var slideshow_speed = 5000;
var slideshow_running = true;
var active_slide = 0;

jQuery(document).ready(function(){        
    //get slideshow on home page
    if(jQuery('#home_slideshow img.slides').size()>1){
    	jQuery('#home_slideshow img.slides').each(function(itm){
    		if(itm!=0){
    			jQuery(this).hide();
    		}
    	});
    	
    	var slideshow_on = window.setInterval(runSlide,slideshow_speed);
    }
});

function runSlide(){
	if(slideshow_running){
		slideshow_running = false;
		var nextSlide = active_slide + 1;
		if(nextSlide>=jQuery('#home_slideshow img.slides').size()){
			nextSlide = 0;
		}
		
		jQuery('#home_slideshow img.slides:eq('+active_slide+')').fadeOut(500,function(){
			jQuery('#home_slideshow img.slides:eq('+nextSlide+')').fadeIn(500,function(){
				slideshow_running = true;
				active_slide++;
				if(active_slide>=jQuery('#home_slideshow img.slides').size()){
					active_slide = 0;
				}
			});
		});
	}
}