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Fading background images in and out

Re: www.dijitalrealm.com/JCMusic/BGSlideShow.html
I have a simple code (the easiest one for me to understand and implement among the resources I found online) that toggles between 2 background images. How do I modify the code so that the images fade in over each other for about 1 second? Also how do i eliminate the 5 sec pause before the first image appears? If there's an altogether different code that accomplished my goal, that of course would be fine as well.

body{
background-attachment:fixed;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: center center;
}
</style>

<script language="JavaScript1.2">
var bgimages=new Array()
bgimages[0]="images/RitaHayworthCameo.jpg"
bgimages[1]="images/GirlWithHeart.jpg"

//preload images
var pathToImg=new Array()
for (i=0;i<bgimages.length;i++){
pathToImg[i]=new Image()
pathToImg[i].src=bgimages[i]
}

var inc=-1

function bgSlide(){
if (inc<bgimages.length-1)
inc++
else
inc=0
document.body.background=pathToImg[inc].src
}

if (document.all||document.getElementById)
window.onload=new Function('setInterval("bgSlide()",5000)')

</script>

</head>

<body>
</body>

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Thanks!
John

Jan Louwerens

To eliminate the 5 second lapse, you'll need to change this line of code:

var inc=-1

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to these two lines:

var inc=0;
document.body.background=pathToImg[0].src

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John Carney

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Thanks, Jan. I found something online based on your parameters and was able to tweak it so that it works with other content. You can see the page and the source code here. Please let me know if there's a way to make it more elegant and "best practices" as possible.

Thanks!
John

John Carney

ASKER

Forgot the link: http://www.dijitalrealm.com/JCMusic/SweetLittleRomanticsKisses.html. It's on a 10 second cycle.