/* 
 * slideshow.js
 */
function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#pic a.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#pic a:last');

    // use this to pull the images in the order they appear in the markup
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#pic a:first');

    // uncomment this 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');
            }
        );
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 6000 );
});