diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/IGUIElement.h Irrlicht_starsonata/include/IGUIElement.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/IGUIElement.h	2007-07-26 02:11:22.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/include/IGUIElement.h	2008-07-25 16:36:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -446,6 +443,83 @@ public:
 		setRelativePosition(DesiredRect + absoluteMovement);
 	}
 
+	// starsonata, micha
+	//! Try to move the element as good as possible inside the given absolute coordinates.
+	//! When it does not fit inside try to align it as good as possible
+	virtual void moveInside(const core::rect<s32>& absRect, EGUI_ALIGNMENT align_=EGUIA_CENTER)
+	{
+		core::rect<s32> desired(AbsoluteRect);
+		if (! desired.constrainTo(absRect) )
+		{
+			switch ( align_ )
+			{
+				case EGUIA_UPPERLEFT:
+				{
+					core::position2d<s32> out;
+					if ( desired.UpperLeftCorner.X < absRect.UpperLeftCorner.X )
+					{
+						out.X = desired.UpperLeftCorner.X - absRect.UpperLeftCorner.X;
+					}
+					if ( desired.UpperLeftCorner.Y < absRect.UpperLeftCorner.Y )
+					{
+						out.Y = desired.UpperLeftCorner.Y - absRect.UpperLeftCorner.Y;
+					}
+					desired -= out;
+				}
+				break;
+				case EGUIA_LOWERRIGHT:
+				{
+					core::position2d<s32> out;
+					if ( desired.LowerRightCorner.X > absRect.LowerRightCorner.X )
+					{
+						out.X = desired.LowerRightCorner.X - absRect.LowerRightCorner.X;
+					}
+					if ( desired.LowerRightCorner.Y > absRect.LowerRightCorner.Y )
+					{
+						out.Y = desired.LowerRightCorner.Y - absRect.LowerRightCorner.Y;
+					}
+					desired -= out;
+				}
+				break;
+				case EGUIA_CENTER:
+				{
+					core::position2d<s32> toMove;
+					core::position2d<s32> centerDesired( desired.getCenter() );
+					core::position2d<s32> centerAbs( absRect.getCenter() );
+
+					if ( desired.getWidth() > absRect.getWidth() )
+						toMove.X = centerAbs.X - centerDesired.X;
+					else if ( desired.UpperLeftCorner.X < absRect.UpperLeftCorner.X )
+						toMove.X = absRect.UpperLeftCorner.X - desired.UpperLeftCorner.X;
+					else if ( desired.LowerRightCorner.X > absRect.LowerRightCorner.X )
+						toMove.X = absRect.LowerRightCorner.X - desired.LowerRightCorner.X;
+
+					if ( desired.getHeight() > absRect.getHeight() )
+						toMove.Y = centerAbs.Y - centerDesired.Y;
+					else if ( desired.UpperLeftCorner.Y < absRect.UpperLeftCorner.Y )
+						toMove.Y = absRect.UpperLeftCorner.Y - desired.UpperLeftCorner.Y;
+					else if ( desired.LowerRightCorner.Y > absRect.LowerRightCorner.Y )
+						toMove.Y = absRect.LowerRightCorner.Y - desired.LowerRightCorner.Y;
+
+					desired += toMove;
+				}
+				break;
+				case EGUIA_SCALE:
+				{
+					f32 scaleX = desired.getWidth() ? (f32)absRect.getWidth() / (f32)desired.getWidth() : 0;
+					f32 scaleY = desired.getHeight() ? (f32)absRect.getHeight() / (f32)desired.getHeight() : 0;
+					f32 smallerScale = scaleX > scaleY ? scaleX : scaleY;
+					desired.LowerRightCorner.X = desired.UpperLeftCorner.X + (s32)(desired.getWidth() * smallerScale);
+					desired.LowerRightCorner.Y = desired.UpperLeftCorner.Y + (s32)(desired.getHeight() * smallerScale);
+					moveInside(absRect, EGUIA_CENTER);
+					return;
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		move( desired.UpperLeftCorner-AbsoluteRect.UpperLeftCorner );
+	}
 
 	//! Returns true if element is visible.
 	virtual bool isVisible()