$(document).ready(function(){

$('#slideshow #sAuthor').text($('#slideshow .banner').attr('alt'));

$('#slideshow .nextSlide').click(function(){
	clearInterval(nextBanner);
	fadeBannersNext();
	nextBanner = setInterval(function(){fadeBannersNext()}, 5 * 1000);
});

$('#slideshow .previousSlide').click(function(){
	clearInterval(nextBanner);
	fadeBannersPrev();
	nextBanner = setInterval(function(){fadeBannersNext()}, 5 * 1000);
});

function fadeBannersPrev() {
	
	var $selected = $('#slideshow li.selected');	
	var $previous = $selected.prev().length ? $selected.prev() : $('#slideshow li:last');

	$selected.addClass('lastSelected');
	
	$previous.css({opacity: 0.0})
		.addClass('selected')
		.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500, function() {
			$selected.removeClass('selected lastSelected');
		});

	$('#slideshow #sAuthor').text($previous.find('img').attr('alt'));
}

function fadeBannersNext() {
	
	var $selected = $('#slideshow li.selected');
	/*if ($selected.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow li:last');*/
    var $next =  $selected.next().length ? $selected.next() : $('#slideshow li:first');

	$selected.addClass('lastSelected');
	
	$next.css({opacity: 0.0})
		.addClass('selected')
		.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 500, function() {
			$selected.removeClass('selected lastSelected');
		});

	$('#slideshow #sAuthor').text($next.find('img').attr('alt'));
}

nextBanner = setInterval(function(){fadeBannersNext()}, 5 * 1000);

})

//console.log($next);