// Refresh rate (in ms).
var refresh2 = 7500;
var element2 = 0;


// Change the images.
function play2()
    {
    if (element2 < newsImageArray.length)
        {
        document.getElementById('indexrightnews').style.backgroundImage = document.getElementById('newsimage').style.backgroundImage;

        setopacity2(0, 'newsimage')
        document.getElementById('newstitle').innerHTML = '<span style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><a href="' + newsLinkArray[element2] + '">' + newsTitleArray[element2] + '</a></span>';
        document.getElementById('newsimage').style.backgroundImage = 'url(images/news/' + newsImageArray[element2] + ')';
        fade2();

        element2 = element2 + 1;
        setTimeout('play2();', refresh2);
        }
    else
        {
        element2 = 0;
        play2();
        }
    }


// Fade in.
function fade2()
    {
    var speed2 = Math.round(1000 / 100);
    var timer2 = 0; 


    var opacityvalue2 = 0;
    while(opacityvalue2 <= 100)
        {
        setTimeout("setopacity2(" + opacityvalue2 + ", 'newsimage')", (timer2 * speed2));
        timer2++;
        opacityvalue2 = opacityvalue2 + 4;
        }
    }


// Change the opacity.
function setopacity2(opacityvalue2, id)
    {
    document.getElementById(id).style.opacity      = (opacityvalue2 / 100);
    document.getElementById(id).style.MozOpacity   = (opacityvalue2 / 100);
    document.getElementById(id).style.KhtmlOpacity = (opacityvalue2 / 100);
    document.getElementById(id).style.filter       = "alpha(opacity=" + opacityvalue2 + ")";
    } 


// Start the slideshow.
play2();