/*
 * Slideshow Functions
 */
 
jQuery(window).load(function()
{
	//this is intended to wait for all the images to load before running the slideshow
	init_slideshow()
})

init_slideshow = function()
{
	jQuery('#slides').cycle({
		fx:'fade',
		timeout:8000,
		pager:'#slide_navigation',
		after:update_slide_caption,
		before:fade_slide_caption
	})
}

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

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

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