document.observe("dom:loaded", function()  {
	
});


// "global" variables
var current_frame = images_count = 0;
var lame_slider;

document.observe("dom:loaded", function()
{
    // loop thru all images and hide them
    lame_slider = $("slider").getElementsByTagName("li");
    current_frame = Math.round(Math.random()*(lame_slider.length -1));
    for(i=0;i<lame_slider.length;i++)
        if(i!=current_frame) lame_slider[i].style.display = "none";
    images_count  = lame_slider.length -1;
    

	var pe = new PeriodicalExecuter(slide, 5);
    
});

function slide()
{
    // hide current image
    Effect.Fade(lame_slider[current_frame]);
        if (current_frame == images_count) { current_frame = 0; } else { current_frame++; }
    // and show next or previous
    Effect.Appear(lame_slider[current_frame]);
}