jQuery.fn.fadeSlideShow = function (options) {
    return this.each(function () {
        settings = jQuery.extend({
            width: 940, // default width of the slideshow
            height: 300, // default height of the slideshow
            speed: 'slow', // default animation transition speed
            interval: 9000, // default interval between image change
            PlayPauseElement: '', // default css id for the play / pause element
            PlayText: 'Play', // default play text
            PauseText: 'Pause', // default pause text
            NextElement: 'fssNext', // default id for next button
            NextElementText: '', // default text for next button
            PrevElement: 'fssPrev', // default id for prev button
            PrevElementText: '', // default text for prev button
            ListElement: 'fssList', // default id for image / content controll list
            ListLi: 'fssLi', // default class for li's in the image / content controll 
            ListLiActive: 'fssActive', // default class for active state in the controll list
            addListToId: false, // add the controll list to special id in your code - default false
            allowKeyboardCtrl: false, // allow keyboard controlls left / right / space
            autoplay: true // autoplay the slideshow
        }, options);

        // set style for wrapper element
        jQuery(this).css({
            width: settings.width,
            height: settings.height,
            position: 'relative',
            overflow: 'hidden'
        });

        // set styles for child element
        jQuery('> *', this).css({
            position: 'absolute',
            width: settings.width,
            height: settings.height,
            overflow: 'hidden'
        });

        if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 7") >= 0) {
            var wrapper = document.getElementById("slideshowWrapper");
            if (wrapper != null) {
                wrapper.style.left = 0;
                wrapper.style.position = "relative";
                // set styles for child element
                jQuery('> *', this).css({
                    position: 'absolute',
                    left: '0px'
                });
            }
        }

        // count number of slides
        Slides = jQuery('> *', this).length;
        Slides = Slides - 1;
        ActSlide = Slides;
        // Set jQuery Slide short var
        jQslide = jQuery('> *', this);
        // save this
        fssThis = this;

        autoplay = function () {
            intval = setInterval(function () {
                jQslide.eq(ActSlide).fadeOut(settings.speed);

                // if list is on change the active class
                if (settings.ListElement) {
                    setActLi = (Slides - ActSlide) + 1;
                    if (setActLi > Slides) { setActLi = 0; }
                    jQuery('#' + settings.ListElement + ' li').removeClass(settings.ListLiActive);
                    jQuery('#' + settings.ListElement + ' li').eq(setActLi).addClass(settings.ListLiActive);
                }

                if (ActSlide <= 0) {
                    jQslide.fadeIn(settings.speed);
                    ActSlide = Slides;
                } else {
                    ActSlide = ActSlide - 1;
                }
            }, settings.interval);

            if (settings.PlayPauseElement) {
                jQuery('#' + settings.PlayPauseElement).html(settings.PauseText);
            }
        }

        stopAutoplay = function () {
            clearInterval(intval);
            intval = false;
            if (settings.PlayPauseElement) {
                jQuery('#' + settings.PlayPauseElement).html(settings.PlayText);
            }
        }

        jumpTo = function (newIndex) {
            if (newIndex < 0) { newIndex = Slides; }
            else if (newIndex > Slides) { newIndex = 0; }
            if (newIndex >= ActSlide) {
                jQuery('> *:lt(' + (newIndex + 1) + ')', fssThis).fadeIn(settings.speed);
            } else if (newIndex <= ActSlide) {
                jQuery('> *:gt(' + newIndex + ')', fssThis).fadeOut(settings.speed);
            }

            // set the active slide
            ActSlide = newIndex;

            if (settings.ListElement) {
                // set active
                jQuery('#' + settings.ListElement + ' li').removeClass(settings.ListLiActive);
                jQuery('#' + settings.ListElement + ' li').eq((Slides - newIndex)).addClass(settings.ListLiActive);
            }
        }

        // if list is on render it
        if (settings.ListElement) {
            i = 0;
            li = '';
            while (i <= Slides) {
                if (i == 0) {
                    li = li + '<li class="' + settings.ListLi + i + ' ' + settings.ListLiActive + '"><a href="#">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>';
                } else {
                    li = li + '<li class="' + settings.ListLi + i + '"><a href="#">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>';
                }
                i++;
            }
            var left = "";
            if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 7") >= 0) {
                left = "style='left: 0; position: absolute; margin-top: 5px;'";
            }
            List = '<ul id="' + settings.ListElement + '"' + left + '>' + li + '<\/ul>';

            // add list to a special id or append after the slideshow
            if (settings.addListToId) {
                jQuery('#' + settings.addListToId).append(List);
            } else {
                jQuery(this).after(List);
            }

            jQuery('#' + settings.ListElement + ' a').bind('click', function () {
                index = jQuery('#' + settings.ListElement + ' a').index(this);
                stopAutoplay();
                ReverseIndex = Slides - index;

                jumpTo(ReverseIndex);

                return false;
            });
        }

        if (settings.PlayPauseElement) {
            if (!jQuery('#' + settings.PlayPauseElement).css('display')) {
                jQuery(this).after('<a href="#" id="' + settings.PlayPauseElement + '"><\/a>');
            }

            if (settings.autoplay) {
                jQuery('#' + settings.PlayPauseElement).html(settings.PauseText);
            } else {
                jQuery('#' + settings.PlayPauseElement).html(settings.PlayText);
            }

            jQuery('#' + settings.PlayPauseElement).bind('click', function () {
                if (intval) {
                    stopAutoplay();
                } else {
                    autoplay();
                }
                return false;
            });
        }

        if (settings.NextElement) {
            if (!jQuery('#' + settings.NextElement).css('display')) {
                jQuery(this).after('<a href="#" id="' + settings.NextElement + '">' + settings.NextElementText + '<\/a>');
            }

            jQuery('#' + settings.NextElement).bind('click', function () {
                nextSlide = ActSlide - 1;
                stopAutoplay();
                jumpTo(nextSlide);
                return false;
            });
        }

        if (settings.PrevElement) {
            if (!jQuery('#' + settings.PrevElement).css('display')) {

                jQuery(this).after('<a href="#" id="' + settings.PrevElement + '">' + settings.PrevElementText + '<\/a>');
            }

            jQuery('#' + settings.PrevElement).bind('click', function () {
                prevSlide = ActSlide + 1;
                stopAutoplay();
                jumpTo(prevSlide);
                return false;
            });
        }

        if (settings.allowKeyboardCtrl) {
            jQuery(document).bind('keydown', function (e) {
                if (e.which == 39) {
                    nextSlide = ActSlide - 1;
                    stopAutoplay();
                    jumpTo(nextSlide);
                } else if (e.which == 37) {
                    prevSlide = ActSlide + 1;
                    stopAutoplay();
                    jumpTo(prevSlide);
                } else if (e.which == 32) {
                    if (intval) { stopAutoplay(); }
                    else { autoplay(); }
                    return false;
                }
            });
        }

        // start autoplay or set it to false
        if (settings.autoplay) { autoplay(); } else { intval = false; }
    });
};