     //----------------------------------
     //  viewMenuOpen
     //----------------------------------
-    private var _viewMenuOpen:Boolean = false;
     
     /**
      *  Opens the view menu if set to true and closes it if set to false. 

import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import mx.events.FlexMouseEvent;
import mx.events.ResizeEvent;
import mx.managers.PopUpManager;

import spark.components.Application;
import spark.components.View;

     */
    public function get viewMenuOpen():Boolean
    {
        return currentViewMenu && currentViewMenu.opened;
    }
    
    /**
