     //
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    //----------------------------------
-    //  mirror
-    //----------------------------------
-
-    public function get mirror():Boolean
-    {
-        return layoutFeatures && layoutFeatures.mirror;
-    }
-    
-    public function set mirror(value:Boolean):void
-    {
-        if (value == mirror)
-            return;
-            
-        if (layoutFeatures == null)
-            allocateLayoutFeatures();
-        layoutFeatures.mirror = value;
-        invalidateTransform();
-    }
-
-    //----------------------------------
-    //  dir
-    //----------------------------------
-
-    private var _dir:String;
-    
-    public function get dir():String
-    {
-        return _dir;
-    }
-    
-    public function set dir(value:String):void
-    {
-        if (_dir == value)
-            return;
-        _dir = value;
-    }
-        
     /**
      *  Defines a set of adjustments that can be applied to the component's transform in a way that is 
      *  invisible to the component's parent's layout. For example, if you want a layout to adjust 

        var oldValue:Number = _width;
        _width = value;
        
        // The width is needed for the mirroring transform.
        if (layoutFeatures)
        {
            layoutFeatures.layoutWidth = value;
            invalidateTransform();
        }
                        
        dispatchPropertyChangeEvent("width", oldValue, value);

        // Invalidate the display list, since we're changing the actual height

            _width = width;
            _height = height;
            
            dispatchPropertyChangeEvent("width", oldWidth, width);
            dispatchPropertyChangeEvent("height", oldHeight, height);

