var stepsize     = 0.05   ; /* one = full */
	var steptime     = 70    ; /* time between steps */
	var holdtime     = 1200  ; /* Time image stays 'on' in msecs */
	var amountimages = 6      ; /* Amount of images to rotate through */







	function slideout( step, objectnr )
	{
		step =  step - stepsize  ;

		//do iex
		document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + ( step * 100 ) + ");";
		//Do other browsers
		document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.opacity = step ;

		if ( step < 0.03  ) 
		{
			//do iex
			document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + 0 + ");";
			//Do other browsers
			document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.opacity = 0 ;	
			
			if( objectnr == 2 )
			{
				setTimeout( "slidein( " + 0 + ", '" +  ( objectnr ) + "' )", holdtime )  ;
			}
			else
			{
				setTimeout( "slideout( " + 1 + ", '" +  ( --objectnr ) + "' )", holdtime )  ;
			}
		}
		else
			 setTimeout( "slideout( " + step + ", '" +  objectnr + "' )", steptime )  ;
	}
	
	
	
	function slidein( step, objectnr )
	{
		step =  step + stepsize  ;

		//do iex
		document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + ( step * 100 ) + ");";
		//Do other browsers
		document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.opacity = step ;

		if ( step > 0.98  ) 
		{
			//do iex
			document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + 100 + ");";
			//Do other browsers
			document.getElementById( 'slider' + objectnr ).style.opacity = 1 ;		
			if( objectnr == amountimages )
			{
				setTimeout( "slideout( " + 1 + ", '" +  ( objectnr ) + "' )", holdtime )  ;
			}
			else
			{
				setTimeout( "slidein( " + 0 + ", '" +  ( ++objectnr ) + "' )", holdtime )  ;
			}
		}
		else
			 setTimeout( "slidein( " + step + ", '" +  objectnr + "' )", steptime )  ;
	}