// homepage slideshow
$(function() {
    var stack = [];

    // preload images into an array
    for (var i = 3; i < 15; i++) {
        var img = new Image(200,200);
        img.src = 'content/home_slideshow/image' + i + '.jpg';
        $(img).bind('load', function() {
            stack.push(this);
        });
    }

    // start slideshow
    $('#slideshow').cycle({
        timeout:  3000,
        before:   onBefore
    });

    // add images to slideshow
    function onBefore(curr, next, opts) {
        if (opts.addSlide) // <-- important!
            while(stack.length)
                opts.addSlide(stack.pop());
    };
});