--- views_cycle_plugin_style_cycle.inc	Sat Mar 21 07:47:24 2009
+++ views_cycle_plugin_style_cycle.inc	Fri Sep 11 09:01:19 2009
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ class views_cycle_plugin_style_cycle ext
       '#required' => TRUE,
     );
 
+    $form['params']['verticalPadding'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('Vertical Padding in px'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['params']['verticalPadding'],
+      '#description' => t('Enter the the vertical padding to increase the height of the container beyond the size of the images.'),
+      '#required' => TRUE,
+    );
+
     $form['params']['timeout'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Timeout (ms)'),
--- views_cycle.js	Tue Jun 16 06:13:26 2009
+++ views_cycle.js	Fri Sep 11 09:01:52 2009
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Drupal.behaviors.viewsCycle = function(c
     var id = cycler.attr('id');
     var config = settings[id];
     var tallest = 0;
-    var verticalPadding = settings.verticalPadding || 5;
+    var verticalPadding = config.params.verticalPadding || 0;
 
     // If we have a pager of some kind, create our pager placeholder.
     if (config.params.pager) {