IN HEAD
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<style>
div.bgcarousel{ /* CSS for main carousel container */
background: black url(ajaxload.gif) center center no-repeat; /* loading gif while caoursel is loading
*/
width:700px; /* default dimensions of carousel */
height:500px;
}
img.navbutton{ /* CSS for the nav buttons */
margin:5px;
opacity:0.7;
}
div.slide{ /* CSS for each image's DIV container within main container */
background-color: black;
background-position: center center; /* center image within carousel */
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover; /* CSS3 property to scale image within container? "cover" or "contain" */
color: black;
}
div.selectedslide{ /* CSS for currently selected slide */
}
div.slide div.desc{ /* DIV that contains the textual description inside .slide */
position: absolute;
color: white;
left: 40px;
top: 100px;
width:200px;
padding: 10px;
font: bold 16px sans-serif, Arial;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px #8a8a8a; /* CSS3 text shadow */
z-index:5;
}
div.selectedslide div.desc{ /* CSS for currently selected slide's desc div */
}
div.slide div.desc h2{
font-size:150%;
margin:0;
}
div.slide div.desc a{
color:yellow;
text-decoration:none;
}
</style>
<script src="bgcarousel.js" type="text/javascript">
/***********************************************
* Background Image Carousel- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and 100s more.
***********************************************/
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var firstbgcarousel=new bgCarousel({
wrapperid: 'mybgcarousel', //ID of blank DIV on page to house carousel
imagearray: [
['autumnpark.jpg', '<h2>Autumn Day</h2>The sun peaks through the trees, a knife
that cuts through the chill, crisp air.'], //["image_path", "optional description"]
['chime.jpg', '<h2>Wind Chime</h2>The bellweather of the sky, the chime speaks of
impending turmoil.'],
['girlportrait.jpg', 'The scent of spring invigorates her as she inhales whilst the warm
breeze brings a wave of tranquility.'],
['redbench.jpg', 'Alone and Lonliness- Peace and Inner Struggle'] //<--no trailing
comma after very last image element!
],
displaymode: {type:'auto', pause:3000, cycles:2, stoponclick:false, pauseonmouseover:true},
navbuttons: ['left.gif', 'right.gif', 'up.gif', 'down.gif'], // path to nav images
activeslideclass: 'selectedslide', // CSS class that gets added to currently shown DIV slide
orientation: 'h', //Valid values: "h" or "v"
persist: true, //remember last viewed slide and recall within same session?
slideduration: 500 //transition duration (milliseconds)
})
</script>
TO INSERT IN BODY
<div id="mybgcarousel" class="bgcarousel"></div>