/*******************************************************************************
 * Simple jQuery Slideshow Script Released by Jon Raasch (jonraasch.com) under
 * FreeBSD license: free to use or modify, not responsible for anything, etc.
 * Please link out to me if you like it :)
 ******************************************************************************/

function slideSwitch() {
	var $active = $('#slideshow IMG.active');

	if ($active.length == 0)
		$active = $('#slideshow IMG:last');

	// use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
	var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next()
			: $('#slideshow IMG:first');

	// uncomment the 3 lines below to pull the images in random order

	var $sibs = $active.siblings();
	var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length);
	var $next = $($sibs[rndNum]);

	$active.addClass('last-active');

	$next.css( {
		opacity : 0.0
	}).addClass('active').animate( {
		opacity : 1.0
	}, 3000, function() {
		$active.removeClass('active last-active');
	});
}

$(function() {
	setInterval("slideSwitch()", 9000);
});