If you don't have prototype, you don't have the same problem.
One thing you have to be extra careful of in IE 8 is the imagearray. There cannot be a trailing comma after the last entry:
Code:
var mygallery=new fadeSlideShow({
wrapperid: "fadeshow1", //ID of blank DIV on page to house Slideshow
dimensions: [250, 180], //width/height of gallery in pixels. Should reflect dimensions of largest image
imagearray: [
["http://i26.tinypic.com/11l7ls0.jpg", "#what", "", "<a style='color: #fff;' href='http://www.google.com/'>Nothing</a> beats relaxing next to the pool when the weather is hot."],
["http://i29.tinypic.com/xp3hns.jpg", "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave", "_new", "Some day I'd like to explore these caves!"],
["http://i31.tinypic.com/119w28m.jpg", "", "", "What a beautiful scene with everything changing colors."],
["http://i30.tinypic.com/531q3n.jpg"] //<--no trailing comma after very last image element!
],
displaymode: {type:'auto', pause:4000, cycles:0, wraparound:false},
persist: true, //remember last viewed slide and recall within same session?
fadeduration: 500, //transition duration (milliseconds)
descreveal: "ondemand",
togglerid: ""
})
If that's not the problem, and/or you want more help:
Please start a new thread for a new question.
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