$(function() {
	if($("#slideshow-images").length > 0){
		$.preload( '#slideshow-images img', {//the first argument is a selector to the images
			onFinish:finish,
			placeholder:HTTP + LAYOUTS + 'images/spacer.gif',//this is the really important option
			notFound:HTTP + LAYOUTS + 'images/spacer.gif',//optional image if an image wasn't found
			threshold: 1 //'2' is the default, how many at a time, to load.
		}); 
	}
})
	
function finish(){
	$("#preloader").remove();	
}