maxImage has the options 'slideShow:(false|true)', 'slideDelay:(5)' (in seconds), slideShowTitle(true|false), loaderClase('loader'). When I first built the slideshow functionality for this plugin, it had to load all of the images before starting the show. Now, each image loads separately so that the slideshow can begin as soon as the first image is loaded. Please let me know what you think or if y