// JavaScript Document
$(window).load(function()
{
	//this is intended to wait for all the images to load before running the slideshow
	init_slideshow()
})

init_slideshow = function()
{
	$('#slides').cycle({
		fx:'fade',
		timeout:4000,
		pager:'#slide_navigation',
		after:update_slide_caption,
		before:fade_slide_caption
	})
	
	$('#side-slides').cycle({
		fx:'fade',
		timeout:4000,
		pager:'#slide_navigation',
		after:update_slide_caption,
		before:fade_slide_caption
	})
	
	$('#scroller').cycle({
		fx: 'fade',  // choose your transition type, ex: fade, scrollUp, shuffle, etc...
                timeout:6000
	});
}

fade_slide_caption = function(next, previous)
{
	caption_container = $('#project_caption')
	caption_container.fadeOut('fast')
}

update_slide_caption = function(next, previous)
{
	caption_container = $('#project_caption')

	caption = $('span.slide_caption', previous)
	caption_container.fadeIn('fast')
	caption_container.html(caption.html())

}