// JavaScript Document

function theRotator() {
	//Set the opacity of all images to 0
	$('ul#featured li').css({opacity: 0.0});
	
	//Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)
	$('ul#featured li:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
		
	//Call the rotator function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds
	setInterval('rotate()',5000);
	
}
 
function rotate() {	
	//Get the first image
	var current = ($('ul#featured li.show')?  $('ul#featured li.show') : $('ul#featured li:first'));
 
	//Get next image, when it reaches the end, rotate it back to the first image
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('ul#featured li:first') :current.next()) : $('ul#featured li:first'));	
	
	//Set the fade in effect for the next image, the show class has higher z-index
	next.css({opacity: 0.0})
	.addClass('show')
	.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1500);
 
	//Hide the current image
	current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1500)
	.removeClass('show');
	
};

$(document).ready(function() {		
	//Load the slideshow
	theRotator();
});