> So, you want image 1 to be visible on page load, then fade out to > reveal image 2; then, image 2 should fade out to reveal image 3? yes right this is what i want
> you want image 2 and 3 to fade in when they become visible yes >do you want that to occur at the same time that the previous one is fading out, yes >And what do you want to happen after image > 3 has appeared? Should it stay visible, or do you want it to fade out > over a period of 4 seconds, just as the others do? yes > By the way, whether you have 3 images or just 1 in the DOM when the > page loads is irrelevant to your needs; it's more a matter of what you > want to have visible if JavaScript and/or CSS are not available, since > you can have images layered on top of each other through setting > position to absolute and appropriate z-index. check this link http://tetrix01.free.fr/fade.htm it is the effect done without jquery i am trying not to use absolute positioning for this i did some kind of trick: the css #photo-holder has a height and width of 0px this permits to have the image with a margin of 0 auto, if you try to select the text after the image disappear it is impossible i would like to have the text still selectable, i am very curious to how can this be done after the 3 images fades how to get the text selectable again