I don't have any ideas, but I am very interested in something like this. I was contemplating something very similar earlier today.
--- In [email protected], "Richard Rodseth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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? >

