 
             o.resize = _.debounce(o.resize, o.opts.debounceTime) if o.opts.fixIEResize
 
-            o.el.data o.stateKey, 'decompressed'
-
             # bind the element to a custom event named compress
             o.el.on "compress.#{ pluginName }", (e) ->
                 current = $ this
                 items   = current.children 'li'
                 holder  = items.filter ".#{ o.opts.holder.class }"
-
-                # set the state to compressed
-                current.data o.stateKey, 'compressed'
 
                 if holder.length is 0
                     holder = ($ "<li class=\"#{ o.opts.holder.class }\"><a href=\"#\">#{ o.opts.holder.text }</a><ul class=\"clearfix\" /></li>").insertAfter items.first()


            # plugin keys ::start
            o.pluginKey = o.generateRandomKey()
            o.stateKey  = "#{ pluginName.toLowerCase() }-state"

            # generate random key for resize event to prevent event namespace conflicts
            o.resizeKey = "resize.#{ pluginName }_#{ o.pluginKey }"


            if o.windowWidth isnt o.browserWindow.width()
                if o.browserWindow.width() < o.windowWidth and o.optimalCrumbHeight isnt o.el.height()
                    o.compress()
                else
                    o.decompress()

                o.windowWidth = o.browserWindow.width()
