var curSlide;
var curTime;

var slides = new Array();
slides[0] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_12.jpg|Mayor Bloomberg and CAU Commissioner Parvizi Unveil Community Mural at Newly-Refurbished Pedestrian Subway Tunnel in Washington Heights";
slides[1] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_2.jpg|Slide 2";
slides[2] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_3.jpg|Slide 3";
slides[3] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_4.jpg|Slide 4";
slides[4] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_5.jpg|Slide 5";
slides[5] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_6.jpg|Slide 6";
slides[6] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_7.jpg|Slide 7";
slides[7] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_8.jpg|Slide 8";
slides[8] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_9.jpg|Slide 9";
slides[9] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_10.jpg|Bayside Hills tree lighting ceremony - Photo credit: Michael O'Kane";
slides[10] = "../../includes/site_images/features/slide_11.jpg|Slide 11";

var slidesLoad = new Array();
for (x=0; x<slides.length; x++) {
	var tmpImgSplit = slides[x].split("|");
	slidesLoad[x] = new Image();
	slidesLoad[x].src = tmpImgSplit[0];
}

function switchSlide(slideNum) {
	var tmpSplit = slides[slideNum].split("|");
	
	if (document.images.slide_main.filters) {
		//document.images.slide_main.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=.5)";
		document.images.slide_main.filters.blendTrans.Stop();
	    document.images.slide_main.filters.blendTrans(duration=.5).Apply();
	}
    
	document.slide_main.src = slidesLoad[slideNum].src;  //tmpSplit[0];
	document.slide_main.alt = tmpSplit[1];
	
	if (document.images.slide_main.filters) {
	    document.images.slide_main.filters.blendTrans.Play();
	}
	
	curSlide = slideNum;
}

function nextSlide() {
	if (curSlide >= (slides.length -1)) {
		switchSlide(0);
	} else {
		switchSlide(curSlide+1);
	}
	setCurTime();
}

function prevSlide() {
	if (curSlide <= 0) {
		switchSlide((slides.length -1));
	} else {
		switchSlide(curSlide-1);
	}
	setCurTime();
}

function setCurTime() {
	curTime = new Date().getTime();
}

function setTimer() {
	setTimeout("compareTime()",500);
}

function compareTime() {
	if (document.images.slide_main.filters) {
		if (document.images.slide_main.filters.blendTrans.status == 0) {
			var tmpImgSplit = slides[curSlide].split("|");
			document.slide_main.src = tmpImgSplit[0];
		}
	}
	
	var tmpTime = new Date().getTime();
	if ((tmpTime - curTime) >= 6000) {
		nextSlide();
		setCurTime();
	}
	
	setTimer();
}

function slideInit() {
	switchSlide(0);
	setCurTime();
	setTimer();
}