Specifies whether the window can be maximized by the user.

For windows with system chrome, this setting will affect the appearance of the window maximize button. It will also affect other parts of the system-managed user interface, such as the window menu on Microsoft Windows.

When set to false, the window cannot be maximized by the user. Calling the NativeWindow maximize() method directly will maximize the window.

Note: On operating systems, such as Mac OS X, in which maximizing a window does not also prevent resizing, both maximizable and resizable must be set to false to prevent the window from being zoomed or resized.

The default value is true.

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Specifies whether the window can be minimized by the user.

For windows with system chrome, this setting will affect the appearance of the window minimize button. It will also affect other parts of the system-managed user interface, such as the window menu on Microsoft Windows.

When set to false, the window cannot be minimized by the user. Calling the NativeWindow minimize() method directly will minimize the window.

The default value is true.

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Specifies whether the window can be resized by the user.

When set to false, the window cannot be resized by the user using system chrome. Calling the NativeWindow startResize() method in response to a mouse event will allow the user to resize the window. Setting the window bounds directly will also change the window size.

Note: On operating systems, such as Mac OS X, in which maximizing windows is a resizing operation, both maximizable and resizable must be set to false to prevent the window from being zoomed or resized.

The default value is true.

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Specifies whether system chrome is provided for the window.

Chrome refers to the window controls that allow a user to control the desktop properties of a window. System chrome uses the standard controls for the desktop environment in which the AIR application is run and conforms to the standard look-and-feel of the native operating system.

To use chrome provided by a framework (such as Flex), or to provide your own window chrome, set systemChrome to NativeWindowSystemChrome.NONE.

Constants for the valid values of this property are defined in the NativeWindowSystemChrome class:

• NativeWindowSystemChrome.NONE
• NativeWindowSystemChrome.STANDARD

If not specified, the default value for systemChrome is NativeWindowSystemChrome.STANDARD.

Setting the transparent property to true for a window with system chrome is not supported.

The default value is NativeWindowSystemChrome.STANDARD.

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Specifies whether the window supports transparency and alpha blending against the desktop.

If true, the window display is composited against the desktop. Areas of the window not covered by a display object, or covered by display objects with an alpha setting near zero, are effectively invisible and will not intercept mouse events (which will be received by the desktop object below the window). The alpha value at which an object will no longer intercepting mouse events varies between about .06 and .01, depending on the operating system.

Setting the transparent property to true for a window with system chrome is not supported.

The default value is false.

Specifies the type of the window to be created.

Constants for the valid values of this property are defined in the NativeWindowType class:

• NativeWindowType.NORMAL — A typical window. Normal windows use full-size chrome and appear on the Windows or Linux task bar and the Mac OS X window menu.
• NativeWindowType.UTILITY — A tool palette. Utility windows use a slimmer version of the system chrome and do not appear on the Windows task bar and the Mac OS X window menu.
• NativeWindowType.LIGHTWEIGHT — lightweight windows cannot have system chrome and do not appear on the Windows or Linux task bar and the Mac OS X window menu. In addition, lightweight windows do not have the System (Alt-Space) menu on Windows. Lightweight windows are suitable for notification bubbles and controls such as combo-boxes that open a short-lived display area. When the lightweight type is used, systemChrome must be set to none.

If not specified, the default value for type is NativeWindowType.NORMAL.

The default value is NativeWindowType.NORMAL.

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Creates a new NativeWindowInitOptions object.

The default values of the newly created object are:

• systemChrome = NativeWindowSystemChrome.STANDARD
• type = NativeWindowType.NORMAL
• transparent = false
• resizable = true
• maximizable = true
• minimizable = true