//  Rotate images tt_news portfolio

function theRotator() {
	//Set the opacity of all images to 0
	$('div.rotator ul li img').css({opacity: 0.0});
	
	//Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)
	$('div.rotator ul li:first img').css({opacity: 1.0});
		
	//Call the rotator function to run the slideshow, 3000 = change to next image after # seconds
	setInterval('rotate()',3000);
	
}

function rotate() {	
	//Get the first image
	var current = ($('div.rotator ul li.show')?  $('div.rotator ul li.show') : $('div.rotator ul li:first'));

	//Get next image, when it reaches the end, rotate it back to the first image
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('div.rotator ul li:first') :current.next()) : $('div.rotator ul li:first'));	
	
	//Set the fade in effect for the next image, the show class has higher z-index
	next.removeClass('hide')
		.addClass('show');
		
	$(".show img").animate({opacity: 1.0},1000);
	$(".hide img").css({opacity: 0.0});
	
	//Hide the current image
	current.removeClass('show')
		.addClass('hide');
};

$(document).ready(function() {		
	//Load the slideshow
	theRotator();
});