/* =========================================================







// jquery.innerfade.js







// Datum: 2008-02-14



// Firma: Medienfreunde Hofmann & Baldes GbR



// Author: Torsten Baldes



// Mail: t.baldes@medienfreunde.com



// Web: http://medienfreunde.com







// based on the work of Matt Oakes http://portfolio.gizone.co.uk/applications/slideshow/



// and Ralf S. Engelschall http://trainofthoughts.org/







 *



 *  <ul id="news"> 



 *      <li>content 1</li>



 *      <li>content 2</li>



 *      <li>content 3</li>



 *  </ul>



 *  



 *  $('#news').innerfade({ 



 *	  animationtype: Type of animation 'fade' or 'slide' (Default: 'fade'), 



 *	  speed: Fading-/Sliding-Speed in milliseconds or keywords (slow, normal or fast) (Default: 'normal'), 



 *	  timeout: Time between the fades in milliseconds (Default: '2000'), 



 *	  type: Type of slideshow: 'sequence', 'random' or 'random_start' (Default: 'sequence'), 



 * 		containerheight: Height of the containing element in any css-height-value (Default: 'auto'),



 *	  runningclass: CSS-Class which the container get’s applied (Default: 'innerfade'),



 *	  children: optional children selector (Default: null)



 *  }); 



 *







// ========================================================= */











(function($) {







    $.fn.innerfade = function(options) {



        return this.each(function() {   



            $.innerfade(this, options);



        });



    };







    $.innerfade = function(container, options) {



        var settings = {



        		'animationtype':    'fade',



            'speed':            'normal',



            'type':             'sequence',



            'timeout':          2000,



            'containerheight':  'auto',



            'runningclass':     'innerfade',



            'children':         null



        };



        if (options)



            $.extend(settings, options);



        if (settings.children === null)



            var elements = $(container).children();



        else



            var elements = $(container).children(settings.children);



        if (elements.length > 1) {



            $(container).css('position', 'relative').css('height', settings.containerheight).addClass(settings.runningclass);



            for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {



                $(elements[i]).css('z-index', String(elements.length-i)).css('position', 'absolute').hide();



            };



            if (settings.type == "sequence") {



                setTimeout(function() {



                    $.innerfade.next(elements, settings, 1, 0);



                }, settings.timeout);



                $(elements[0]).show();



            } else if (settings.type == "random") {



            		var last = Math.floor ( Math.random () * ( elements.length ) );



                setTimeout(function() {



                    do { 



												current = Math.floor ( Math.random ( ) * ( elements.length ) );



										} while (last == current );             



										$.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, last);



                }, settings.timeout);



                $(elements[last]).show();



						} else if ( settings.type == 'random_start' ) {



								settings.type = 'sequence';



								var current = Math.floor ( Math.random () * ( elements.length ) );



								setTimeout(function(){



									$.innerfade.next(elements, settings, (current + 1) %  elements.length, current);



								}, settings.timeout);



								$(elements[current]).show();



						}	else {



							alert('Innerfade-Type must either be \'sequence\', \'random\' or \'random_start\'');



						}



				}



    };







    $.innerfade.next = function(elements, settings, current, last) {



        if (settings.animationtype == 'slide') {



            $(elements[last]).slideUp(settings.speed);



            $(elements[current]).slideDown(settings.speed);



        } else if (settings.animationtype == 'fade') {



            $(elements[last]).fadeOut(settings.speed);



            $(elements[current]).fadeIn(settings.speed, function() {



							removeFilter($(this)[0]);



						});



        } else



            alert('Innerfade-animationtype must either be \'slide\' or \'fade\'');



        if (settings.type == "sequence") {



            if ((current + 1) < elements.length) {



                current = current + 1;



                last = current - 1;



            } else {



                current = 0;



                last = elements.length - 1;



            }



        } else if (settings.type == "random") {



            last = current;



            while (current == last)



                current = Math.floor(Math.random() * elements.length);



        } else



            alert('Innerfade-Type must either be \'sequence\', \'random\' or \'random_start\'');



        setTimeout((function() {



            $.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, last);



        }), settings.timeout);



    };







})(jQuery);







// **** remove Opacity-Filter in ie ****



function removeFilter(element) {



	if(element.style.removeAttribute){



		element.style.removeAttribute('filter');



	}



}