/*
Gradual-Highlight Image Script II-
By J. Mark Birenbaum (birenbau@ugrad.cs.ualberta.ca)
Permission granted to Dynamicdrive.com to feature script in archive
For full source to script, visit http://dynamicdrive.com
*/

nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();

/* object - image to be faded (actual object, not name);
* destop - destination transparency level (ie 80, for mostly solid)
* rate - time in milliseconds between trasparency changes (best under 100)
* delta - amount of change each time (ie 5, for 5% change in transparency)
*/

function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
if (!document.all)
return
if (object != "[object]"){ //do this so I can take a string too
setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
return;
}

clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);

diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
direction = 1;
if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
direction = -1;
}
delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;

if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
}
}


// (C) 2000 www.CodeLifter.com
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// Free for all users, but leave in this  header
// NS4-6,IE4-6
// Fade effect only in IE; degrades gracefully

// =======================================
// set the following variables
// =======================================

// Set slideShowSpeed (milliseconds)
var slideShowSpeed = 6000

// Duration of crossfade (seconds)
var crossFadeDuration = 3

// Specify the image files
var Pic = new Array() // don't touch this
// to add more images, just continue
// the pattern, adding to the array below

	Pic[0] = 'images/banner/home_1.jpg'
	Pic[1] = 'images/banner/home_2.jpg'
	Pic[2] = 'images/banner/home_3.jpg'

// =======================================
// do not edit anything below this line
// =======================================

var t
var j = 0
var p = Pic.length

var preLoad = new Array()
for (i = 0; i < p; i++){
   preLoad[i] = new Image()
   preLoad[i].src = Pic[i]
}

function runSlideShow(){
   if (document.all){
      document.images.SlideShow.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=2)"
      document.images.SlideShow.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=crossFadeDuration)"
      document.images.SlideShow.filters.blendTrans.Apply()
   }
   document.images.SlideShow.src = preLoad[j].src
   if (document.all){
      document.images.SlideShow.filters.blendTrans.Play()
   }
   j = j + 1
   if (j > (p-1)) j=0
   t = setTimeout('runSlideShow()', slideShowSpeed)
}