diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/IGUIElementFactory.h Irrlicht_starsonata/include/IGUIElementFactory.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/IGUIElementFactory.h	2007-07-26 02:11:22.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/include/IGUIElementFactory.h	2007-10-22 18:57:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ namespace gui
 		/** \param type: Type of GUI element. 
 		\return: Returns name of the type if this factory can create the type, otherwise 0. */
 		virtual const c8* getCreateableGUIElementTypeName(EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE type) = 0;
+
+		//! get the typenumber for the elementname
+		virtual EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE getTypeFromName(const c8* name) = 0;
 	};
 
 
diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CDefaultGUIElementFactory.h Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CDefaultGUIElementFactory.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CDefaultGUIElementFactory.h	2007-07-26 02:11:08.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CDefaultGUIElementFactory.h	2007-10-22 18:56:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ namespace gui
 		\return: Returns name of the type if this factory can create the type, otherwise 0. */
 		virtual const c8* getCreateableGUIElementTypeName(EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE type);
 
-	private:
+		//! get the typenumber for the elementname
+		virtual EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE getTypeFromName(const c8* name);
 
-		EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE getTypeFromName(const c8* name);
+	private:
 
 		IGUIEnvironment* Environment;
 	};
diff -abBpNPwrU2 --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.cpp Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.cpp
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.cpp	2007-07-26 02:11:08.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.cpp	2008-08-15 18:20:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -612,4 +639,14 @@ IGUIElementFactory* CGUIEnvironment::get
 }
 
+//! get the typenumber for the elementname
+EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE CGUIEnvironment::getTypeFromName(const c8* name)
+{
+	EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE type = EGUIET_ELEMENT;
+	for (s32 i=0; i<(int)GUIElementFactoryList.size() && type == EGUIET_ELEMENT; ++i)
+		type = GUIElementFactoryList[i]->getTypeFromName(name);
+
+	return type;
+}
+
 //! adds a GUI Element using its name
 IGUIElement* CGUIEnvironment::addGUIElement(const c8* elementName, IGUIElement* parent)
diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.h Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.h	2007-07-26 02:11:08.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUIEnvironment.h	2008-05-31 04:51:06.000000000 +0200
@@ -242,6 +277,9 @@ private:
 		}
 	};
 
+	//! get the typenumber for the elementname
+	EGUI_ELEMENT_TYPE getTypeFromName(const c8* name);
+
 	struct SSpriteBank
 	{
 		core::stringc Filename;