Java while using slideshow_creator_process_text()

I installed the new version, and it's not working. It does indeed give Java errors this time, so those may be helpful for you to see. [I dislike Java coding and thus couldn't make heads or tails of the error messages.]

Here's the page that I've got it on:

http://raceactivist.org/Gallery/

Right now, it doesn't even bring up the HTML version of the slideshow. [That's what it used to do when I was using the previous version of the Slideshow Creator.] Instead, the JS error kills the slideshow entirely, and the body of the page looks blank (aside from Drupal heading/sidebar/etc).

One odd thing is that if I do it as you describe in the instructions:

slideshow_creator_process_text('blahblahblah');

I get a PHP error:

Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in /home/content/r/a/c/raceact/html/includes/common.inc(1180) : eval()'d code on line 2

In order to avoid this error, I have to do a two-line process, along the lines of:

$slideshow = "blahblahblah";
slideshow_creator_process_text($slideshow);

This ends the PHP error, but then it gets us right into the JS error. I tested it in IE, Mozilla, Firefox, and Safari, and none of them displayed it successfully. In the previous version, the above code (plus the <?php and such, obviously) actually worked to get it at least as far as the HTML version of the slideshow. [I think I may have had to throw an "echo" in front of the "slideshow_creator_process_text();"] But in the updated version, it goes straight to the JS error. [I'm guessing that it detects JS-ability, then attempts to use JS, then fails entirely, thus not displaying HTML version.]

Please let me know what you think ASAP. An HTML slideshow is passable, but I'm doing this for a client, and they would prefer the fancy auto-transitions.

In case it helps, here is the exact PHP code I'm testing with currently, though I've tried a few different configurations of the details:

$slideshow = "[slideshow:2, rotate=2, img=|http://raceactivist.org/files/images/Shawnee036.thumbnail.png|http://raceactivist.org|Test|Test|Test|, img=|http://raceactivist.org/files/images/Shawnee036.thumbnail.png|http://raceactivist.org|Test|Test|Test|]";
slideshow_creator_process_text($slideshow);

The PHP problem appears to be solved. However, the original JS problem still seems to be in place. When I view the page, it gives me errors in the web browser's Java console -- something along the lines of:

Error: obj has no properties
Source File: http://blahblahblah/slideshow_creator.js Line 64

Any idea what the problem may be? I've tried it in numerous browsers with similar results -- though some browsers don't have a good way to view the Java console b/c they are l@m3 :)

Any luck yet figuring out what the Java problem is? I've tried it on multiple browers, and the slideshow still isn't working.

Actually, now that the PHP is fixed, it seems to be a problem with the syntax of my Slideshow Creator command. I'm following the instructions for syntax, but the sample command works, and my command doesn't. If I can track down the exact problem, I'll post something more here. In the meantime, I'm going to replace the sample syntax with my text step by step to see where the problem may lie...

Okay... so the Slideshow is *kinda* working now, but it's encountering a few glitches depending on which browser I view it in. So far, I've tested it on the following (Mac OS 10.3.9 version of these):

* Mozilla 1.7.13: It mostly works, but the Blend number doesn't seem to do anything. It just blends from one slide to another in about a second's time regardless of this value.
* Safari 1.3.2: It does a very smooth fade-out, but then before the new slide appears, it flashes the old slide for a moment, then replaces it with the next slide (no fade). [It also seems to wait longer -- is it adding together the Rotate Plus Blend times even though it's not effectively Blending?]
* Firefox 2.0.0.1: Actually works rather well.
* Internet Explorer 5.2: It rotates, but doesn't seem to blend. Just sheerly judging by time, I think that it too is attempting to blend, but not succeeding. It just waits longer, then blinks from one slide to the next.

You can see my use of it at:

raceactivist.org/gallery

It's working well enough that my client will be pleased... but even so, if there's any way to smooth it out, that would be even better. :) Thanks in advance!