Hey,
In your index.php your slideshow is included by this code:
<div id="feature_wrap">
<!-- ###################################################################### -->
<div id="featured" class='<?php echo $k_option['mainpage']['slider']; ?>'>
<?php
//check slider and apply size to previe images
$kimg = array('shortcut' => 'L', 'overwrite' => 'none');
if($k_option['mainpage']['slider'] == 'fadeslider')
{
$kimg = array('shortcut' => 'XL', 'overwrite' => 'none');
}
// start the loop that gernerates the images
$loopcount = 1;
$additional_loop = new WP_Query("cat=".$k_option['mainpage']['feature_cats_final']."&posts_per_page=".$k_option['mainpage']['feature_count']);
if ($additional_loop->have_posts()) :
while ($additional_loop->have_posts()) : $additional_loop->the_post();
$preview_image = kriesi_post_thumb($post->ID, array('size'=> array($kimg['shortcut'],$kimg['overwrite']),
'display_link' => array('none'),
'wh' => $k_option['custom']['imgSize'][$kimg['shortcut']]
));
// Featured Entry:
?>
<div class="featured featured<?php echo $loopcount; ?>">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<span class='feature_excerpt'>
<strong class='sliderheading'><?php the_title(); ?></strong>
<span class='sliderdate'><?php the_time('M d, Y') ?></span>
<span class='slidercontent'>
<?php
$content = strip_tags(get_the_excerpt(),'<a><strong><span>');
echo $content;
?>
</span>
</span>
<?php echo $preview_image; ?>
</a>
</div>
<?php
// end entry
$loopcount ++;
endwhile; endif;
?>
</div><!-- end #featured -->
<span class='bottom_right_rounded_corner ie6fix'></span>
<span class='bottom_left_rounded_corner ie6fix'></span>
<!-- ###################################################################### -->
</div><!-- end featuredwrap -->
I'm afraid your code won't work as you expect it will work. To do this properly you'll need a lot more code and quite some time. Feel free to try it though.