/*

jquery.innerfade.js

Datum:2007-01-29

Firma:Medienfreunde Hofmann & Baldes GbR

Autor: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/

*/

(function($j) {

$j.fn.innerfade = function(options) {

	this.each(function(){ 	

		var settings = {

			animationtype:'fade',

			speed:'normal',

			timeout:2000,

			type:'sequence',

			containerheight:'auto',

			runningclass:'innerfade'

		};

		

		if(options) {$j.extend(settings, options);}

		var elements = $j(this).children();

		if (elements.length > 1) {

			$j(this).css('position', 'relative');

			$j(this).css('height', settings.containerheight);

			$j(this).addClass(settings.runningclass);

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

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

				$j(elements[i]).hide();

			};

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

				setTimeout(function(){

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

				}, settings.timeout);

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

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

				setTimeout(function(){

					do { current = Math.floor ( Math.random ( ) * ( elements.length ) ); } while ( current == 0 )

					$j.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, 0);

				}, settings.timeout);

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

			}	else {

				alert('type must either be \'sequence\' or \'random\'');

			}

		}

	});

};

$j.innerfade = function() {}

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

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

		$j(elements[last]).slideUp(settings.speed, $j(elements[current]).slideDown(settings.speed));

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

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

		$j(elements[current]).fadeIn(settings.speed);

	} else {

		alert('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('type must either be \'sequence\' or \'random\'');

	};

	setTimeout((function(){$j.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, last);}), settings.timeout);

};

})(jQuery);