var slidespeed=2000
var slideimages=new Array("banner1.jpg","banner2.jpg","banner.jpg")

var whichlink=0
var whichimage=0
var imgobj, filtersupport, blenddelay
var imageholder=new Array()

/*
if (document.getElementById("slideshow").filters) { //if browser supports IE filters and it is defined on the object
 document.getElementById("slideshow").filters[0]; //access the first filter within object, in this case, the Fade filter
{
*/

for (i=0;i<slideimages.length;i++){ //preload images
imageholder[i]=new Image()
imageholder[i].src=slideimages[i]
}


function slideit(){
if (filtersupport)
imgobj.filters[0].apply()
imgobj.src=imageholder[whichimage].src
if (filtersupport)
imgobj.filters[0].play()
whichlink=whichimage
whichimage=(whichimage<slideimages.length-1)? whichimage+1 : 0
setTimeout("slideit()", slidespeed+blenddelay)
}
window.onload=function(){
imgobj=document.getElementById("slideshow") //access img obj
filtersupport=imgobj.filters //check for support for filters
blenddelay=(filtersupport)? imgobj.filters[0].duration*3000 : 0
slideit()
}