         return (!selectedNavigator || selectedNavigator.canRemoveCurrentView());
     }
     
-    /**
-     *  @private
-     * 
-     *  @langversion 3.0
-     *  @playerversion Flash 10
-     *  @playerversion AIR 2.5
-     *  @productversion Flex 4.5
-     */    
-    private function captureAnimationValues(component:UIComponent):Object
-    {
-        var values:Object = {   x:component.x,
-                                y:component.y,
-                                width:component.width,
-                                height:component.height,
-                                visible: component.visible,
-                                includeInLayout: component.includeInLayout,
-                                cacheAsBitmap: component.cacheAsBitmap };
-        
-        return values;
-    }
-     
     /**
      *  @private
      */ 

        
        if (tabBarVisibilityChanged)
            commitVisibilityChanges();
    }
    
    /**

                                         createTabBarHideEffect();
                
                tabBarVisibilityEffect.addEventListener(EffectEvent.EFFECT_END, 
                                                        visibilityAnimation_effectEndHandler);
                tabBarVisibilityEffect.play();
            }
            else
