setTimeOut won't halt code

[purencool]

Hi phpfreaks,

 

I have been playing around with JavaScript and prototype. But for some

reason I can't get this code to stop dead and wait for SetTimeOut

I my brain is now hurting. I know that  the method is calling itself but

how do I get to wait a few milliseconds. Does anyone know?

 

            fadingImagesIn.prototype.timer =function(){

                        this.timerStart('logoDiv1',11,0);
            }

            fadingImagesIn.prototype.timerStart =function(id ,timeMax,timeMin){
                //fire timer
                
                if (!(timeMin >= timeMax) ){
                    setTimeout ( "alert('wow')", 10);
                    //alert(id +" "+timeMax +" "+ timeMin)
                    document.getElementById(id).style.visibility = 'visible';
                    document.getElementById(id).style.MozOpacity = timeMin/10;
                    timeMin++;
                    this.timerStart(id ,timeMax,timeMin)
                   //call self
                }

            }

[RussellReal]

http://blog.outofhanwell.com/2006/03/10/object-oriented-callbacks/