(function($) { // 2009 Hubsoft.com && SebringCreative.com (written by Jason Sebring, mail@jasonsebring.com) - Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
    $.fn.dumbCrossFade = function(settings) {
        var config = { 'index': 0, 'showTime': 10000, 'transitionTime': 1000, 'doHoverPause': true, 'maxZIndex': 50, 'slideChange': null };
        var timeOut = null;
        var itemArray = [];
        var blockAnimation = false;
        var lastIndexRequest = -1;

        function cancelCrossFade() {
            if (timeOut !== null) { window.clearTimeout(timeOut); timeOut = null; }
        }

        function doCrossFadeNow() {
            if (blockAnimation) {
                if (arguments.length > 0) {
                    lastIndexRequest = arguments[0];
                }
                return;
            }
            var currentIndex = config.index;
            var nextIndex = (arguments.length > 0) ? arguments[0] : (config.index >= itemArray.length - 1) ? 0 : config.index + 1;
            if (currentIndex == nextIndex) { return; }
            itemArray[currentIndex].css('z-index', (config.maxZIndex - 1) + '');
            itemArray[nextIndex].css('z-index', config.maxZIndex + '');
            blockAnimation = true;
            itemArray[nextIndex].fadeIn(config.transitionTime, function() {
                itemArray[currentIndex].hide();
                blockAnimation = false;
                if (lastIndexRequest != -1) {
                    doCrossFadeNow(lastIndexRequest);
                    lastIndexRequest = -1;
                }
            });
            if (config.slideChange !== null) {
                config.slideChange(nextIndex);
            }
            config.index = nextIndex;
        }

        function doCrossFade() {
            cancelCrossFade();
            timeOut = window.setTimeout(function() {
                doCrossFadeNow();
                doCrossFade();
            }, config.showTime);
        }

        if (settings) $.extend(config, settings);

        this.each(function() {
            (itemArray.length === config.index) ? $(this).show() : $(this).hide();
            if (itemArray.length === 0) {
                if (config.doHoverPause) {
                    $(this).parent().hover(
						function() {
						    cancelCrossFade();
						},
						function() {
						    cancelCrossFade();
						    doCrossFade();
						}
					);
                }
            }
            itemArray[itemArray.length] = $(this);
        });

        doCrossFade();

        var publicAccessor = {
            'jump': function(index) {
                cancelCrossFade();
                doCrossFadeNow(index);
                return publicAccessor;
            },
            'start': function() {
                doCrossFade();
                return publicAccessor;
            },
            'stop': function() {
                cancelCrossFade();
                return publicAccessor;
            }
        };

        return publicAccessor;
    };
})(jQuery);