diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/Extended_IGUIRectangle.h Irrlicht_starsonata/include/Extended_IGUIRectangle.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/Extended_IGUIRectangle.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/include/Extended_IGUIRectangle.h	2007-10-22 18:57:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef __EXTENDED_IGUIRECTANGLE_H__
+#define __EXTENDED_IGUIRECTANGLE_H__
+
+#include "IGUIElement.h"
+#include "SColor.h"
+
+namespace irr
+{
+namespace gui
+{
+
+	//! A rectangle displaying smoothly interpolated colors which can be set for each corner
+	class IGUIRectangle : public IGUIElement
+	{
+	public:
+
+		//! constructor
+      IGUIRectangle(IGUIEnvironment* environment, IGUIElement* parent, s32 id, core::rect<s32> rectangle)
+			: IGUIElement(EGUIET_RECTANGLE, environment, parent, id, rectangle) {}
+
+    // Set the colors of the four corners of the rectangle
+      virtual void setCornerColors(video::SColor colorLeftUp, video::SColor colorRightUp, video::SColor colorLeftDown, video::SColor colorRightDown) = 0;
+
+		//! destructor
+		~IGUIRectangle() {};
+  };
+
+
+} // end namespace gui
+} // end namespace irr
+
+#endif
diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.cpp Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.cpp
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.cpp	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.cpp	2007-10-22 18:56:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Extended_IGUIRectangle.cpp //
+
+#include "Extended_CGUIRectangle.h"
+#include "IGUIEnvironment.h"
+#include "IVideoDriver.h"
+
+namespace irr
+{
+namespace gui
+{
+
+//! constructor
+CGUIRectangle::CGUIRectangle(IGUIEnvironment* environment, IGUIElement* parent, s32 id, core::rect<s32> rectangle)
+: IGUIRectangle(environment, parent, id, rectangle)
+{
+	#ifdef _DEBUG
+	setDebugName("CGUIRectangle");
+	#endif
+
+  // Set some default color
+  for (int i=0; i<4; ++i)
+  {
+    m_colors[i].set(255, 255, 255, 255);
+  }
+}
+
+//! sets the colors of the four corners
+void CGUIRectangle::setCornerColors(video::SColor colorLeftUp, video::SColor colorRightUp, video::SColor colorLeftDown, video::SColor colorRightDown)
+{
+  m_colors[0] = colorLeftUp;
+  m_colors[1] = colorRightUp;
+  m_colors[2] = colorLeftDown;
+  m_colors[3] = colorRightDown;
+}
+
+//! draws the element and its children
+void CGUIRectangle::draw()
+{
+	if (!IsVisible)
+		return;
+
+//	IGUISkin* skin = Environment->getSkin();
+	irr::video::IVideoDriver* driver = Environment->getVideoDriver();
+
+	core::rect<s32> rect = AbsoluteRect;
+
+	driver->draw2DRectangle(rect, m_colors[0], m_colors[1], m_colors[2], m_colors[3], &AbsoluteClippingRect);
+
+	IGUIElement::draw();
+}
+
+//! Writes attributes of the element.
+void CGUIRectangle::serializeAttributes(io::IAttributes* out, io::SAttributeReadWriteOptions* options)
+{
+	IGUIRectangle::serializeAttributes(out, options);
+
+	out->addColor("col_left_up", m_colors[0]);
+	out->addColor("col_right_up", m_colors[1]);
+	out->addColor("col_left_down", m_colors[2]);
+	out->addColor("col_right_down", m_colors[3]);
+}
+
+//! Reads attributes of the element
+void CGUIRectangle::deserializeAttributes(io::IAttributes* in, io::SAttributeReadWriteOptions* options)
+{
+	IGUIRectangle::deserializeAttributes(in, options);
+
+	m_colors[0] = in->getAttributeAsColor("col_left_up");
+	m_colors[1] = in->getAttributeAsColor("col_right_up");
+	m_colors[2] = in->getAttributeAsColor("col_left_down");
+	m_colors[3] = in->getAttributeAsColor("col_right_down");
+}
+
+
+
+} // end namespace gui
+} // end namespace irr
diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.h Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/Extended_CGUIRectangle.h	2007-10-22 18:56:54.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// Extended_CGUIRectangle.h //
+// Adds an arbitrarily sized and colored rectangle as a GUI element
+// Note that the color values have alpha components
+
+#ifndef __EXTENDED_CGUIRECTANGLE_H__
+#define __EXTENDED_CGUIRECTANGLE_H__
+
+#include "Extended_IGUIRectangle.h"
+
+namespace irr
+{
+namespace gui
+{
+
+	//! GUI element displaying an image.
+	class CGUIRectangle : public IGUIRectangle
+	{
+	public:
+
+		//! constructor
+		CGUIRectangle(IGUIEnvironment* environment, IGUIElement* parent, s32 id, core::rect<s32> rectangle);
+
+		//! destructor
+		~CGUIRectangle() {};
+
+		//! sets the colors of the four corners
+		virtual void setCornerColors(video::SColor colorLeftUp, video::SColor colorRightUp, video::SColor colorLeftDown, video::SColor colorRightDown);
+
+		//! draws the element and its children
+		virtual void draw();
+
+		//! Writes attributes of the element.
+		virtual void serializeAttributes(io::IAttributes* out, io::SAttributeReadWriteOptions* options);
+
+		//! Reads attributes of the element
+		virtual void deserializeAttributes(io::IAttributes* in, io::SAttributeReadWriteOptions* options);
+
+
+  private:
+
+      video::SColor m_colors[4];    // left up, right up, left down, right down
+  };
+
+
+} // end namespace gui
+} // end namespace irr
+
+#endif