[jQuery] jQuery Cycle plugin question - changing speeds mid-slideshow

I have an effect where I cycle through images with the default slow fade speed, and when a user mouses over a link, I jump to a specific image via: $('#myPics').cycle(3); The problem is, I want to change the fade options to "fast" just before I jump to that image. How would this be done?

[jQuery] Cycle Plugin Question

I'm building a player with a pager and I'm having some trouble - my javascript ability is intermediate so I'm hoping someone can lend some advice. I'm working on a "before" callback function and I'd like to access the current slide index. I'd like to know what slide "number" is coming up. As the