// slideshow
var slideShowSpeed = 5000;
var crossFadeDuration = 3;
var Pic = new Array();
Pic[0] = 'images/home_pics_04.jpg'
Pic[1] = 'images/home_pics2_04.jpg'
Pic[2] = 'images/home_pics3_04.jpg'
Pic[3] = 'images/home_pics4_04.jpg'
Pic[4] = 'images/home_pics5_04.jpg'
Pic[5] = 'images/home_pics6_04.jpg'
var t;
var j = 0;
var p = Pic.length;
var preLoad = new Array();
for (i = 0; i < p; i++) {
preLoad[i] = new Image();
preLoad[i].src = Pic[i];
}
function runSlideShow() {
if (document.all) {
document.images.SlideShow.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=2)";
document.images.SlideShow.style.filter="blendTrans(duration=crossFadeDuration)";
document.images.SlideShow.filters.blendTrans.Apply();
}
document.images.SlideShow.src = preLoad[j].src;
if (document.all) {
document.images.SlideShow.filters.blendTrans.Play();
}
j = j + 1;
if (j > (p - 1)) j = 0;
t = setTimeout('runSlideShow()', slideShowSpeed);
}
// end slideshow
// quiz swapper
function get_cookie_quiz_num () {
var allcookies = document.cookie;
var pos = allcookies.indexOf ("warrior_quiz_num=");
var warrior_quiz_num = 0;
if (pos != -1) {
var start = pos + 17; // value of warrior_quiz_num
var end = allcookies.indexOf(";", start); // end of value
if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
var value = allcookies.substring (start, end);
warrior_quiz_num = unescape (value);
}
return warrior_quiz_num;
}
function set_cookie (quiz_num) {
var nextyear = new Date ();
nextyear.setFullYear (nextyear.getFullYear () + 1);
document.cookie = "warrior_quiz_num=" + quiz_num + "; expires=" + nextyear.toGMTString();
}
function get_quiz (quiz_num) {
if (quiz_num == 1) {
return "When heading into battle, you like to wear:
a) A full suit of plate armor
b) A bronze helment with horsehair crest
c) Metal or leather leg guards
d) A padded leather tunic";
} else if (quiz_num == 2) {
return "After a hard day fighting, you would happily eat:
a) Poached gulls' eggs
b) Porridge
c) Bread with beans and a millet gruel
d) Roast mutton";
} else if (quiz_num == 3) {
return "As an ancient warrior, your hero would be:
a) Flavius Aetius
b) Spartacus
c) Erik Bloodax
d) William Marshal";
} else { // no cookie or quiz num 4
return "If faced with an opponent, your weapon
of choice would be a:
a) Double-handed broad axe
b) Thrusting sword
c) Pilum javelin
d) Three-pronged fishing spear";
}
}
// end quiz swapper