function fadeinSlideshow(elem, imageList, slideDuration, fadeSpeed, current) {

    // get the length of the image array.

    var listSize = imageList.length;

    // If there's no current image selected, or the value is out of the range of the

    // slideshow, then set the current image to zero.

    if (!current || current >= listSize) current = 0;

    // If there's no slide duration set, set it to 5 seconds.

    if (!slideDuration) slideDuration = 5000;

    // If there's no fade speed set, set it to 1 second.

    if (!fadeSpeed) fadeSpeed = 1000;

    // Set the image's source to the current image's url.

    $(elem + " img").attr("src", imageList[current]);

    // If the current element is at the maximum of the element size, then set the 

    // wrapper's background (aka, the next image) to the first image.

    if (current == (listSize - 1)) {

        $(elem).css("background", "transparent url(" + imageList[0] + ") no-repeat");

    } else {

    // If not, set the next image in the list to the background of the wrapper.

        $(elem).css("background", "transparent url(" + imageList[current + 1] + ") no-repeat");

    }

    // Hold the current image for a period of time equal to slideDuration. Once that's done, then

    // fade the current image's opacity until the background image shows. Once that is done, then

    // call this same function again with the next image in line.

    $(elem + " img").animate({ opacity: "1" }, slideDuration).animate({ opacity: "0.01" }, fadeSpeed, function() { $(this).css("opacity", "1"); fadeinSlideshow(elem, imageList, slideDuration, fadeSpeed, current + 1) });

} // end of function fadeinSlideshow()