function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
	var d=document;
	if(d.images) {
		if(!d.MM_p)
	  		d.MM_p = new Array();
    
		var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments;
	
		for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    	if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){
			d.MM_p[j]=new Image;
			d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];
		}
	}
}

var TimeToFade = 1000.0;
var lastpic = -1;

function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
{  
  var curTick = new Date().getTime();
  var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
 
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
 
  if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
  {
    element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = '
        + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
	
	if(element.FadeState == 2)
  	{
		randompicture();
		fade(eid);
	}
	else if(element.FadeState == -2)
	{
		setTimeout("fade('"+eid+"');",5000);
	}
	
    return;
  }
 
  element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
  var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
  if(element.FadeState == 1)
    newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
 
  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
}

function fade(eid)
{
	
if(pics.length == 0) return;
  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
  if(element == null)
    return;
   
  if(element.FadeState == null)
  {
    if(element.style.opacity == null
        || element.style.opacity == ''
        || element.style.opacity == '1')
    {
      element.FadeState = -2;
    }
    else
    {
      element.FadeState = -2;
    }
  }
   
  if(element.FadeState == 1 || element.FadeState == -1)
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade - element.FadeTimeLeft;
  }
  else
  {
    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 2 ? -1 : 1;
    element.FadeTimeLeft = TimeToFade;
    setTimeout("animateFade(" + new Date().getTime() + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
  }  
}

function randompicture()
{
	picdiv = document.getElementById("slideshow_area");
	var x = -1;
	while(x==-1 || x >= pics.length || (lastpic==x && pics.length>1))
	{
		x = Math.floor(Math.random()*pics.length);
	}
	picdiv.style.backgroundImage = "url(img/front/"+pics[x]+")";
	lastpic = x;
}