var fadeTime = 750;

    var slideFading = false;
    var activeSlideIndex = 0;

    var autoslidetimeout = null;

    function introslide_showslide(index) {

        if (slideFading == true || activeSlideIndex == index)
            return;

        slideFading = true;

        if(sliderIsAutomatic==true)
            clearTimeout(autoslidetimeout);

        $('#slider_buttons > li > a').removeClass("active");
        $('#slider_buttons > li:eq('+index+') > a').addClass("active");

        introslides[activeSlideIndex].style.position = 'relative';
        introslides[activeSlideIndex].style.left = 0;
        introslides[activeSlideIndex].style.top = 0;

        introslides[index].style.position = 'absolute';
        introslides[index].style.left = 0;
        introslides[index].style.top = 0;

        $('#intro_balk2 > #intro_content > h2').css({'display':'none'});
        $('#intro_balk2 > #intro_content > h2:eq('+index+')').css({'display':''});

        $('#intro_balk2 > #intro_content > h3').css({'display':'none'});
        $('#intro_balk2 > #intro_content > h3:eq('+index+')').css({'display':''});

        $(introslides[activeSlideIndex]).fadeOut(fadeTime, function () {
            introslides[index].style.position = 'relative';
            });

        $(introslides[index]).fadeIn(fadeTime, function () {

            activeSlideIndex = index;
            slideFading = false;

            if(sliderIsAutomatic==true)
                introslide_setautoslideTimeout();

        });
    }

    function introslide_autoslide() {

        if (activeSlideIndex + 1 >= introslides.length)
            introslide_showslide(0);
        else
            introslide_showslide(activeSlideIndex + 1);
    }

    function introslide_setautoslideTimeout() {

        if(sliderIsAutomatic==true)
            autoslidetimeout = setTimeout("introslide_autoslide()", slideTimeoutTime);
    }

jQuery(window).load(function() {

    if(sliderIsAutomatic==true)
        introslide_setautoslideTimeout();

    $('#intro_balk').css({'opacity': '0.5'});

    introslides = $('.slide');
});