$(document).ready(function() {		

	

	//Execute the slideShow

	slideShow();



});



function slideShow() {



	//Set the opacity of all images to 0

	$('#home_slideshow a').css({opacity: 0.0});

	

	//Get the first image and display it (set it to full opacity)

	$('#home_slideshow a:first').css({opacity: 1.0});

	

	//Set the caption background to semi-transparent

	$('#home_slideshow .slide_caption').css({opacity: 0.85});



	//Resize the width of the caption according to the image width

	$('#home_slideshow .slide_caption').css({width: $('#home_slideshow a').find('img').css('width')});

	

	//Get the caption of the first image from REL attribute and display it

	$('#home_slideshow .content').html($('#home_slideshow a:first').find('img').attr('rel'))

	.animate({opacity: 0.85}, 400);

	

	//Call the gallery function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds

	setInterval('gallery()',4000);

	

}



function gallery() {

	

	//if no IMGs have the show class, grab the first image

	var current = ($('#home_slideshow a.show')?  $('#home_slideshow a.show') : $('#home_slideshow a:first'));



	//Get next image, if it reached the end of the slideshow, rotate it back to the first image

	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('slide_caption'))? $('#home_slideshow a:first') :current.next()) : $('#home_slideshow a:first'));	

	

	//Get next image caption

	var slide_caption = next.find('img').attr('rel');	

	

	//Set the fade in effect for the next image, show class has higher z-index

	next.css({opacity: 0.0})

	.addClass('show')

	.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000);



	//Hide the current image

	current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000)

	.removeClass('show');

	

	//Set the opacity to 0 and height to 1px

	$('#home_slideshow .slide_caption').animate({opacity: 0.0}, { queue:false, duration:0 }).animate({height: '1px'}, { queue:true, duration:400 });	

	

	//Animate the caption, opacity to 0.7 and heigth to 100px, a slide up effect

	$('#home_slideshow .slide_caption').animate({opacity: 0.85},40 ).animate({height: '40px'},500 );

	

	//Display the content

	$('#home_slideshow .content').html(slide_caption);

	

	

}