Effect.BlindLeft = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  element.makeClipping();
  return new Effect.Scale(element, 0,
    Object.extend({ scaleContent: false,
      scaleY: false,
      restoreAfterFinish: true,
      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
        effect.element.hide().undoClipping();
      }
    }, arguments[1] || { })
  );
};

function Slider(ele,left,right)
{
    this.current = 0;
    this.items = $(ele).getElementsByTagName(‘li’);
    this.count = this.items.length;
   
    for(i=0;i<this.count;i++)
        if(i!=0) this.items[i].style.display = ‘none’;

    this.slide = function(direction)
    {
        Effect.Fade(this.items[this.current]);
        if(direction == ‘fw’)
            if (this.current == (this.count-1)) { this.current = 0; } else { this.current++; }
        else
            if (this.current == 0) { this.current = (this.count-1); } else { this.current–; }
        Effect.Appear(this.items[this.current]);
    };
   
    $(right).observe(‘click’,this.slide.bindAsEventListener(this,‘fw’));
    $(left).observe(‘click’,this.slide.bindAsEventListener(this,‘prev’));
}