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

// 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 gets applied (Default: 'innerfade'),
 *	  children: optional children selector (Default: null)
 *  }); 
 *

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


(function($) {

    $.fn.innerfade = function() {
        return this.each(function() {   
            $.innerfade(this);
        });
    };

    $.innerfade = function(containerX) {
		var elementsX = $(containerX).children();

        if (elementsX.length > 1)
        {
            $(containerX).css('position', 'relative').css('height', 149).addClass('innerfade');
            for (var iX = 0; iX < elementsX.length; iX++) {
                $(elementsX[iX]).css('z-index', String(elementsX.length-iX)).css('position', 'absolute').hide();
            };

			setTimeout(function() {$.innerfade.next(elementsX, 1, 0);}, 4000);
			$(elementsX[0]).show();
		}
    };

    $.innerfade.next = function(elementsX, currentX, lastX) {
        $(elementsX[lastX]).fadeOut('slow');
        $(elementsX[currentX]).fadeIn('slow', function() {removeFilter($(this)[0]);});
        if ((currentX + 1) < elementsX.length) {
            currentX = currentX + 1;
            lastX = currentX - 1;
        } else {
            currentX = 0;
            lastX = elementsX.length - 1;
        }
        setTimeout((function() {$.innerfade.next(elementsX, currentX, lastX);}), 4000);
    };

})(jQuery);

// **** remove Opacity-Filter in ie ****
function removeFilter(element) {
	if(element.style.removeAttribute){
		element.style.removeAttribute('filter');
	}
}