// (C) 2009 Kryptiva inc.
//
// Written by Yasser Idris

var i = 0;
var items =  null;
var start = null;

function startShow (containerId, imgPath, imageNames, delayTime) {
  //$(containerId).innerHTML = "";
  var link = null;
  	  
  link = new Element("a", {id:imageNames[0][0], href:imageNames[0][1],  target:'_blank'})
  $(containerId).insert(link);
  link.insert(new Element("img", { src:imgPath + imageNames[0][0], border:1}));
  
  for (j = 1; j<imageNames.size(); j++) {
	link = new Element("a", {id:imageNames[j][0], href:imageNames[j][1],  target:'_blank'})
	$(containerId).insert(link);
	link.insert(new Element("img", { src:imgPath + imageNames[j][0], border:1, style:'display:none'}));
  }

  items = $(containerId).childElements();
  start = setInterval("showHide()", delayTime);
}

function showHide() {
  items[i].childElements()[0].fade() ;
  if(i == items.size() -1)
    i=0;
  else i++;
  items[i].childElements()[0].appear({ queue: 'end' });

}

function stopShow() {
  clearInterval(start);
}