var displayWaitMessage=true;	// Display a please wait message while images are loading?
  	
   		
	var activeImage = false;
	var imageGalleryLeftPos = false;
	var imageGalleryWidth = false;
	var imageGalleryObj = false;
	var maxGalleryXPos = false;
	var slideSpeed = 0;
	var imageGalleryCaptions = new Array();
	function startSlide(e)
	{
		if(document.all)e = event;
		var id = this.id;
		this.getElementsByTagName('IMG')[0].src = 'images/' + this.id + '_over.gif';	
		if(this.id=='arrow_right'){
			slideSpeedMultiply = Math.floor((e.clientX - this.offsetLeft) / 5);
			slideSpeed = -1*slideSpeedMultiply;
			slideSpeed = Math.max(-10,slideSpeed);
		}else{			
			slideSpeedMultiply = 10 - Math.floor((e.clientX - this.offsetLeft) / 5);
			slideSpeed = 1*slideSpeedMultiply;
			slideSpeed = Math.min(10,slideSpeed);
			if(slideSpeed<0)slideSpeed=10;
		}
	}
	
	function releaseSlide()
	{
		var id = this.id;
		this.getElementsByTagName('IMG')[0].src = 'images/' + this.id + '.gif';
		slideSpeed=0;
	}
		
	
	
	function showImage()
	{
		if(activeImage){
			activeImage.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=50)';	
			activeImage.style.opacity = 0.5;
		}	
		this.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=100)';
		this.style.opacity = 1;	
		activeImage = this;	
	}
	
		
	function showPreview(imagePath,imageIndex){
		var subImages = document.getElementById('previewPane').getElementsByTagName('IMG');
		if(subImages.length==0){
			var img = document.createElement('IMG');
			document.getElementById('previewPane').appendChild(img);
		}else img = subImages[0];
		
		if(displayWaitMessage){
			document.getElementById('waitMessage').style.display='inline';
		}
		img.onload = function() { hideWaitMessageAndShowCaption(imageIndex-1); };
		img.src = imagePath;
		
	}
	function hideWaitMessageAndShowCaption(imageIndex)
	{
		document.getElementById('waitMessage').style.display='none';	
		
	}
	window.onload = initSlideShow;