Simplest jQuery And Prototype Slideshows

There are many slideshow plugins for JavaScript frameworks that makes displaying multiple images possible. However, sometimes, only a few lines of code can be what you're searching for.

Jonathan Snook published a post that describes making the "Simplest jQuery Slideshow" (demo).

The script simply converts an element that wraps any number of images into a slideshow.

After that, Thomas Fuchs, the author of the script.aculo.us, has also created one using Prototype & Scripty (demo).

They are both very useful for anyone who doesn't look for anything complicated or searching a base to improve it further.