/*
// set the starting image.
var i = 0;			

// The array of div names which will hold the images.
var image_slide = new Array('image-1', 'image-2', 'image-3');

// The number of images in the array.
var NumOfImages = image_slide.length;

// The time to wait before moving to the next image. Set to 3 seconds by default.
var wait = 4000;

// The Fade Function
function SwapImage(x,y) {		
	$(image_slide[x]).appear({ duration: 1.5 });
	$(image_slide[y]).fade({duration: 1.5});
}

// the onload event handler that starts the fading.
function StartSlideShow() {
	play = setInterval('Play()',wait);
	$('PlayButton').hide();
	$('PauseButton').appear({ duration: 0});
								
}

function Play() {
	var imageShow, imageHide;

	imageShow = i+1;
	imageHide = i;
	
	if (imageShow == NumOfImages) {
		SwapImage(0,imageHide);	
		i = 0;					
	} else {
		SwapImage(imageShow,imageHide);			
		i++;
	}
}

function Stop () {
	clearInterval(play);				
	$('PlayButton').appear({ duration: 0});
	$('PauseButton').hide();
}

function GoNext() {
	clearInterval(play);
	$('PlayButton').appear({ duration: 0});
	$('PauseButton').hide();
	
	var imageShow, imageHide;

	imageShow = i+1;
	imageHide = i;
	
	if (imageShow == NumOfImages) {
		SwapImage(0,imageHide);	
		i = 0;					
	} else {
		SwapImage(imageShow,imageHide);			
		i++;
	}
}

function GoPrevious() {
	clearInterval(play);
	$('PlayButton').appear({ duration: 0});
	$('PauseButton').hide();

	var imageShow, imageHide;
				
	imageShow = i-1;
	imageHide = i;
	
	if (i == 0) {
		SwapImage(NumOfImages-1,imageHide);	
		i = NumOfImages-1;		
		
		//alert(NumOfImages-1 + ' and ' + imageHide + ' i=' + i)
					
	} else {
		SwapImage(imageShow,imageHide);			
		i--;
		
		//alert(imageShow + ' and ' + imageHide)
	}
}
*/

function DoSlide(slide, index, slideLength){
	setTimeout(function(index){
		$(slide).appear();
	}, index * slideLength, index);
 
	setTimeout(function(index){
		$(slide).fade();
	}, (index * slideLength) + (slideLength / 1), index);
}
 
function DoSlideShow(slideshowDiv, slideLength){
	var slides = $(slideshowDiv).childElements();
 
	//fades each slide in and out
	slides.each(function(s, index){
		DoSlide(s, index, slideLength);
	});
 
	var intervalLength = slideLength * slides.size();
	var slideShow = setInterval(
	function(slideshowDiv, slideLength){
		DoSlideShow(slideshowDiv, slideLength)
		}, intervalLength, slideshowDiv, slideLength);
}
 
function StartSlideShow(slideshowDiv, slideLength)
{
	var slides = $(slideshowDiv).childElements();
	//hides all slides inside div
	slides.each(function(s, index){
		s.toggle();
	});
	//makes parent slide div visible
	$(slideshowDiv).toggle();
	DoSlideShow(slideshowDiv, slideLength);
}