var image = new Array();

image[0] = ['images/home_3d_1.png','view.html'];
image[1] = ['images/home_3d_2.png','edit.html'];
image[2] = ['images/home_3d_3.png','create.html'];

var j = 1;
var p = image.length

var imagePause = 3000;
var fadingDuration = 2000
var frameRate = 10;
var opacitySteps = 100;
var dir = true;
var o = fadingDuration;

var preLoad = new Array()
for (i = 0; i < p; i++){
   preLoad[i] = new Image()
   preLoad[i].src = image[i][0];
}

function playSlideshow(){
   var img = document.images['SlideShow'];
   if (!document.all){
      img.style.opacity = o / fadingDuration;
   }
   
   if(o<0)
   {
	   document.images.SlideShow.src = image[j][0];  
	   
	   if(document.getElementById('link'))
	      document.getElementById('link').href = image[j][1];
		  
	   o = 0;
	   dir=true;
	   j = j + 1
	   if (j > (p-1)) j=0
	   setTimeout('playSlideshow()', frameRate)
	   
   }
   else{
	if(o>fadingDuration && dir){		
	   dir = !dir;
	   setTimeout('playSlideshow()', imagePause)
	}
	else
	{
   	if(dir)
   		o=o+opacitySteps;
	else
		o=o-opacitySteps;
		
	setTimeout('playSlideshow()', frameRate)
	}
   }	
}