var ss_index = 1;
var ss_startSlideshow = 0;
var ss_preimages=new Array();


// preload images - don't use array but just loads the images. *array can be used by other functions
for (i=0; i < ss_slideimages.length; i++){
	ss_preimages[i] = new Image();
	ss_preimages[i].src = ss_slideimages[i]; 
}

function slideshowstart() {
  if (document.images){
  	if (ss_startSlideshow == 0){
		domStyle = findDOM('slide'+ss_index,1);
	    domStyle.visibility = 'visible';
   	    domStyle.zindex = 2;              
		ss_startSlideshow = 1;
		setTimeout("slideshowstart()", ss_delay * 1000); 
	}
	else{
	    domStyle = findDOM('slide'+ss_index,1);
        domStyle.visibility = 'hidden'; 
        domStyle.zindex = 1;
        ss_index++;
        if (ss_index > ss_preimages.length){
		ss_index=1;
		}
        domStyle = findDOM('slide'+ss_index,1);
        domStyle.visibility = 'visible';
        domStyle.zindex = 2;
        setTimeout("slideshowstart()", ss_delay * 1000); 
       
    }
 } //end if doc.images check 
}// end script

function drawslides() {
 var ss_cur_slide=1;
 for (var ss_temp=0; ss_temp < ss_preimages.length; ss_temp++){
   document.writeln('<div id="slide'+ss_cur_slide+'"><div class="imageSlide"><a href='+ss_slidelinks[ss_temp]+'><img src= '+ss_preimages[ss_temp].src+' border="0" alt="Featured Project" class="imgborder" align="absmiddle"></a></div><div class="textBox"><div class="textSlide">'+ss_slidecaptions[ss_temp]+'</div></div></div>');
   ss_cur_slide++;
 }
}