function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
	//speed for each frame
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 0;

	//determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
	if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	} else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
			{
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	}
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}

function shiftOpacity(id, millisec) {
	//if an element is invisible, make it visible, else make it ivisible
	if(document.getElementById(id).style.opacity == 0) {
		opacity(id, 0, 100, millisec);
	} else {
		opacity(id, 100, 0, millisec);
	}
}

function blendimage(divid, imageid, imagefile, millisec) {
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 0;
	
	//set the current image as background
	document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage = "url(" + document.getElementById(imageid).src + ")";
	
	//make image transparent
	changeOpac(0, imageid);
	
	//make new image
	document.getElementById(imageid).src = imagefile;

	//fade in image
	for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {
		setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + imageid + "')",(timer * speed));
		timer++;
	}
}

function currentOpac(id, opacEnd, millisec) {
	//standard opacity is 100
	var currentOpac = 100;
	
	//if the element has an opacity set, get it
	if(document.getElementById(id).style.opacity < 100) {
		currentOpac = document.getElementById(id).style.opacity * 100;
	}

	//call for the function that changes the opacity
	opacity(id, currentOpac, opacEnd, millisec)
}






<!--
//window.onload = function() {

var slideShowSpeed = 3000

var crossFadeDuration = 9

var immahome= new Array()

immahome[0]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/1.jpg';
immahome[1]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/2.jpg';
immahome[2]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/3.jpg';
immahome[3]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/4.jpg';
immahome[4]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/5.jpg';
immahome[5]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/6.jpg';
immahome[6]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/home/7.jpg';


var immcucina= new Array()

immcucina[0]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/cucina/1.jpg';
immcucina[1]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/cucina/2.jpg';
immcucina[2]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/cucina/3.jpg';
immcucina[3]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/cucina/4.jpg';
immcucina[4]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/cucina/5.jpg';
immcucina[5]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/cucina/6.jpg';

var immristo= new Array()immristo[0]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/risto/1.jpg';immristo[1]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/risto/2.jpg';immristo[2]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/risto/3.jpg';immristo[3]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/risto/4.jpg';immristo[4]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/risto/5.jpg';immristo[5]='/public/portale/sites/default/files/risto/6.jpg';

var t
var j = 0
var x = 0var z = 0
var p = immahome.length

var preLoad = new Array()
for (i = 0; i < p; i++){
   preLoad[i] = new Image()
   preLoad[i].src = immahome[i]
}



var t
var j = 0
var pr = immcucina.length

var preLoadCucina = new Array()
for (i = 0; i < pr; i++){
   preLoadCucina[i] = new Image()
   preLoadCucina[i].src = immcucina[i]
}
var preLoadRisto = new Array()var prz = immristo.lengthfor (i = 0; i < prz; i++){   preLoadRisto[i] = new Image()   preLoadRisto[i].src = immristo[i]}



function runSlideShow(){

//opacity('imm_home', 0, 100, 1000);
//setTimeout('seep()', 100)

if(document.getElementById('imm_home'))  
 document.getElementById('imm_home').src = preLoad[j].src
if(document.getElementById('imm_cucina')) 
   document.getElementById('imm_cucina').src = preLoadCucina[x].src
if(document.getElementById('imm_risto'))    document.getElementById('imm_risto').src = preLoadRisto[z].src


   j = j + 1
   x = x + 1     z = z + 1
   if (j > (p-1)) j=0
   if (x > (pr-1)) x=0      if (z > (prz-1)) z=0
 t = setTimeout('runSlideShow()', slideShowSpeed)
}


function seep(){}

//}

//-->


