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protected function fitImagesInClientArea():void {
	
	// Create the main bin
	
	var bins:Array = [new Bin(width, 0)];
	
	// Sort the images
	
	boxes.sort(function(a:Box, b:Box):int {
		if (a.width > b.width) {
			return -1;
		}
		
		if (b.width > a.width) {
			return 1;
		}
		
		return 0;
	});

	// Iterate through each image, finding the best possible
	// bin for it based on its area.
	
	for each (var box:Box in boxes) {
		var bestFit:Bin = null;
		
		for each (var bin:Bin in bins) {
			if (bin.width >= box.width) {
				// The box fits in the width of the bin. But is
				// it a better fit?
				
				if (!bestFit || (bestFit.width - box.width > bin.width - box.width)) {
					bestFit = bin;
				}
			}
		}
		
		if (bestFit) {
			
			// Position the box in the bin and add it to the screen

			var hbox:HBox = getBinContainerAtIndex(bestFit.rowNumber);
			
			hbox.addChild(box);
			hbox.addChild(safeSpacer());
			
			// Reclaim any unused space
			bestFit.width -= box.width;
		} else {
			trace("Unable to fit box with width: " + box.width + " and height: " + box.height);
		}
	}
	
}