var $j = jQuery.noConflict();

function startSlideshow(startFrame, endFrame, delay) {
  setTimeout(switchSlides(startFrame, startFrame, endFrame, delay), delay);
}

function switchSlides(frame, startFrame, endFrame, delay) {
  return (function() {
    Effect.Fade('rimage' + frame);
    if (frame == endFrame) {
      frame = startFrame;
    } else {
      frame++;
    }
    Effect.Appear('rimage' + frame);
    setTimeout(switchSlides(frame, startFrame, endFrame, delay), delay);
  })
}