	var currentsel = 0;
	
	function hide_items(selector){
		var lis = $('#'+selector+' ul li');
		var i = 1;
		for(i;i<lis.length;i++){
			lis[i].style.left = "900px";
		}
	}
	
	function slideit(dir,selector){
		var lis = $('#'+selector+' ul li');
		var prev = currentsel;
		var curfrom = '-900px';
		var prevto = '900px';
		
		if(dir == 'fwd'){
			currentsel++;
			currentsel = (currentsel > lis.length - 1) ? 0: currentsel;
			curfrom = '900px';
			prevto = '-900px';
		} else {
			currentsel--;
			currentsel = (currentsel < 0) ? lis.length - 1: currentsel;
		}
		
		lis[prev].style.left = '0px';
		lis[currentsel].style.left = curfrom;
		$(lis[prev]).animate({left: prevto},{queue:false,duration:500});
		$(lis[currentsel]).animate({left:'0px'},{queue:false,duration:500});
		/*
		$(lis[prev]).animate(
		  {"left": prevto,"opacity": .2}, 500,
      function(){
      	$(lis[prev]).fadeTo("slow",1);
      }
		);
		$(lis[currentsel]).animate(
		  {"left": "0px","opacity": .2}, 500,
      function(){
      	$(lis[currentsel]).fadeTo("slow",1);
      }
		);
		*/
  }
