diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js b/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
index 512d2f4d..9989e0f5 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "buttons" plugin - for making button-like links
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: For making button-like links.
+//>>label: Buttons
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.vmouse" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 ( function( $, undefined ) {
@@ -209,4 +208,4 @@ $( document ).bind( "pagecreate create", function( e ){
 
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
 });
-//>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
\ No newline at end of file
+//>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.collapsible.js b/js/jquery.mobile.collapsible.js
index 4dbaba7e..59aaa965 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.collapsible.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.collapsible.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-/*
-* "collapsible" plugin
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Creates collapsible content areas.
+//>>label: Collapsibles
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.collapsibleSet.js b/js/jquery.mobile.collapsibleSet.js
index 4e9eae3f..76bf3db9 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.collapsibleSet.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.collapsibleSet.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "collapsibleset" plugin
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: For creating grouped collapsible content areas.
+//>>label: Collapsible Sets
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.collapsible" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js b/js/jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js
index 9ded3521..5f40f63f 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.controlGroup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/* 
-* "controlgroup" plugin - corner-rounding for groups of buttons, checks, radios, etc
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Corner-rounding for groups of buttons, checks, radios, etc
+//>>label: Controlgroups
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
index 764ad7b8..33b31272 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.core.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/* 
-* "core" - The base file for jQm
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: The base file for jQM
+//>>label: Core
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, window, undefined ) {
@@ -158,11 +157,24 @@ define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget" ], function() {
 				}
 				e = e.parentNode;
 			}
-			
+
 			// Return the theme letter we found, if none, return the
 			// specified default.
 
 			return ltr || defaultTheme || "a";
+		},
+
+		// TODO the following $ and $.fn extensions can/probably should be moved into jquery.mobile.core.helpers
+		//
+		// Find the closest javascript page element to gather settings data jsperf test
+		// http://jsperf.com/single-complex-selector-vs-many-complex-selectors/edit
+		// possibly naive, but it shows that the parsing overhead for *just* the page selector vs
+		// the page and dialog selector is negligable. This could probably be speed up by
+		// doing a similar parent node traversal to the one found in the inherited theme code above
+		closestPageData: function( $target ) {
+			return $target
+				.closest(':jqmData(role="page"), :jqmData(role="dialog")')
+				.data("page");
 		}
 	}, $.mobile );
 
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.degradeInputs.js b/js/jquery.mobile.degradeInputs.js
index 1e22e146..69b3591b 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.degradeInputs.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.degradeInputs.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "degradeInputs" plugin - degrades inputs to another type after custom enhancements are made.
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Degrades inputs to another type after custom enhancements are made.
+//>>label: Degrade Inputs
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.page" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.dialog.js b/js/jquery.mobile.dialog.js
index a2b4beb5..27258850 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.dialog.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.dialog.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "dialog" plugin.
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Degrades inputs to another type after custom enhancements are made.
+//>>label: Dialog-style Pages
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, window, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.event.js b/js/jquery.mobile.event.js
index d65bd851..fb9c8881 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.event.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.event.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-/* 
-* "events" plugin - Handles events
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Custom events and shortcuts.
+//>>label: Events
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.media", "jquery.mobile.support", "jquery.mobile.vmouse" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, window, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.fieldContain.js b/js/jquery.mobile.fieldContain.js
index f09e05f0..989751ba 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.fieldContain.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.fieldContain.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "fieldcontain" plugin - simple class additions to make form row separators
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Simple class additions to make form row separators
+//>>label: Fieldcontains
+
 define(function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.button.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.button.js
index 172fec71..a418fabf 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.button.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.button.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "button" plugin - links that proxy to native input/buttons
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Form Buttons
+//>>label: links that proxy to native input/buttons
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup"  ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.checkboxradio.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.checkboxradio.js
index 3e426120..0970fc2f 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.checkboxradio.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.checkboxradio.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 */
 
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Consistent styling for checkboxes/radio buttons.
+//>>label: Checkboxes/Radio Buttons
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js
index 2d245117..ab01687a 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.custom.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 */
 
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Fully-custom select menus.
+//>>label: Custom Selects
+
 define( [
 	"jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup",
 	"jquery.mobile.core",
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
index 21c5f890..e7798a6c 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.select.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "selectmenu" plugin
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Consistent styling for native select menus.
+//>>label: Enhanced Native Selects
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js
index 142f9a0e..fc61c1b8 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.slider.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "slider" plugin
-*/
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Slider form widget
+//>>label: Slider
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.forms.textinput", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 ( function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js
index 772607c1..20f95cff 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.forms.textinput.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-/*
-* "textinput" plugin for text inputs, textareas
-*/
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
-define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.degradeInputs", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup"  ], function() {
+//>>description: Enhances and consistently styles text inputs.
+//>>label: Text Inputs
+
+define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobi
+le.degradeInputs", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup"  ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
 
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.grid.js b/js/jquery.mobile.grid.js
index 3681e715..2b6155c2 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.grid.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.grid.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* plugin for creating CSS grids
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Applies classes for grid styling.
+//>>label: CSS Grid Tool
+
 define(function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.init.js b/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
index 6bb16370..25aed840 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.init.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "init" - Initialize the framework
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Applies classes for grid styling.
+//>>label: CSS Grid Tool
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.navigation", "jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 ( function( $, window, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.links.js b/js/jquery.mobile.links.js
index d57aac2c..586a80eb 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.links.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.links.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "links" plugin - simple class additions for links
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Simple class additions for links.
+//>>label: Link Classes
+
 define( function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js
index 51873df9..bef34dba 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "listview" filter extension
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Adds a filtering textfield to listviews
+//>>label: Listview Filter
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.listview", "jquery.mobile.forms.textinput" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
index 842afcec..c9e7e6a5 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "listview" plugin
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Adds a filtering textfield to listviews
+//>>label: Listview Filter
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup", "jquery.mobile.page", "jquery.mobile.page.sections" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.media.js b/js/jquery.mobile.media.js
index d7155d3e..6ce475cd 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.media.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.media.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* a workaround for window.matchMedia
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: A workaround for browsers without window.matchMedia
+//>>label: matchMedia Polyfill
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.core" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navbar.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navbar.js
index e160790e..135c1fe6 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navbar.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navbar.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "navbar" plugin
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Formats groups of links as navigation bars.
+//>>label: Navigation Bars
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup", "jquery.mobile.grid" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index c71fa15c..a0a7914e 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* core utilities for auto ajax navigation, base tag mgmt,
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Formats groups of links as nav bars.
+//>>label: Navigation Bars
+
 define( [
 	"jquery.mobile.core",
 	"jquery.mobile.event",
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js
index 45084736..4e61bf76 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.pushstate.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* history.pushState support, layered on top of hashchange
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: history.pushState support, layered on top of hashchange.
+//>>label: Pushstate Support
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.navigation" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 ( function( $, window ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.nojs.js b/js/jquery.mobile.nojs.js
index 0584a038..223d76f2 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.nojs.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.nojs.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "nojs" plugin - class to make elements hidden to A grade browsers
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Adds class to make elements hidden to A grade browsers
+//>>label: “nojs” Classes
+
 define(function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.page.js b/js/jquery.mobile.page.js
index b44af7d0..3aa9f6b1 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.page.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.page.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* "page" plugin
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Basic page formatting.
+//>>label: Pages
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.widget" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js b/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js
index 4604a561..b4b61196 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* This plugin handles theming and layout of headers, footers, and content areas
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Theming and layout of headers, footers, and content areas
+//>>label: Page Sections
+
 define( [ "jquery.mobile.page", "jquery.mobile.core", "jquery.mobile.buttonMarkup" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.support.js b/js/jquery.mobile.support.js
index ee6849ef..681e0c19 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.support.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.support.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* support tests
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Assorted support tests.
+//>>label: Support Tests
+
 // For test purposes we can't use anonymous module here otherwise
 // the tests will throw http://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html#mismatch
 define( "jquery.mobile.support", [ "jquery.mobile.media" ], function() {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js b/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
index 6c7f5177..906a0dbb 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.transition.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 */
 
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Page change tranistions.
+//>>label: Page Transitions
+
 // TODO the dependency defined here for transitions is to make sure
 // that the defaultTransitionHandler is defined _after_ navigation has been defined
 // This requires a rework/rethinking
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js b/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js
index ef0f367c..e88af5d3 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.vmouse.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/*
-* "mouse" plugin
-*/
 
 // This plugin is an experiment for abstracting away the touch and mouse
 // events so that developers don't have to worry about which method of input
@@ -18,6 +15,9 @@
 // "vmouseover vmousedown vmousemove vmouseup vclick vmouseout vmousecancel"
 
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Normalizes touch/mouse events.
+//>>label: Virtual Mouse Bindings
+
 define(function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, window, document, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js b/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js
index 2c2abefc..3202faf8 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.widget.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/*
-* widget factory extentions for mobile
-*/
-
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: Widget factory extentions for mobile.
+//>>label: Widget Factory Extensions
+
 define( [ "jquery.ui.widget" ], function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {
diff --git a/js/jquery.ui.widget.js b/js/jquery.ui.widget.js
index a9a7d2dd..438420a6 100644
--- a/js/jquery.ui.widget.js
+++ b/js/jquery.ui.widget.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
  */
 
 //>>excludeStart("jqmBuildExclude", pragmas.jqmBuildExclude);
+//>>description: jQuery UI Widget Factory.
+//>>label: Widget Factory
+
 define(function() {
 //>>excludeEnd("jqmBuildExclude");
 (function( $, undefined ) {