Thanks - as you can see in my original post, I did try the second method you mentioned (horizontalAlign), but it failed. The first one works (though it seems slightly like a bit of a hack). Thanks.
Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O L&LD Solutions Design & Development eTools & Multimedia Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Williams Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:51 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] HBox children alignment? hi i use the one of the following methods pending on what i need <mx:HBox> foo <mx:Spacer width="100%" /> bar </mx:HBox> OR <mx:Hbox> <!-- objects left aligned--> <mx:HBox horizontalAlign="left"> . . objects . </mx:HBox> <!-- objects right aligned--> <mx:HBox width="100%" horizontalAlign="right"> . . objects . </mx:HBox> </mx:HBox>