var oldh = 1;
    var hslide = 1;
    var hnext = 2;
    var delay = 5000;
    var foo = '';
    var a = 1;
    function autohighlight(delay) {
        setTimeout(highlightit(hnext,delay), delay);
    }
    function highlight(id,hstop){
        setTimeout(highlightit(id,hstop), 0);
    }
    function highlightit(id,hstop){
        return (function() {
            //alert('ja');
            if(hstop == 1){ hslide = 0; clearTimeout(foo); }else{ hslide = 1; hnext = id +1; }
            if(id != oldh){
                $('imgcon'+oldh).fade({ duration: 3.0, from: 1, to: 0 });
                $('imgcon'+id).appear({ duration: 3.0, from: 0, to: 1 });
                oldh = id;
                a = id;
            }
            if(hslide == 1){
                if(id == hmax){ hnext = 1; }else{ hnext = id + 1; }
                foo = setTimeout(highlightit(hnext,hstop), hstop);
            }
            return false;
        })
    }
    function previmg(){
        highlight(a-1,1);
    }
    function nextimg(){
        highlight(a+1,1);
    }