
/*** 
    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 :)
***/

$(document).ready(function(){	

	$('#slideshow DIV').first().addClass('active');
	$('a.back').click(function(){
		clearInterval(slides);
		slideSwitch(true);
		return false;
	});
	$('a.forward').click(function(){
		clearInterval(slides);
		slideSwitch(false);
		return false;
	});
	var slides = setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 3000 );
	
});


function slideSwitch(dir)
{

    var $active = $('#slideshow DIV.active');

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

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

    // uncomment below to pull the divs randomly
    // var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
    // var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length );
    // var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );

	$active.addClass('last-active');
	if(dir){
		$prev.css({opacity: 0.0})
		.addClass('active')
		.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500 , function() {
			$active.removeClass('active last-active');
		});
	}
	else{
		$next.css({opacity: 0.0})
		.addClass('active')
		.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500 , function() {
			$active.removeClass('active last-active');
		});
	}

}



