diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 2889f02b33..9cf80ee086 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           'js/animate.js',
           'js/viewController.js',
           'js/views/**/*.js',
-          'js/controllers/**/*.js'
+          'js/controllers/**/*.js',
+          'js/tapPolyfill.js'
         ],
         dest: 'dist/<%= pkg.name %>.js'
       },
diff --git a/dist/ionic-simple.js b/dist/ionic-simple.js
index 6e9a915b65..d6caa7e374 100644
--- a/dist/ionic-simple.js
+++ b/dist/ionic-simple.js
@@ -1,58 +1,44 @@
+
 (function(window, document, ionic) {
 
-  // polyfill use to simulate native "tap"
-  function inputTapPolyfill(ele, e) {
-    if(ele.type === "radio" || ele.type === "checkbox") {
-      ele.checked = !ele.checked;
-    } else if(ele.type === "submit" || ele.type === "button") {
-      ele.click();
-    } else {
-      ele.focus();
-    }
-    e.stopPropagation();
-    e.preventDefault();
-    return false;
+  ionic.simple = {
+
+    
+
+  };
+
+  function initalize() {
+    // remove the ready listeners
+    document.removeEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", initalize, false );
+    window.removeEventListener( "load", initalize, false );
+
+    // trigger that the DOM is ready
+    ionic.trigger("domready");
   }
 
-  function tapPolyfill(e) {
-    // if the source event wasn't from a touch event then don't use this polyfill
-    if(!e.gesture || e.gesture.pointerType !== "touch") return;
-
-    var 
-    e = e.gesture.srcEvent, // evaluate the actual source event, not the created event by gestures.js
-    ele = e.target;
-
-    if(!e) return;
-
-    while(ele) {
-      if( ele.tagName === "INPUT" || ele.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || ele.tagName === "SELECT" ) {
-        return inputTapPolyfill(ele, e);
-      } else if( ele.tagName === "LABEL" ) {
-        if(ele.control) {
-          return inputTapPolyfill(ele.control, e);
-        }
-      } else if( ele.tagName === "A" || ele.tagName === "BUTTON" ) {
-        ele.click();
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        e.preventDefault();
-        return false;
-      }
-      ele = ele.parentElement;
-    }
-
-    // they didn't tap one of the above elements
-    // if the currently active element is an input, and they tapped outside
-    // of the current input, then unset its focus (blur) so the keyboard goes away
-    var activeElement = document.activeElement;
-    if(activeElement && (activeElement.tagName === "INPUT" || activeElement.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || activeElement.tagName === "SELECT")) {
-      activeElement.blur();
-      e.stopPropagation();
-      e.preventDefault();
-      return false;
-    }
+  // When the DOM is ready, initalize the webapp
+  if ( document.readyState === "complete" ) {
+    // DOM is already ready
+    setTimeout( initalize );
+  } else {
+    // DOM isn't ready yet, add event listeners
+    document.addEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", initalize, false );
+    window.addEventListener( "load", initalize, false );
   }
 
-  // global tap event listener polyfill for HTML elements that were "tapped" by the user
-  ionic.on("tap", tapPolyfill, window);
+})(this, document, ionic);;
+(function(window, document, ionic) {
 
-})(this, document, ionic);
+  function initalize() {
+    
+    ionic.on("swipe", swipe, document.body)
+    
+  }
+
+  function swipe(e) {
+    alert(e.target.tagName)
+  }
+
+  ionic.on("domready", initalize);
+
+})(window, document, ionic);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/ionic.js b/dist/ionic.js
index 0aa716dae8..4531729b6d 100644
--- a/dist/ionic.js
+++ b/dist/ionic.js
@@ -1,35 +1,9 @@
-window.ionic = {};
 
 // Create namespaces 
-ionic.controllers = {};
-ionic.views = {};
-
-function initalize() {
-  // remove the ready listeners
-  document.removeEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", initalize, false );
-  window.removeEventListener( "load", initalize, false );
-
-  /*
-  // trigger that the DOM is ready
-  ionic.trigger("ready");
-
-  // trigger that the start page is in view
-  ionic.trigger("pageview");
-
-  // trigger that the webapp has been initalized
-  ionic.trigger("initalized");
-  */
-}
-
-// When the DOM is ready, initalize the webapp
-if ( document.readyState === "complete" ) {
-  // DOM is already ready
-  setTimeout( initalize );
-} else {
-  // DOM isn't ready yet, add event listeners
-  document.addEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", initalize, false );
-  window.addEventListener( "load", initalize, false );
-}
+window.ionic = {
+  controllers: {},
+  views: {}
+};
 ;(function(ionic) {
 
   ionic.Platform = {
@@ -114,7 +88,7 @@ if ( document.readyState === "complete" ) {
 
       // Make sure to trigger the event on the given target, or dispatch it from
       // the window if we don't have an event target
-      data.target && data.target.dispatchEvent(event) || window.dispatchEvent(event);
+      data && data.target && data.target.dispatchEvent(event) || window.dispatchEvent(event);
     },
   
     // Bind an event
@@ -2411,3 +2385,61 @@ ionic.controllers.TabBarController.prototype = {
 }
 
 })(ionic = window.ionic || {});
+;(function(window, document, ionic) {
+
+  // polyfill use to simulate native "tap"
+  function inputTapPolyfill(ele, e) {
+    if(ele.type === "radio" || ele.type === "checkbox") {
+      ele.checked = !ele.checked;
+    } else if(ele.type === "submit" || ele.type === "button") {
+      ele.click();
+    } else {
+      ele.focus();
+    }
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    e.preventDefault();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  function tapPolyfill(e) {
+    // if the source event wasn't from a touch event then don't use this polyfill
+    if(!e.gesture || e.gesture.pointerType !== "touch") return;
+
+    var 
+    e = e.gesture.srcEvent, // evaluate the actual source event, not the created event by gestures.js
+    ele = e.target;
+
+    if(!e) return; 
+
+    while(ele) {
+      if( ele.tagName === "INPUT" || ele.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || ele.tagName === "SELECT" ) {
+        return inputTapPolyfill(ele, e);
+      } else if( ele.tagName === "LABEL" ) {
+        if(ele.control) {
+          return inputTapPolyfill(ele.control, e);
+        }
+      } else if( ele.tagName === "A" || ele.tagName === "BUTTON" ) {
+        ele.click();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+        return false;
+      }
+      ele = ele.parentElement;
+    }
+
+    // they didn't tap one of the above elements
+    // if the currently active element is an input, and they tapped outside
+    // of the current input, then unset its focus (blur) so the keyboard goes away
+    var activeElement = document.activeElement;
+    if(activeElement && (activeElement.tagName === "INPUT" || activeElement.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || activeElement.tagName === "SELECT")) {
+      activeElement.blur();
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // global tap event listener polyfill for HTML elements that were "tapped" by the user
+  ionic.on("tap", tapPolyfill, window);
+
+})(this, document, ionic);
diff --git a/js/events.js b/js/events.js
index cf3f8f301e..6910c18eaf 100644
--- a/js/events.js
+++ b/js/events.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
       // Make sure to trigger the event on the given target, or dispatch it from
       // the window if we don't have an event target
-      data.target && data.target.dispatchEvent(event) || window.dispatchEvent(event);
+      data && data.target && data.target.dispatchEvent(event) || window.dispatchEvent(event);
     },
   
     // Bind an event
diff --git a/js/ionic.js b/js/ionic.js
index b4c7b0e7cc..21523b0ac9 100644
--- a/js/ionic.js
+++ b/js/ionic.js
@@ -1,32 +1,6 @@
-window.ionic = {};
 
 // Create namespaces 
-ionic.controllers = {};
-ionic.views = {};
-
-function initalize() {
-  // remove the ready listeners
-  document.removeEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", initalize, false );
-  window.removeEventListener( "load", initalize, false );
-
-  /*
-  // trigger that the DOM is ready
-  ionic.trigger("ready");
-
-  // trigger that the start page is in view
-  ionic.trigger("pageview");
-
-  // trigger that the webapp has been initalized
-  ionic.trigger("initalized");
-  */
-}
-
-// When the DOM is ready, initalize the webapp
-if ( document.readyState === "complete" ) {
-  // DOM is already ready
-  setTimeout( initalize );
-} else {
-  // DOM isn't ready yet, add event listeners
-  document.addEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", initalize, false );
-  window.addEventListener( "load", initalize, false );
-}
+window.ionic = {
+  controllers: {},
+  views: {}
+};
diff --git a/ext/simple/events.js b/js/tapPolyfill.js
similarity index 98%
rename from ext/simple/events.js
rename to js/tapPolyfill.js
index 6e9a915b65..1ce5573c17 100644
--- a/ext/simple/events.js
+++ b/js/tapPolyfill.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     e = e.gesture.srcEvent, // evaluate the actual source event, not the created event by gestures.js
     ele = e.target;
 
-    if(!e) return;
+    if(!e) return; 
 
     while(ele) {
       if( ele.tagName === "INPUT" || ele.tagName === "TEXTAREA" || ele.tagName === "SELECT" ) {