function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
    //speed for each frame
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
    var timer = 0;

    //determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
    if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
            {
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
            timer++;
        }
    }
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
    object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
} 

var img1=new Image();
var img2=new Image();
var img3=new Image();
var img4=new Image();
var img5=new Image();
var img6=new Image();
var slide=1;
var whichimage=1;

var t;
function slideit() {
	if (!document.images) return;
	document.getElementById('home_feature').src = '/img/hameban' + slide + '.jpg';
//	opacity('home_feature', 0, 100, 1500);

	for (i=1; i<=6; i++) {
		document.getElementById('nav_dot' + i).src = '/img/navdot_off.gif';
	}
	document.getElementById('nav_dot' + slide).src = '/img/navdot_on.gif';
	
	whichslide=slide;
	if (slide < 6)
		slide++;
	else
		slide=1;
	t = setTimeout("slideit()",10000);
}


function nextScr (idx){
	clearTimeout(t);	
	document.getElementById('home_feature').src = '/img/hameban' + idx + '.jpg';
//	opacity('home_feature', 0, 100, 500);
	for (i=1; i<=6; i++) {
		document.getElementById('nav_dot' + i).src = '/img/navdot_off.gif';
	}
	document.getElementById('nav_dot' + idx).src = '/img/navdot_on.gif';
}