(function ($) {

    $.fn.customFadeIn = function(speed, callback) { 
        $(this).fadeIn(speed, function() { 
                if(jQuery.browser.msie) 
                        $(this).get(0).style.removeAttribute('filter'); 
                if(callback != undefined) 
                        callback(); 
        }); 
    }; 
    $.fn.customFadeOut = function(speed, callback) { 
        $(this).fadeOut(speed, function() { 
                if(jQuery.browser.msie) 
                        $(this).get(0).style.removeAttribute('filter'); 
                if(callback != undefined) 
                        callback(); 
        }); 
    }; 
	
	$.fn.fadeTransition = function(options) {
	  var options = $.extend({pauseTime: 7000, transitionTime: 2000, ignore: null, delayStart: 0, pauseNavigation: false}, options);
	  var transitionObject;

	  Trans = function(obj) {
		var timer = null;
		var current = 0;
		var els = (options.ignore)?$("> *:not(" + options.ignore + ")", obj):$("> *", obj);
		$(obj).css("position", "relative");
		els.css("display", "none").css("left", "0").css("top", "0").css("position", "absolute");
		
		if (options.delayStart > 0) {
		  setTimeout(showFirst, options.delayStart);
		}
		else
		  showFirst();

		function showFirst() {
		  if (options.ignore) {
			$(options.ignore, obj).customFadeOut(options.transitionTime, function(){
				$(els[current]).customFadeIn(options.transitionTime);
			});
			//$(els[current]).fadeIn(options.transitionTime);
		  }
		  else {
			$(els[current]).css("display", "block");
		  }
		}

		function transition(next) {
		  $(els[current]).customFadeOut(options.transitionTime, function(){
				$(els[next]).customFadeIn(options.transitionTime);
		  });
		  //$(els[next]).fadeIn(options.transitionTime);
		  current = next;
		  cue();
		};

		function cue() {
		  if ($("> *", obj).length < 2) return false;
		  if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
		  if (!options.pauseNavigation) {
			timer = setTimeout(function() { transition((current + 1) % els.length | 0)} , options.pauseTime);
		  }
		};
		
		this.showItem = function(item) {
		  if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
		  transition(item);
		};

		cue();
	  }

	  this.showItem = function(item) {
		transitionObject.showItem(item);
	  };

	  return this.each(function() {
		transitionObject = new Trans(this);
	  });
	}

  })(jQuery);