      *  of the layout elements is set to the container's height.</p>
      *
      *  <p>If the value is <code>"baseline"</code> then the elements are positioned
-     *  such that thier text is aligned to the <code>alignmentBaseline</code> of the layout.</p>
-     *
-     *  <p>This property does not affect the layout's measured size.</p>
-     *  
+     *  such that thier text is aligned to the maximum of the elements' text ascent.</p>
+     * 
      *  @default "top"
-     *  @see #alignmentBaseline
      *  
      *  @langversion 3.0
      *  @playerversion Flash 10

            x += dx + gap;
        }
        
        if (alignToBaseline)
            setActualAlignmentBaseline(actualBaseline);

        setColumnCount(visibleColumns);  
        setIndexInView(firstColInView, lastColInView);


    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    //----------------------------------
    //  alignmentBaseline
    //----------------------------------
    
    /**
     *  @private
     *  Storage for the alignmentBaseline property.
     */
    private var _alignmentBaseline:Object = "maxAscent:0";

    /**
     *  @private
     *
     *  The base line of the layout, in pixels. 
     *
     *  The base line is the virtual horizontal line to which layout elements' text is aligned,
     *  it is relative to the top edge of the container plus any <code>paddingTop</code>.
     *
     *  The base line can be specified as either an explicit number, or as a numberical offset from
     *  the computed maximum of the elements' text ascent by using the "maxAscent:offset" syntax.
     *
     *  Note that <code>alignmentBaseline</code> has an effect only when <code>verticalAlign</code>
