import XML2Object;

var top = this;
var slidesData:Object;
var carouselContent:XML = new XML();
carouselContent.ignoreWhite = true;
carouselContent.onLoad = function(success) {
	if (success) {
		// Process config
		var XML2Obj:XML2Object = new XML2Object();
		top.slidesData = XML2Obj.parseXML(this);
		getSlides(1);
	} else {
		trace("Cannot find file");
	}
};
carouselContent.load("carousel.xml");

function getSlides(pageNumber:Number) {
	var max:Number = 5;
	var slides:Object = slidesData.slides.slide;
	var start:Number = pageNumber-1;
	var end:Number = start+max;
	for (var i:Number = start; i<end; i++) {
		createNewThumb(i);
	}
}

function createNewThumb(slide:Number):Void {
	trace(slide);
	var newThumb:MovieClip = thumbs_container.attachMovie("thumb_stump", "thumb"+i, i);
	// thumbnail variables
	newThumb.i = i;
	newThumb._alpha = 0;
	newThumb.id = slide[i].attributes.id;
	newThumb.width = slide[i].attributes.width;
	newThumb.label_text = slide[i].label.data;
}