diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/IGUISkin.h Irrlicht_starsonata/include/IGUISkin.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/include/IGUISkin.h	2007-07-26 02:11:22.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/include/IGUISkin.h	2008-06-04 06:23:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -320,6 +362,32 @@ namespace gui
 		0
 	};
 
+	enum EGUI_HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT
+	{
+		//! Align a gui element to the left
+		EGHA_LEFT,
+
+		//! Align a gui element to the right
+		EGHA_RIGHT,
+
+		//! this value is not used, it only specifies the amount of default horizontal alignements
+		//! available.
+		EGHA_COUNT
+	};
+
+	enum EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT
+	{
+		//! Align a gui element to the top
+		EGVA_TOP,
+
+		//! Align a gui element to the bottom
+		EGVA_BOTTOM,
+
+		//! this value is not used, it only specifies the amount of default vertical alignements
+		//! available.
+		EGVA_COUNT
+	};
+
 	//! A skin modifies the look of the GUI elements.
 	class IGUISkin : public virtual io::IAttributeExchangingObject
 	{
@@ -464,7 +542,7 @@ namespace gui
 		\param rect: Defining area where to draw.
 		\param clip: Clip area.	*/
 		virtual void draw3DTabButton(IGUIElement* element, bool active,
-			const core::rect<s32>& rect, const core::rect<s32>* clip=0) = 0;
+			const core::rect<s32>& rect, const core::rect<s32>* clip=0, EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT alignment=EGVA_TOP) = 0;
 
 		//! draws a tab control body
 		/**	\param element: Pointer to the element which wishes to draw this. This parameter
@@ -473,9 +551,10 @@ namespace gui
 		\param border: Specifies if the border should be drawn.
 		\param background: Specifies if the background should be drawn.
 		\param rect: Defining area where to draw.
-		\param clip: Clip area.	*/
+		\param clip: Clip area.
+		\param tabHeight: Defines the height of the tabs.*/
 		virtual void draw3DTabBody(IGUIElement* element, bool border, bool background,
-			const core::rect<s32>& rect, const core::rect<s32>* clip=0) = 0;
+			const core::rect<s32>& rect, const core::rect<s32>* clip=0, s32 tabHeight=-1, EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT alignment=EGVA_TOP ) = 0;
 
 		//! draws an icon, usually from the skin's sprite bank
 		/** \param element: Pointer to the element which wishes to draw this icon. 
diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.cpp Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.cpp
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.cpp	2007-07-26 02:11:08.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.cpp	2008-06-04 06:50:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -660,13 +705,15 @@ implementations to find out how to draw 
 \param rect: Defining area where to draw.
 \param clip: Clip area.	*/
 void CGUISkin::draw3DTabButton(IGUIElement* element, bool active,
-	const core::rect<s32>& frameRect, const core::rect<s32>* clip)
+	const core::rect<s32>& frameRect, const core::rect<s32>* clip, EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT alignment)
 {
 	if (!Driver)
 		return;
 
 	core::rect<s32> tr = frameRect;
 
+	if ( alignment == EGVA_TOP )
+	{
 	tr.LowerRightCorner.X -= 2;
 	tr.LowerRightCorner.Y = tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y + 1;
 	tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
@@ -694,6 +741,39 @@ void CGUISkin::draw3DTabButton(IGUIEleme
 	tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
 	tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y += 1;
 	Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_DARK_SHADOW), tr, clip);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.X -= 2;
+		tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y = tr.LowerRightCorner.Y - 1;
+		tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
+		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_HIGH_LIGHT), tr, clip);
+		
+		// draw left highlight
+		tr = frameRect;
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.X = tr.UpperLeftCorner.X + 1;
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= 1;
+		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_HIGH_LIGHT), tr, clip);
+
+		// draw grey background
+		tr = frameRect;
+		tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
+		tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y -= 1;
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.X -= 2;
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= 1;
+		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_SHADOW), tr, clip);
+		
+		// draw right middle gray shadow
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.X += 1;
+		tr.UpperLeftCorner.X = tr.LowerRightCorner.X - 1;
+		//tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= 1;
+		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_SHADOW), tr, clip);
+
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.X += 1;
+		tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
+		tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= 1;
+		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_DARK_SHADOW), tr, clip);		
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -706,18 +786,23 @@ implementations to find out how to draw 
 \param rect: Defining area where to draw.
 \param clip: Clip area.	*/
 void CGUISkin::draw3DTabBody(IGUIElement* element, bool border, bool background,
-	const core::rect<s32>& rect, const core::rect<s32>* clip)
+	const core::rect<s32>& rect, const core::rect<s32>* clip, s32 tabHeight, EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT alignment)
 {
 	if (!Driver)
 		return;
 
 	core::rect<s32> tr = rect;
 
+	if ( tabHeight == -1 )
+		tabHeight = getSize(gui::EGDS_BUTTON_HEIGHT);
+
 	// draw border.
 	if (border)
 	{
+		if ( alignment == EGVA_TOP )
+		{
 		// draw left hightlight
-		tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y += getSize(gui::EGDS_BUTTON_HEIGHT) + 2;
+			tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y += tabHeight + 2;
 		tr.LowerRightCorner.X = tr.UpperLeftCorner.X + 1;
 		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_HIGH_LIGHT), tr, clip);
 
@@ -731,14 +816,44 @@ void CGUISkin::draw3DTabBody(IGUIElement
 		tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y = tr.LowerRightCorner.Y - 1;
 		Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_SHADOW), tr, clip);
 	}
+		else
+		{
+			// draw left hightlight
+			tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= tabHeight + 2;
+			tr.LowerRightCorner.X = tr.UpperLeftCorner.X + 1;
+			Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_HIGH_LIGHT), tr, clip);
+			
+			// draw right shadow
+			tr.UpperLeftCorner.X = rect.LowerRightCorner.X - 1;
+			tr.LowerRightCorner.X = tr.UpperLeftCorner.X + 1;
+			Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_SHADOW), tr, clip);
+			
+			// draw lower shadow
+			tr = rect;
+			tr.LowerRightCorner.Y = tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y + 1;
+			Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_HIGH_LIGHT), tr, clip);
+		}
+  }
 
 	if (background)
 	{
+		if ( alignment == EGVA_TOP )
+		{
 		tr = rect;
-		tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y += getSize(gui::EGDS_BUTTON_HEIGHT) + 2;
+			tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y += tabHeight + 2;
 		tr.LowerRightCorner.X -= 1;
 		tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
 		tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= 1;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			tr = rect;
+			tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
+			tr.UpperLeftCorner.Y -= 1;
+			tr.LowerRightCorner.X -= 1;
+			tr.LowerRightCorner.Y -= tabHeight + 2;
+			//tr.UpperLeftCorner.X += 1;
+		}
 
 		if (!UseGradient)
 			Driver->draw2DRectangle(getColor(EGDC_3D_FACE), tr, clip);
diff -abBdpuNPr --exclude='*.svn' irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.h Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.h
--- irrlicht-svn-ss/trunk/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.h	2007-07-26 02:11:08.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht_starsonata/source/Irrlicht/CGUISkin.h	2008-05-23 00:58:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -161,7 +172,8 @@ namespace gui
 		\param clip: Clip area.	*/
 		virtual void draw3DTabButton(IGUIElement* element, bool active,
 						const core::rect<s32>& rect,
-						const core::rect<s32>* clip=0);
+						const core::rect<s32>* clip=0, 
+						EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT alignment=EGVA_TOP);
 
 		//! draws a tab control body
 		/**	\param element: Pointer to the element which whiches to draw this. This parameter
@@ -170,10 +182,13 @@ namespace gui
 		\param border: Specifies if the border should be drawn.
 		\param background: Specifies if the background should be drawn.
 		\param rect: Defining area where to draw.
-		\param clip: Clip area.	*/
+		\param clip: Clip area.
+		\param tabHeight: Defines the height of the tabs.*/
 		virtual void draw3DTabBody(IGUIElement* element, bool border, bool background,
 						const core::rect<s32>& rect,
-						const core::rect<s32>* clip=0);
+						const core::rect<s32>* clip=0,
+						s32 tabHeight=-1, 
+						EGUI_VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT alignment=EGVA_TOP);
 
 		//! draws an icon, usually from the skin's sprite bank
 		/**	\param parent: Pointer to the element which wishes to draw this icon.