Regarding Slideshow JS

Over the past few days, I’ve noticed that a number of people are downloading Slideshow JS. That’s great, but I also noticed that I never formally discussed the script here, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to do that now.

I’m not going to belabor the project here as you can read much more about it on the project’s page, but I thought I’d highlight some of the features of the script here, what it seeks to do, and how to contact me regarding bugs, feature requests, etc.

About The Script
The purpose of the script is to provide a very simple way of cycling a set images in an HTML document. It doesn’t require any knowledge of CSS, JavaScript, or nuances of browser performance - it only requires that you know how to actually add script tags to the head section of your page.

The one caveat to using the script is that the images that you wish to cycle must be placed in a div container. All of the styles for this container are managed by the script, so you won’t have to write any CSS. The script is flexible in that it won’t interfere with any of your current styles, and that you can customize the placement of the images however you wish. Details on how to do this can be found on the project’s page.

Slideshow is cross-browser compatible between IE6, IE7, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. It also has two modes of cycling the images - it can fade the images, or cycle them with no transitions. Unfortunately, IE6 does not support opacity so fading does not work in the browser.

For more technical information about the libraries that Slideshow uses, and how it operates with respect to the DOM, see the project page.

Contacting me regarding feature requests or bug fixes
I was initially only developing the script for myself, but as a few friends showed interest in the script, I decided to try to make it as robust and flexible as possible for others to use. I’ve attempted to test it as much as possible, but it’s impossible to test every single use case.

If you find a bug, definitely send me an email and let me know exactly what you did to discover it. I’ll do my best to address it.

Slideshow’s purpose is to provide a simple way for you to cycle your images without worrying about CSS, JavaScript, or cross browser quirks. If you’ve got a feature request that you think falls in-line with this purpose (such as showing an image title overlayed on the image), then also send me an email.

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