function mycarousel_itemLoadCallback(carousel, state)
{
    // Check if the requested items already exist
    if (carousel.has(carousel.first, carousel.last)) {
        return;
    }

    jQuery.get(
        '/home/ajax_banner_image',
        {
            first: carousel.first,
            last: carousel.last
        },
        function(xml) {
            mycarousel_itemAddCallback(carousel, carousel.first, carousel.last, xml);
        },
        'xml'
    );
};

function mycarousel_itemAddCallback(carousel, first, last, xml)
{
    // Set the size of the carousel
    carousel.size(parseInt(jQuery('total', xml).text()));

    jQuery('banner', xml).each(function(i) {
        
        var image = jQuery('image',this).text();
        var link = jQuery('link',this).text();
        var intro = jQuery('intro',this).text();

        carousel.add(first + i, mycarousel_getItemHTML( link, image, intro ));
    });
};

/**
 * Item html creation helper.
 */
function mycarousel_getItemHTML(href, url, alt)
{
    return '<a href="'+href+'"><img src="' + url + '" alt="'+alt+'" title="'+alt+'" /></a>';
};

function mycarousel_initCallback(carousel)
{
    // Pause autoscrolling if the user moves with the cursor over the clip.
    carousel.clip.hover(function() {
        carousel.stopAuto();
    }, function() {
        carousel.startAuto();
    });
};

jQuery(document).ready(function() {
	
	var ieversion = 7;
	if (/MSIE (\d+\.\d+);/.test(navigator.userAgent)){ //test for MSIE x.x;
	 var ieversion=new Number(RegExp.$1) // capture x.x portion and store as a number
	 }
	if (ieversion < 7 && navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")
	{}
	else
	{
	    jQuery('#bannercarousel').jcarousel({
	        // Uncomment the following option if you want items
	        // which are outside the visible range to be removed
	        // from the DOM.
	        // Useful for carousels with MANY items.
	
	        // itemVisibleOutCallback: {onAfterAnimation: function(carousel, item, i, state, evt) { carousel.remove(i); }},
	        itemLoadCallback: mycarousel_itemLoadCallback,
	        scroll : 1,
	        visible : 1,
	        initCallback: mycarousel_initCallback,
	        auto: 5,
	        wrap: 'last'
	      });
	  }
    
});