function slideSwitch() { var $active = $('#slideshow div.active');
if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow div:last');
var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next() : $('#slideshow div:first');
$active.addClass('last-active');
$next.css({opacity: 0.0}) .addClass('active') .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000, function() { $active.removeClass('active last-active'); }); }
$(function() { setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 3000 ); });