/*** 
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');
        $active.animate({ opacity: 1.0 },250, function () {
            $active.addClass('active');
        });
    }
    else {
        // 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 }, 1000, function () {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
    }
}