[jQuery] New slideshow plugin, though its buggy.

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Hi guys
I've created a slide-show plug-in (below). However, I've noted that it
can be buggy. Sometimes it takes absolutely _ages_ to "kick-in",
leaving the use with no image for upwards of 10 seconds.
Anybody think they can improve on this code? ;)
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/**
* Quick and easy slideshow plugin
*
* @param int d delay in ms
* @param string s speed of method (slow|normal|fast)
* @param string m method (fade|slide)
* @param string e alternative element to use
*/
$.fn.slideShow = function(d, e, m, s)
{
 var d = d || 1000;
 var s = s || 'slow';
 var m = m || 'fade';
 var e = e || 'img';
 return this.each(function(){
 var x = new $.doSlideShow(this, d, e, m, s);
 });
};
/**
* Quick and easy slideshow plugin
*
* @param array c container element
* @param array e elements to display in slideshow
* @param int d delay in ms
* @param string s speed of method (slow|normal|fast)
* @param string m method (fade|slide)
*/
$.doSlideShow = function(c, d, e, m, s)
{
 var c = c || null;
 var e = e || [];
 var d = d || 1000;
 var s = s || 'slow';
 var m = m || 'fade';
 var i = -1;
 var o = this;
 var timer = null;
 this.previous = function()
 {
 var t = $(e, c).size() -1;
 return i; //( i-1 < 0 ) ? t : i-1 ;
 }
 this.advance = function()
 {
 i++;
 if( i > ($(e, c).size()-1) ) { i = 0; }
 return i;
 }
 this.hideElements = function()
 {
 if($(e, c).size() > 1)
 // If there's only 1 element,
 // we don't do the slideshow.
 {
 switch(m)
 {
 case 'fade':
 $(e, c).fadeOut(0);
 case 'slide':
 $(e, c).slideUp(0);
 }
 timeout = setTimeout( function(){ o.switchElement(); } , 0
);
 }
 }
 this.switchElement = function()
 {
 try
 {
 var p = this.previous();
 var n = this.advance();
 $(e+':nth-child(' + n + ')', c).css('z-index', 100001);
 $(e+':nth-child(' + p + ')', c).css('z-index', 100000);
 switch(m)
 {
 case 'fade':
 $(e+':nth-child(' + n + ')', c).fadeIn(s);
 $(e+':nth-child(' + p + ')', c).fadeOut(s);
 case 'slide':
 $(e+':nth-child(' + n + ')', c).slideDown(s);
 $(e+':nth-child(' + p + ')', c).slideUp(s);
 }
 timeout = setTimeout( function(){ o.switchElement(); } , d
);
 }
 catch(ex)
 {
 alert(ex);
 }
 }
 timer = this.hideElements();
};
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<div
id="imagecontainer">
 <div><img src="img1.gif" /></div>
 ...
</div>
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$('#imagecontainer').slideShow(7500, 'div', 'fade', 'slow');
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