/*** 
    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 :)
***/
var $active = "";
var $next = "";

function slideSwitch() {

    $active = $('#banner_cat_1 div.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#banner_cat_1 div:last');

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#banner_cat_1 div: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}, 2000, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}
/*
function setSlide(pos){
	$("#banner_cat_1 div").each(function(index) {
    		if (index == pos) {
				$active = $(this);
				$next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        			: $('#banner_cat_1 div:first');
			}
    });
}*/


$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 5000 );
});