(function($) {

 $.fn.mySlider = function(vars) {

	 	var timeOut = vars.timeOut || 4000;
	 	var capOpacity = vars.captionOpacity || .7;
	 	var element = this;
	 	var fxDuration = timeOut/8;
	
	 	var items = $("#" + element[0].id + " li");
	 	var captions = $("#" + element[0].id + " li div");
	
	 	items.css('display','none');
	
	 	captions.css({
	 		'opacity': capOpacity,
	 		'display': 'none'
	
		});
	
	
		 var fadeIn = function(no) {
		 	$(items[no]).fadeIn(fxDuration, function() {
		 	$(captions[no]).fadeIn(fxDuration, function() {
		 		setTimeout(function() {fadeOut(no);}, timeOut);
		 	});
		 });
	 }
	
	 var fadeOut = function(no) {
	 	$(captions[no]).fadeOut(fxDuration, function() {
	 		$(items[no]).fadeOut(fxDuration, function() {
	 			fadeIn(calcNext(no));
			 });
	 	});
	 }
	
	 var calcNext = function(no) {
	 	return ((no + 1) == items.length) ? 0 : (no + 1);
	 }
	
	 fadeIn(0);
	
	
	 }


})(jQuery);