var image00uri:String = "images/image00.jpg";  // Marked up version of image0.j only
                                               // placed in holder0 imageHolder instance
                                               // to help demonstrate role of holder4
var image0title:String = "Summer salad";
var image0desc:String = "Butter lettuce with apples, blood orange ...";
var image0uri:String = "images/image0.jpg";

var image1title:String = "Turkey and Sun-dried Tomato Sandwich";
var image1desc:String = "Fresh roasted turkey with sundried tomatoes, garlic aioli, and havarti.";
var image1uri:String = "images/image1.jpg";

var image2title:String = "Seared Salmon";
var image2desc:String = "Filet of wild salmon with caramelized onions, ..."; 
var image2uri:String = "images/image2.jpg";

var image3title:String = "New York Cheesecake";
var image3desc:String = "Creamy traditional cheesecake served with chocolate sauce and strawberries.";
var image3uri:String = "images/image3.jpg";

var currImage:Number = 0;
var totalImages:Number = 4;

menu_mc.title_txt.text = this["image"+currImage+"title"];

menu_mc.description_txt.text = this["image"+currImage+"desc"];

slideShow_mc.slides_mc["holder0"].loadMovie(this["image00uri"],slideShow_mc.slides_mc.getNextHighestDepth());

for (var i:Number = 1; i<totalImages; i++) {
   slideShow_mc.slides_mc["holder"+i].loadMovie(this["image"+(i)+"uri"],slideShow_mc.slides_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
}

slideShow_mc.slides_mc["holder4"].loadMovie(this["image0uri"],slideShow_mc.slides_mc.getNextHighestDepth());

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//               ... The new additional code begins here ...
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

for (var i:Number = totalImages - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

   var whichHolder:Number = 8 - i;

   slideShow_mc.slides_mc["holder" + whichHolder].loadMovie(this["image"+(i)+"uri"],slideShow_mc.slides_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
}

function previousMenuItem(eventObj:Object) {

   var whereToGo:Number;

   if (currImage == 0) {
       whereToGo = 4;
   } else {
       whereToGo = 8 - currImage;
   }
	
   slideShow_mc.gotoAndPlay( "slide" + whereToGo );

   if ( currImage) == 0 ) {
      currImage = 3;
   } else {
      currImage--;
   }

   menu_mc.title_txt.text = this._parent["image"+currImage+"title"];
   menu_mc.description_txt.text = this._parent["image"+currImage+"desc"];
}

// add the event listener for the previous_btn button component

previous_btn.addEventListener( "click", previousMenuItem );

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//               ... The new additional code ends here ...
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

function nextMenuItem(eventObj:Object) {
   slideShow_mc.gotoAndPlay("slide"+(currImage));

   if ( (currImage + 1) >= totalImages ) {
      currImage = 0;
   } else {
      currImage++;
   }

   menu_mc.title_txt.text = this._parent["image"+currImage+"title"];
   menu_mc.description_txt.text = this._parent["image"+currImage+"desc"];
}

next_btn.addEventListener("click",nextMenuItem);