It seems to me that it's pretty common to need some UI that is modeless (i.e. not in a pop-up) but easy to get out of the way to save real estate.
I've seen the FlexStore (haven't studied the code in a while) , the WindowShade in flexlib, and examples of programmatically dividing a DividedBox. I like the latter, because when the collapsible UI is expanded, the ability to resize is still valuable. Is it possible to skin or otherwise customize the HDividedBox so that additional buttons could be placed with the thumb? Any other approaches that have worked well for any of you?
