var inter;
var wait;
var path = "images/slides/";
var pics = new Array("sl_acg2788.jpg","sl_HPIM0998.jpg","sl_cam2728.jpg","sl_pea2657.jpg","sl_shf2799.jpg","sl_wsa2737.jpg","sl_ta2721.jpg","sl_wilwood2709.jpg");
var i = 0;
var browser=navigator.appName;
var elem;

function setOpacity(element){
	x = 1;
	elem = element;
	inter = setInterval("fadeOut()",50);
}
function fadeOut(){
	if(x >= 0){		
		if( browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
			elem.style.filter = "alpha(opacity =" + (x * 100) + ")";
		}
		else{
			elem.style.opacity = x;
		}
		x = x - 0.05;
	}
	else{
		clearInterval(inter);
		swap();		
		inter = setInterval("fadeIn()",50);
	}
}
function fadeIn(){	
	if(x <= 1){		
		if( browser=="Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
			elem.style.filter = "alpha(opacity =" + (x * 100) + ")";
		}
		else{
			elem.style.opacity = x;
		}
		x = x + 0.05;
	}
	else{
		clearInterval(inter);
		inter = setInterval("fadeOut()",50);
		wait(1000);
	}
}
function swap(){
	wait(500);
	if(i < pics.length){
		toDisplay = path + pics[i];
		elem.src = toDisplay;
		i++
	}
	else{
		i = 0;
		toDisplay = path + pics[i];
		elem.src = toDisplay;
		i++
	}	
}
function wait(millis) 
{
	var date = new Date();
	var curDate = null;
	
	do { curDate = new Date(); } 
	while(curDate-date < millis);
}