Resizing media components dynamically

Does anyone know of a way to resize the MediaController
component dynamically based on the size of the stage? When I just
change its height/width properties, it stretches it. Not quite what
I'm looking for.
If I resize it manually by changing the dimensions in the
property inspector, it adjusts nicely. What I want is for the
player to scale, but the buttons and icons to stay the same size.
Thanks in advance.
Sean

Thats how it is designed.
To change the size use copy the styles from the component
template fla file provided with flash. These are open movie clips.
you can edit the size manually and the effect will be reflected in
the embedded components.

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