newSynapse
+            if (Metamaps.Selected.Nodes.length < 2) {
+              settings.url = settings.url.replace('%TOPIC1', self.topic1id).replace('%TOPIC2', self.topic2id)
+              return settings
+            } else {
+              return null
+            }
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      // initialize the autocomplete results for synapse creation
+      $('#synapse_desc').typeahead(
+        {
+          highlight: true,
+          minLength: 2,
+        },
+        [{
+          name: 'synapse_autocomplete',
+          display: function (s) { return s.label; },
+          templates: {
+            suggestion: function (s) {
+              return Hogan.compile("<div class='genericSynapseDesc'>{{label}}</div>").render(s)
+            },
+          },
+          source: synapseBloodhound,
+        },
+          {
+            name: 'existing_synapses',
+            limit: 50,
+            display: function (s) { return s.label; },
+            templates: {
+              suggestion: function (s) {
+                return Hogan.compile($('#synapseAutocompleteTemplate').html()).render(s)
+              },
+              header: '<h3>Existing synapses</h3>'
+            },
+            source: existingSynapseBloodhound,
+          }]
+      )
+
+      $('#synapse_desc').keyup(function (e) {
+        var ESC = 27, BACKSPACE = 8, DELETE = 46
+        if (e.keyCode === BACKSPACE && $(this).val() === '' ||
+          e.keyCode === DELETE && $(this).val() === '' ||
+          e.keyCode === ESC) {
+          Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.hide()
+        } // if
+        Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.description = $(this).val()
+      })
+
+      $('#synapse_desc').focusout(function () {
+        if (Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.beingCreated) {
+          Metamaps.Synapse.createSynapseLocally()
+        }
+      })
+
+      $('#synapse_desc').bind('typeahead:select', function (event, datum, dataset) {
+        if (datum.id) { // if they clicked on an existing synapse get it
+          Metamaps.Synapse.getSynapseFromAutocomplete(datum.id)
+        } else {
+          Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.description = datum.value
+          Metamaps.Synapse.createSynapseLocally()
+        }
+      })
+    },
+    beingCreated: false,
+    description: null,
+    topic1id: null,
+    topic2id: null,
+    newSynapseId: null,
+    open: function () {
+      $('#new_synapse').fadeIn(100, function () {
+        $('#synapse_desc').focus()
+      })
+      Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.beingCreated = true
+    },
+    hide: function () {
+      $('#new_synapse').fadeOut('fast')
+      $('#synapse_desc').typeahead('val', '')
+      Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.beingCreated = false
+      Metamaps.Create.newTopic.addSynapse = false
+      Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.topic1id = 0
+      Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.topic2id = 0
+      Metamaps.Mouse.synapseStartCoordinates = []
+      Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.plot()
+    },
+  }
+}; // end Metamaps.Create
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
index f714a13f..25b0aba6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js.erb
@@ -530,325 +530,3 @@ Metamaps.Backbone.init = function () {
     }
     self.attachCollectionEvents();
 }; // end Metamaps.Backbone.init
-
-
-/*
- *
- *   CREATE
- *
- */
-Metamaps.Create = {
-    isSwitchingSet: false, // indicates whether the metacode set switch lightbox is open
-    selectedMetacodeSet: null,
-    selectedMetacodeSetIndex: null,
-    selectedMetacodeNames: [],
-    newSelectedMetacodeNames: [],
-    selectedMetacodes: [],
-    newSelectedMetacodes: [],
-    init: function () {
-        var self = Metamaps.Create;
-        self.newTopic.init();
-        self.newSynapse.init();
-
-        //////
-        //////
-        //// SWITCHING METACODE SETS
-
-        $('#metacodeSwitchTabs').tabs({
-            selected: self.selectedMetacodeSetIndex
-        }).addClass("ui-tabs-vertical ui-helper-clearfix");
-        $("#metacodeSwitchTabs .ui-tabs-nav li").removeClass("ui-corner-top").addClass("ui-corner-left");
-        $('.customMetacodeList li').click(self.toggleMetacodeSelected); // within the custom metacode set tab
-    },
-    toggleMetacodeSelected: function () {
-        var self = Metamaps.Create;
-
-        if ($(this).attr('class') != 'toggledOff') {
-            $(this).addClass('toggledOff');
-            var value_to_remove = $(this).attr('id');
-            var name_to_remove = $(this).attr('data-name');
-            self.newSelectedMetacodes.splice(self.newSelectedMetacodes.indexOf(value_to_remove), 1);
-            self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.splice(self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.indexOf(name_to_remove), 1);
-        } else if ($(this).attr('class') == 'toggledOff') {
-            $(this).removeClass('toggledOff');
-            self.newSelectedMetacodes.push($(this).attr('id'));
-            self.newSelectedMetacodeNames.push($(this).attr('data-name'));
-        }
-    },
-    updateMetacodeSet: function (set, index, custom) {
-
-        if (custom && Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.length == 0) {
-            alert('Please select at least one metacode to use!');
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var codesToSwitchToIds;
-        var metacodeModels = new Metamaps.Backbone.MetacodeCollection();
-        Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSetIndex = index;
-        Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet = "metacodeset-" + set;
-
-        if (!custom) {
-            codesToSwitchToIds = $('#metacodeSwitchTabs' + set).attr('data-metacodes').split(',');
-            $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff');
-            Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes = [];
-            Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames = [];
-            Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes = [];
-            Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames = [];
-        }
-        else if (custom) {
-            // uses .slice to avoid setting the two arrays to the same actual array
-            Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes = Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodes.slice(0);
-            Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeNames = Metamaps.Create.newSelectedMetacodeNames.slice(0);
-            codesToSwitchToIds = Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes.slice(0);
-        }
-
-        // sort by name
-        for (var i = 0; i < codesToSwitchToIds.length; i++) {
-            metacodeModels.add( Metamaps.Metacodes.get(codesToSwitchToIds[i]) );
-        };
-        metacodeModels.sort();
-
-        $('#metacodeImg, #metacodeImgTitle').empty();
-        $('#metacodeImg').removeData('cloudcarousel');
-        var newMetacodes = "";
-        metacodeModels.each(function(metacode){
-            newMetacodes += '<img class="cloudcarousel" width="40" height="40" src="' + metacode.get('icon') + '" data-id="' + metacode.id + '" title="' + metacode.get('name') + '" alt="' + metacode.get('name') + '"/>';
-        });
-
-        $('#metacodeImg').empty().append(newMetacodes).CloudCarousel({
-            titleBox: $('#metacodeImgTitle'),
-            yRadius: 40,
-            xRadius: 190,
-            xPos: 170,
-            yPos: 40,
-            speed: 0.3,
-            mouseWheel: true,
-            bringToFront: true
-        });
-
-        Metamaps.GlobalUI.closeLightbox();
-        $('#topic_name').focus();
-
-        var mdata = {
-            "metacodes": {
-                "value": custom ? Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodes.toString() : Metamaps.Create.selectedMetacodeSet
-            }
-        };
-        $.ajax({
-            type: "POST",
-            dataType: 'json',
-            url: "/user/updatemetacodes",
-            data: mdata,
-            success: function (data) {
-                console.log('selected metacodes saved');
-            },
-            error: function () {
-                console.log('failed to save selected metacodes');
-            }
-        });
-    },
-
-    cancelMetacodeSetSwitch: function () {
-        var self = Metamaps.Create;
-        self.isSwitchingSet = false;
-
-        if (self.selectedMetacodeSet != "metacodeset-custom") {
-            $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff');
-            self.selectedMetacodes = [];
-            self.selectedMetacodeNames = [];
-            self.newSelectedMetacodes = [];
-            self.newSelectedMetacodeNames = [];
-        } else { // custom set is selected
-            // reset it to the current actual selection
-            $('.customMetacodeList li').addClass('toggledOff');
-            for (var i = 0; i < self.selectedMetacodes.length; i++) {
-                $('#' + self.selectedMetacodes[i]).removeClass('toggledOff');
-            };
-            // uses .slice to avoid setting the two arrays to the same actual array
-            self.newSelectedMetacodeNames = self.selectedMetacodeNames.slice(0);
-            self.newSelectedMetacodes = self.selectedMetacodes.slice(0);
-        }
-        $('#metacodeSwitchTabs').tabs("option", "active", self.selectedMetacodeSetIndex);
-        $('#topic_name').focus();
-    },
-    newTopic: {
-        init: function () {
-
-            $('#topic_name').keyup(function () {
-                Metamaps.Create.newTopic.name = $(this).val();
-            });
-
-            var topicBloodhound = new Bloodhound({
-                datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
-                queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
-                remote: {
-                    url: '/topics/autocomplete_topic?term=%QUERY',
-                    wildcard: '%QUERY',
-                },
-            });
-
-            // initialize the autocomplete results for the metacode spinner
-            $('#topic_name').typeahead(
-                {
-                    highlight: true,
-                    minLength: 2,
-                },
-                [{
-                    name: 'topic_autocomplete',
-                    limit: 8,
-                    display: function (s) { return s.label; },
-                    templates: {
-                        suggestion: function(s) {
-                            return Hogan.compile($('#topicAutocompleteTemplate').html()).render(s);
-                        },
-                    },
-                    source: topicBloodhound,
-                }]
-            );
-
-            // tell the autocomplete to submit the form with the topic you clicked on if you pick from the autocomplete
-            $('#topic_name').bind('typeahead:select', function (event, datum, dataset) {
-                Metamaps.Topic.getTopicFromAutocomplete(datum.id);
-            });
-
-            // initialize metacode spinner and then hide it
-            $("#metacodeImg").CloudCarousel({
-                titleBox: $('#metacodeImgTitle'),
-                yRadius: 40,
-                xRadius: 190,
-                xPos: 170,
-                yPos: 40,
-                speed: 0.3,
-                mouseWheel: true,
-                bringToFront: true
-            });
-            $('.new_topic').hide();
-        },
-        name: null,
-        newId: 1,
-        beingCreated: false,
-        metacode: null,
-        x: null,
-        y: null,
-        addSynapse: false,
-        open: function () {
-            $('#new_topic').fadeIn('fast', function () {
-                $('#topic_name').focus();
-            });
-            Metamaps.Create.newTopic.beingCreated = true;
-            Metamaps.Create.newTopic.name = "";
-        },
-        hide: function () {
-            $('#new_topic').fadeOut('fast');
-            $("#topic_name").typeahead('val', '');
-            Metamaps.Create.newTopic.beingCreated = false;
-        }
-    },
-    newSynapse: {
-        init: function () {
-            var self = Metamaps.Create.newSynapse;
-
-            var synapseBloodhound = new Bloodhound({
-                datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
-                queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
-                remote: {
-                    url: '/search/synapses?term=%QUERY',
-                    wildcard: '%QUERY',
-                },
-            });
-            var existingSynapseBloodhound = new Bloodhound({
-                datumTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.obj.whitespace('value'),
-                queryTokenizer: Bloodhound.tokenizers.whitespace,
-                remote: {
-                    url: '/search/synapses?topic1id=%TOPIC1&topic2id=%TOPIC2',
-                    prepare: function(query, settings) {
-                      var self = Metamaps.Create.newSynapse;
-                      if (Metamaps.Selected.Nodes.length < 2) {
-                        settings.url = settings.url.replace("%TOPIC1", self.topic1id).replace("%TOPIC2", self.topic2id);
-                        return settings;
-                      } else {
-                        return null;
-                      }
-                    },
-                },
-            });
-
-            // initialize the autocomplete results for synapse creation
-            $('#synapse_desc').typeahead(
-                {
-                    highlight: true,
-                    minLength: 2,
-                },
-                [{
-                    name: 'synapse_autocomplete',
-                    display: function(s) { return s.label; },
-                    templates: {
-                        suggestion: function(s) {
-                            return Hogan.compile("<div class='genericSynapseDesc'>{{label}}</div>").render(s);
-                        },
-                    },
-                    source: synapseBloodhound,
-                },
-                {
-                    name: 'existing_synapses',
-                    limit: 50,
-                    display: function(s) { return s.label; },
-                    templates: {
-                        suggestion: function(s) {
-                            return Hogan.compile($('#synapseAutocompleteTemplate').html()).render(s);
-                        },
-                        header: "<h3>Existing synapses</h3>"
-                    },
-                    source: existingSynapseBloodhound,
-                }]
-          );
-
-            $('#synapse_desc').keyup(function (e) {
-              var ESC = 27, BACKSPACE = 8, DELETE = 46;
-              if (e.keyCode === BACKSPACE && $(this).val() === "" ||
-                  e.keyCode === DELETE && $(this).val() === "" ||
-                  e.keyCode === ESC) {
-                Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.hide();
-              }//if
-              Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.description = $(this).val();
-            });
-
-            $('#synapse_desc').focusout(function() {
-              if (Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.beingCreated) {
-                Metamaps.Synapse.createSynapseLocally();
-              }
-            });
-
-            $('#synapse_desc').bind('typeahead:select', function (event, datum, dataset) {
-                if (datum.id) { // if they clicked on an existing synapse get it
-                    Metamaps.Synapse.getSynapseFromAutocomplete(datum.id);
-                }
-                else {
-                    Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.description = datum.value;
-                    Metamaps.Synapse.createSynapseLocally();
-                }
-            });
-        },
-        beingCreated: false,
-        description: null,
-        topic1id: null,
-        topic2id: null,
-        newSynapseId: null,
-        open: function () {
-            $('#new_synapse').fadeIn(100, function () {
-                $('#synapse_desc').focus();
-            });
-            Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.beingCreated = true;
-        },
-        hide: function () {
-            $('#new_synapse').fadeOut('fast');
-            $("#synapse_desc").typeahead('val', '');
-            Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.beingCreated = false;
-            Metamaps.Create.newTopic.addSynapse = false;
-            Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.topic1id = 0;
-            Metamaps.Create.newSynapse.topic2id = 0;
-            Metamaps.Mouse.synapseStartCoordinates = [];
-            Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.plot();
-        },
-    }
-}; // end Metamaps.Create