     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     //----------------------------------
-    //  autoAlign
-    //----------------------------------    
-    /**
-     *  @private
-     *  Flag determines whether the SplashScreen attempts to auto orient the
-     *  splash screen image that is displayed.
-     */ 
-    mx_internal var autoAlign:Boolean = true;
-    
-    //----------------------------------
     //  preloader
     //----------------------------------
     

        var dpiScale:Number = this.root.scaleX;

        // Get stage dimensions at default orientation
        var stageWidth:Number;
        var stageHeight:Number;
        
        if (autoAlign && (orientation == StageOrientation.ROTATED_LEFT ||
            orientation == StageOrientation.ROTATED_RIGHT))
        {
            stageWidth = stage.stageHeight / dpiScale;
            stageHeight = stage.stageWidth / dpiScale;
        }
        else
        {
            stageWidth = stage.stageWidth / dpiScale;
            stageHeight = stage.stageHeight / dpiScale;
        }

        // The image dimensions
        var width:Number = splashImageWidth;

     */
    public function initialize():void
    {
        // The preloader parameters are in the SystemManager's info() object
        var sysManager:SystemManager = this.parent.loaderInfo.content as SystemManager;
        if (!sysManager)
