var speed_homepage = 10;
var banner_homepage = 2;
var currentbanner_homepage = 0;
var banners_homepage = {

0: ["i/newh/freelife_home.uk.jpg", "index.php?area=mylife&lng=uk&page=1-1"], 
1: ["i/newh/home.promo.slide.02.uk.jpg", "index.php?area=mylife&lng=uk&page=4-8"]
}




function changeOpac_homepage(opacity, id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id).style;
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}

function fadeout_homepage(){



    // parse url and get language into array
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
	
    for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
     {
     hash = hashes[i].split('=');
         vars.push(hash[1]);
        
     }	 
	

     // counter
     var i = 0;
	 
	 if (vars == null) {vars = "uk";}

     // create object
     imageObj1 = new Image();
	 imageObj2 = new Image();

     // set image list
     images = new Array();
     images[0]="i/newh/freelife_home." + vars + ".jpg";
     images[1]="i/newh/home.promo.slide.02." + vars + ".jpg";

     // start preloading	 
	  imageObj1.src=images[0];
	  imageObj2.src=images[1];
	 






	var timer = 0;

	for(var i = 100; i >= 0; i--) {
		setTimeout("changeOpac_homepage(" + i + ",'img')",(timer * speed_homepage));
		timer++;
	}

	setTimeout("fadein_homepage()", 1000);
	
 }

function fadein_homepage(){
	var timer = 0;
	var newbanner_homepage = (currentbanner_homepage+1==banner_homepage)?0:currentbanner_homepage+1;
    
	document.getElementById('img').src = banners_homepage[newbanner_homepage][0];

	
	
	for ( var i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {
		setTimeout("changeOpac_homepage(" + i + ",'img')",(timer * speed_homepage));
		timer++;
		
	}

	document.getElementById('imglnk').href = banners_homepage[newbanner_homepage][1];

	currentbanner_homepage = newbanner_homepage;

	

  	setTimeout("fadeout_homepage()", 3000);
	
 }