var current_banner = 1;
	var total_banners = 0;
	var wait = 0;
	
	function banner_init()
	{
		//stop banner change if mouse over one banner
		elements = document.getElementById('home_slideshow').getElementsByTagName('div');
		total_banners = elements.length;
		for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) 
		{ 
			elements[i].onmouseover = function () 
			{
				clearTimeout(wait);
			}
			elements[i].onmouseout = function () 
			{
				clearTimeout(wait);
				wait = setTimeout('nextBanner()',bannertime);
			}	
		}
		//set navigation
		elements = document.getElementById('home_slideshow').getElementsByTagName('ul')[0].getElementsByTagName('li');
		total_banners = elements.length;
		for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) 
		{ 
			elements[i].title = i + 1;
			elements[i].onmouseover = function ()
			{
				banner(this.title);
				clearTimeout(wait);
			}
			elements[i].onmouseout = function ()
			{
				clearTimeout(wait);
				wait = setTimeout('nextBanner()',bannertime);
			}	
		}
		wait = setTimeout('nextBanner()',bannertime);
	} 
	
	function banner(nr)
	{
		clearTimeout(wait);
		elements = document.getElementById('home_slideshow').getElementsByTagName('div');
		
		//hide all divs
		for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) 
		{ 
			if (nr == (i + 1))
			{
				//show selected banner	
				elements[i].style.display = "block";
			} else
			{	//hide everything else
				elements[i].style.display = "none";	
			}
		}
		
		a_items = document.getElementById('home_slideshow').getElementsByTagName('ul')[0].getElementsByTagName('a');
		for (var i = 0; i < a_items.length; i++) 
		{
			if (nr == (i + 1))
			{
				// highlight the current link	
				a_items[i].style.color = "#333";
			} else
			{	
				a_items[i].style.color = "#bbb";
			}
		}
		
		// set corresponding link color
		//j = nr - 1;
		//a_item = document.getElementById('home_slideshow').getElementsByTagName('ul')[0].getElementsByTagName('a')[j];
		//a_item.style.color = '#333';

		wait = setTimeout('nextBanner()',bannertime);
	}
	
	function nextBanner() 
	{
		if(current_banner < total_banners)
		{
			current_banner ++; 
		}
		else
		{	current_banner = 1;
		}
		banner(current_banner);
	}