Is it possible to create more than one slideshow (each slideshow having a different set of images, of course) on the same web page using jQuery (or some similar package)? If so, how?
All tries so far failed because all images were either shown in both slideshows, the numbering was incorrect or other interference effects occured.
Yes, it's possible.
I've had good results using the Coda Slider code from here: http://www.ndoherty.biz/demos/coda-slider/2.0/
The code would look something like this, where a panel is one of the items in your slider:
<div class="slider-wrap">
<div id="slider1" class="csw">
<div class="panelContainer">
<div class="panel" title="Panel 1">
You can also make them yourself using appropriate CSS, JS and jQuery with plugins like http://gsgd.co.uk/sandbox/jquery/easing/ to help with creating smooth looking animations.