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<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery.easing.1.3.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
//custom animations to use
//in the transitions
var animations = ['right','left','top','bottom','rightFade','leftFade','topFade','bottomFade'];
var total_anim = animations.length;
//just change this to one of your choice
var easeType = 'swing';
//the speed of each transition
var animSpeed = 450;
//caching
var $hs_container = $('#hs_container');
var $hs_areas = $hs_container.find('.hs_area');
//first preload all images
$hs_images = $hs_container.find('img');
var total_images = $hs_images.length;
var cnt = 0;
$hs_images.each(function(){
var $this = $(this);
$('<img/>').load(function(){
++cnt;
if(cnt == total_images){
$hs_areas.each(function(){
var $area = $(this);
//when the mouse enters the area we animate the current
//image (random animation from array animations),
//so that the next one gets visible.
//"over" is a flag indicating if we can animate
//an area or not (we don't want 2 animations
//at the same time for each area)
$area.data('over',true).bind('mouseenter',function(){
if($area.data('over')){
$area.data('over',false);
//how many images in this area?
var total = $area.children().length;
//visible image
var $current = $area.find('img:visible');
//index of visible image
var idx_current = $current.index();
//the next image that's going to be displayed.
//either the next one, or the first one if the current is the last
var $next = (idx_current == total-1) ? $area.children(':first') : $current.next();
//show next one (not yet visible)
$next.show();
//get a random animation
var anim = animations[Math.floor(Math.random()*total_anim)];
switch(anim){
//current slides out from the right
case 'right':
$current.animate({
'left':$current.width()+'px'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'left' : '0px'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the left
case 'left':
$current.animate({
'left':-$current.width()+'px'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'left' : '0px'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the top
case 'top':
$current.animate({
'top':-$current.height()+'px'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'top' : '0px'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the bottom
case 'bottom':
$current.animate({
'top':$current.height()+'px'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'top' : '0px'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the right and fades out
case 'rightFade':
$current.animate({
'left':$current.width()+'px',
'opacity':'0'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'left' : '0px',
'opacity' : '1'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the left and fades out
case 'leftFade':
$current.animate({
'left':-$current.width()+'px','opacity':'0'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'left' : '0px',
'opacity' : '1'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the top and fades out
case 'topFade':
$current.animate({
'top':-$current.height()+'px',
'opacity':'0'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'top' : '0px',
'opacity' : '1'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
//current slides out from the bottom and fades out
case 'bottomFade':
$current.animate({
'top':$current.height()+'px',
'opacity':'0'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'top' : '0px',
'opacity' : '1'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
default:
$current.animate({
'left':-$current.width()+'px'
},
animSpeed,
easeType,
function(){
$current.hide().css({
'z-index' : '1',
'left' : '0px'
});
$next.css('z-index','9999');
$area.data('over',true);
});
break;
}
}
});
});
//when clicking the hs_container all areas get slided
//(just for fun...you would probably want to enter the site
//or something similar)
$hs_container.bind('click',function(){
$hs_areas.trigger('mouseenter');
});
}
}).attr('src',$this.attr('src'));
});
});
</script>