There are a few things to consider when you're preparing to build a jQuery slideshow. They are as follows:
First, you have to decide what will be the experience for users who have JavaScript disabled. The priority of the various pieces of content in the slideshow should be your guide. If the slideshow is simply featuring bits of content available elsewhere on the site, then it should be sufficient to simply show one photo or slide. If the slideshow is the only way to access the content, then you'll have to be sure to make that content available for users without JavaScript enabled. We'll take a look at both strategies in the various examples in this chapter.
Second, you have to determine if all items in your slideshow will be of the same size or of different sizes. For obvious reasons, it's easiest to handle items that are all the same size and aspect ratio, but sometimes, it's impractical or impossible to identically size all items. I'll cover which slideshows are ideal...