// story switcher
// Author: Jeremiah Cohick
var counter = 4; // number of stories
var dur = 4;	// length of transition
var inter = 7;	// duration of story before transition
var count = 2;	// next in line to show
var tohide = 1;	// next in line to hide
var autoFadeInt;

function startSwitchin() {
	autoFadeInt = setInterval("autoFade()", inter * 1000);
}
function autoFade() {
	Effect.Fade('story_' + tohide);
	Effect.Appear('story_' + count);
	selectTab(tohide, count);
	
	tohide = count;
	count++;
	if (count > counter)
		count = 1;
}
function stopFade(showFrame) {
	clearInterval(autoFadeInt);
	if (tohide != showFrame) {
		Effect.Fade('story_' + tohide);
		Effect.Fade('story_' + showFrame);
		selectTab(tohide, showFrame);
		tohide = showFrame;
	}
}
function selectTab(oldTab, newTab) {
	document.getElementById('story_tab' + oldTab).style.color = "#666666";
	document.getElementById('story_tab' + newTab).style.color = "#9d0a0e";
}