// =========================================================
$.fn.innerfade = function(options) {
        return this.each(function(){
                var settings = {
                        speed: 'normal',
                        timeout: 10000,
                        type: 'sequence',
                        containerheight: 'auto'
                }
                //Stop IE flicker
                if ($.browser.msie == true) {
                        document.execCommand('BackgroundImageCache', false, true);
                }
                //Stop IE flicker
                if(options)
                        $.extend(settings, options);
                var elements = $(this).children().get();
                if (elements.length > 1) {
                        $(this).parent().css('position', 'relative');
                        $(this).css('height', settings.containerheight);
                        for ( var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++ ) {
                                $(elements[i]).css('z-index', elements.length - i).css('position', 'absolute');
                                $(elements[i]).hide();
                        }
                        if ( settings.type == 'sequence' ) {
                                setTimeout(function(){
                                        $.innerfade.next(elements, settings, 1, 0);
                                }, settings.timeout);
                                $(elements[0]).show();
                        }
                        else if ( settings.type == 'random' ) {
                                setTimeout(function(){
                                        do { current = Math.floor ( Math.random ( ) * ( elements.length ) ); } while ( current == 0 )
                                        $.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, 0);
                                }, settings.timeout);
                                $(elements[0]).show();
                        }
                        else {
                                alert('type must either be \'sequence\' or \'random\'');
                        }
                }
        });
};
$.innerfade = function() {}
$.innerfade.next = function (elements, settings, current, last) {
        $(elements[last]).fadeOut(settings.speed);
        $(elements[current]).fadeIn(settings.speed);
        if ( settings.type == 'sequence' ) {
                if ( ( current + 1 ) < elements.length ) {
                        current = current + 1;
                        last = current - 1;
                }
                else {
                        current = 0;
                        last = elements.length - 1;
                }
        }
        else if ( settings.type == 'random' ) {
                last = current;
                while (        current == last ) {
                        current = Math.floor ( Math.random ( ) * ( elements.length ) );
                }
        }
        else {
                alert('type must either be \'sequence\' or \'random\'');
        }
        setTimeout((function(){$.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, last);}), settings.timeout);
}