diff --git a/panda/src/gui/Sources.pp b/panda/src/gui/Sources.pp
index 0341c12327..69414e43b8 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/gui/Sources.pp
@@ -11,21 +11,27 @@
     guiManager.h guiManager.I guiManager.cxx \
     guiRegion.h guiRegion.I guiRegion.cxx \
     guiLabel.h guiLabel.I guiLabel.cxx \
+    guiItem.h guiItem.I guiItem.cxx \
     guiRollover.h guiRollover.I guiRollover.cxx \
-    guiButton.h guiButton.I guiButton.cxx
+    guiButton.h guiButton.I guiButton.cxx \
+    guiFrame.h guiFrame.I guiFrame.cxx
 
   #define INSTALL_HEADERS \
     guiManager.h guiManager.I \
     guiRegion.h guiRegion.I \
     guiLabel.h guiLabel.I \
+    guiItem.h guiItem.I \
     guiRollover.h guiRollover.I \
-    guiButton.h guiButton.I
+    guiButton.h guiButton.I \
+    guiFrame.h guiFrame.I
 
   #define IGATESCAN \
     guiManager.h guiManager.I \
     guiRegion.h guiRegion.I \
     guiLabel.h guiLabel.I \
+    guiItem.h guiItem.I \
     guiRollover.h guiRollover.I \
-    guiButton.h guiButton.I
+    guiButton.h guiButton.I \
+    guiFrame.h guiFrame.I
 
 #end lib_target
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I
index cc34f321f7..a4ffc0a0e8 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.I
@@ -157,37 +157,3 @@ INLINE const string& GuiButton::get_down_rollover_event(void) const {
 INLINE const string& GuiButton::get_inactive_event(void) const {
   return _inactive_event;
 }
-
-INLINE void GuiButton::set_scale(float f) {
-  _up->set_scale(f);
-  _down->set_scale(f);
-  if (_up_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
-    _up_rollover->set_scale(f);
-  if (_down_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
-    _down_rollover->set_scale(f);
-  if (_inactive != (GuiLabel*)0L)
-    _inactive->set_scale(f);
-  _scale = f;
-  recompute_frame();
-}
-
-INLINE void GuiButton::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
-  _up->set_pos(p);
-  _down->set_pos(p);
-  if (_up_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
-    _up_rollover->set_pos(p);
-  if (_down_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
-    _down_rollover->set_pos(p);
-  if (_inactive != (GuiLabel*)0L)
-    _inactive->set_pos(p);
-  _pos = p;
-  recompute_frame();
-}
-
-INLINE float GuiButton::get_scale(void) const {
-  return _scale;
-}
-
-INLINE LVector3f GuiButton::get_pos(void) const {
-  return _pos;
-}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
index 20271d1cbf..b6790767c5 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.cxx
@@ -156,25 +156,22 @@ void GuiButton::switch_state(GuiButton::States nstate) {
 }
 
 void GuiButton::recompute_frame(void) {
-  float left, right, bottom, top;
-
-  GetExtents(_up, _down, _up_rollover, _down_rollover, _inactive, left, right,
-	     bottom, top);
-  _rgn->set_region(left, right, bottom, top);
+  GuiItem::recompute_frame();
+  GetExtents(_up, _down, _up_rollover, _down_rollover, _inactive, _left,
+	     _right, _bottom, _top);
+  _rgn->set_region(_left, _right, _bottom, _top);
 }
 
 GuiButton::GuiButton(const string& name, GuiLabel* up, GuiLabel* up_roll,
 		     GuiLabel* down, GuiLabel* down_roll, GuiLabel* inactive)
-  : Namable(name), _up(up), _up_rollover(up_roll), _down(down),
+  : GuiItem(name), _up(up), _up_rollover(up_roll), _down(down),
     _down_rollover(down_roll), _inactive(inactive), _state(GuiButton::NONE),
-    _added_hooks(false), _mgr((GuiManager*)0L), _up_event(name + "-up"),
-    _up_rollover_event(name + "-up-rollover"), _down_event(name +"-down"),
-    _down_rollover_event(name + "-down-rollover"),
+    _up_event(name + "-up"), _up_rollover_event(name + "-up-rollover"),
+    _down_event(name +"-down"), _down_rollover_event(name + "-down-rollover"),
     _inactive_event(name + "-inactive") {
-  float left, right, bottom, top;
-
-  GetExtents(up, down, up_roll, down_roll, inactive, left, right, bottom, top);
-  _rgn = new GuiRegion("button-" + name, left, right, bottom, top, true);
+  GetExtents(up, down, up_roll, down_roll, inactive, _left, _right, _bottom,
+	     _top);
+  _rgn = new GuiRegion("button-" + name, _left, _right, _bottom, _top, true);
   buttons["gui-in-button-" + name] = this;
   buttons["gui-out-button-" + name] = this;
   buttons["gui-button-" + name + "-mouse1"] = this;
@@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ void GuiButton::manage(GuiManager* mgr, EventHandler& eh) {
   }
   if (_mgr == (GuiManager*)0L) {
     mgr->add_region(_rgn);
-    _mgr = mgr;
+    GuiItem::manage(mgr, eh);
     switch_state(UP);
   } else
     gui_cat->warning() << "tried to manage button (0x" << (void*)this
@@ -206,5 +203,31 @@ void GuiButton::manage(GuiManager* mgr, EventHandler& eh) {
 void GuiButton::unmanage(void) {
   _mgr->remove_region(_rgn);
   switch_state(NONE);
-  _mgr = (GuiManager*)0L;
+  GuiItem::unmanage();
+}
+
+void GuiButton::set_scale(float f) {
+  _up->set_scale(f);
+  _down->set_scale(f);
+  if (_up_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _up_rollover->set_scale(f);
+  if (_down_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _down_rollover->set_scale(f);
+  if (_inactive != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _inactive->set_scale(f);
+  GuiItem::set_scale(f);
+  this->recompute_frame();
+}
+
+void GuiButton::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  _up->set_pos(p);
+  _down->set_pos(p);
+  if (_up_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _up_rollover->set_pos(p);
+  if (_down_rollover != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _down_rollover->set_pos(p);
+  if (_inactive != (GuiLabel*)0L)
+    _inactive->set_pos(p);
+  GuiItem::set_pos(p);
+  this->recompute_frame();
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h
index 21d4cebdcb..624897d562 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiButton.h
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@
 #ifndef __GUIBUTTON_H__
 #define __GUIBUTTON_H__
 
+#include "guiItem.h"
 #include "guiRegion.h"
 #include "guiLabel.h"
 #include "guiManager.h"
 
-#include <eventHandler.h>
-
-class EXPCL_PANDA GuiButton : public Namable {
+class EXPCL_PANDA GuiButton : public GuiItem {
 private:
   GuiLabel* _up;
   GuiLabel* _up_rollover;
@@ -26,21 +25,17 @@ private:
   enum States { NONE, UP, UP_ROLLOVER, DOWN, DOWN_ROLLOVER, INACTIVE,
 		INACTIVE_ROLLOVER };
   States _state;
-  bool _added_hooks;
-  float _scale;
-  LVector3f _pos;
-  GuiManager* _mgr;
 
   INLINE GuiButton(void);
   void switch_state(States);
-  void recompute_frame(void);
+  virtual void recompute_frame(void);
 public:
   GuiButton(const string&, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*,
 	    GuiLabel*);
   ~GuiButton(void);
 
-  void manage(GuiManager*, EventHandler&);
-  void unmanage(void);
+  virtual void manage(GuiManager*, EventHandler&);
+  virtual void unmanage(void);
   INLINE void enter(void);
   INLINE void exit(void);
   INLINE void up(void);
@@ -64,11 +59,8 @@ public:
   INLINE const string& get_down_rollover_event(void) const;
   INLINE const string& get_inactive_event(void) const;
 
-  INLINE void set_scale(float);
-  INLINE void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
-
-  INLINE float get_scale(void) const;
-  INLINE LVector3f get_pos(void) const;
+  virtual void set_scale(float);
+  virtual void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
 };
 
 #include "guiButton.I"
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.I b/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.I
index 8324d31bfc..8ad4e5983c 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.I
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 // Created by:  cary (01Nov00)
 // 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+INLINE GuiFrame::GuiFrame(void) {}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.cxx
index 2015498de5..507a0b788b 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.cxx
@@ -2,3 +2,188 @@
 // Created by:  cary (01Nov00)
 // 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "guiFrame.h"
+
+GuiFrame::Boxes::iterator GuiFrame::find_box(GuiItem* item) {
+  bool found = false;
+  Boxes::iterator ret;
+  Boxes::iterator i;
+  for (i=_items.begin(); (!found)&&(i!=_items.end()); ++i)
+    if ((*i).get_item() == item) {
+      found = true;
+      ret = i;
+    }
+  if (!found)
+    ret = _items.end();
+  return ret;
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::recompute_frame(void) {
+  GuiItem::recompute_frame();
+  Boxes::iterator i;
+  // go thru and make sure everything is packed correctly.  This is a stupid
+  // and brute-force algorithm.  Hopefully it will be replaced with something
+  // more ellegant later
+  for (i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i) {
+    int n = (*i).get_num_links();
+    if (n > 0) {
+      GuiItem* here = (*i).get_item();
+      LVector4f ext_h = here->get_frame();
+      float x_h = (ext_h[0] + ext_h[1]) / 2.;
+      float y_h = (ext_h[2] + ext_h[3]) / 2.;
+      for (int j=0; j<n; ++j) {
+	Packing pack = (*i).get_nth_packing(j);
+	if (pack == NONE)
+	  continue;
+	GuiItem* to = (*i).get_nth_to(j);
+	LVector4f ext_t = to->get_frame();
+	float x_t = (ext_t[0] + ext_h[1]) / 2.;
+	float y_t = (ext_t[2] + ext_h[3]) / 2.;
+	switch (pack) {
+	case ABOVE:
+	  {
+	    // to(top) - here(bottom)
+	    float diff = ext_t[3] - ext_h[2];
+	    y_h += diff;
+	    here->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(x_h, 0., y_h));
+	    ext_h = here->get_frame();
+	  }
+	  break;
+	case UNDER:
+	  {
+	    // to(bottom) - here(top)
+	    float diff = ext_t[2] - ext_h[3];
+	    y_h += diff;
+	    here->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(x_h, 0., y_h));
+	    ext_h = here->get_frame();
+	  }
+	  break;
+	case LEFT:
+	  {
+	    // to(left) - here(right)
+	    float diff = ext_t[0] - ext_h[1];
+	    x_h += diff;
+	    here->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(x_h, 0., y_h));
+	    ext_h = here->get_frame();
+	  }
+	  break;
+	case RIGHT:
+	  {
+	    // to(right) - here(left)
+	    float diff = ext_t[1] - ext_h[0];
+	    x_h += diff;
+	    here->set_pos(LVector3f::rfu(x_h, 0., y_h));
+	    ext_h = here->get_frame();
+	  }
+	  break;
+	default:
+	  gui_cat->warning() << "unknown packing type (" << pack << ")"
+			     << endl;
+	}
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // these should be exactly opposite the max, so they will (hopefully) be
+  // overwritten
+  _left = _bottom = 10000000.;
+  _right = _top = -10000000.;
+  for (i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i) {
+    float tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_left();
+    _left = (_left<tmp)?_left:tmp;
+    tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_right();
+    _right = (_right<tmp)?tmp:_right;
+    tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_bottom();
+    _bottom = (_bottom<tmp)?_bottom:tmp;
+    tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_top();
+    _top = (_top<tmp)?tmp:_top;
+  }
+  // now put it at the position it is supposed to be
+  float x = (_left + _right) / 2.;
+  float y = (_bottom + _top) / 2.;
+  LVector3f pos = LVector3f::rfu(x, 0., y);
+  LVector3f delta = _pos - pos;
+  for (i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i) {
+    GuiItem* foo = (*i).get_item();
+    foo->set_pos(foo->get_pos() + delta);
+  }
+  // lastly, get the finial bounds
+  _left = _bottom = 10000000.;
+  _right = _top = -10000000.;
+  for (i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i) {
+    float tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_left();
+    _left = (_left<tmp)?_left:tmp;
+    tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_right();
+    _right = (_right<tmp)?tmp:_right;
+    tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_bottom();
+    _bottom = (_bottom<tmp)?_bottom:tmp;
+    tmp = (*i).get_item()->get_top();
+    _top = (_top<tmp)?tmp:_top;
+  }
+}
+
+GuiFrame::GuiFrame(const string& name) : GuiItem(name) {
+}
+
+GuiFrame::~GuiFrame(void) {
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::add_item(GuiItem* item) {
+  bool found = false;
+  for (Boxes::iterator i=_items.begin(); (!found)&&(i!=_items.end()); ++i)
+    if ((*i).get_item() == item)
+      found = true;
+  if (!found) {
+    _items.push_back(Box(item));
+    this->recompute_frame();
+  }
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::pack_item(GuiItem* item, Packing rel, GuiItem* to) {
+  Boxes::iterator box = find_box(item);
+  if (box == _items.end()) {
+    gui_cat->warning() << "tried to pack an item we don't have yet" << endl;
+    return;
+  }
+  Boxes::iterator tobox = find_box(to);
+  if (tobox == _items.end()) {
+    gui_cat->warning()
+      << "tried to pack an item relative to something we don't have" << endl;
+    return;
+  }
+  (*box).add_link(Connection(rel, (*tobox).get_item()));
+  this->recompute_frame();
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::manage(GuiManager* mgr, EventHandler& eh) {
+  if (!_added_hooks) {
+    _added_hooks = true;
+  }
+  if (_mgr == (GuiManager*)0L) {
+    for (Boxes::iterator i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i)
+      (*i).get_item()->manage(mgr, eh);
+    GuiItem::manage(mgr, eh);
+  } else
+    gui_cat->warning() << "tried to manage frame (0x" << (void*)this
+		       << ") that is already managed" << endl;
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::unmanage(void) {
+  for (Boxes::iterator i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i)
+    (*i).get_item()->unmanage();
+  GuiItem::unmanage();
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::set_scale(float f) {
+  for (Boxes::iterator i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i)
+    (*i).get_item()->set_scale(f);
+  GuiItem::set_scale(f);
+  this->recompute_frame();
+}
+
+void GuiFrame::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  for (Boxes::iterator i=_items.begin(); i!=_items.end(); ++i)
+    (*i).get_item()->set_pos(p);
+  GuiItem::set_pos(p);
+  this->recompute_frame();
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.h b/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.h
index 8b34749b84..83b96e5fa4 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiFrame.h
@@ -2,3 +2,74 @@
 // Created by:  cary (01Nov00)
 // 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef __GUIFRAME_H__
+#define __GUIFRAME_H__
+
+#include "guiItem.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+class EXPCL_PANDA GuiFrame : public GuiItem {
+public:
+  enum Packing { NONE, ABOVE, UNDER, LEFT, RIGHT };
+private:
+  class Connection {
+  private:
+    Packing _how;
+    GuiItem* _who;
+  public:
+    inline Connection(void) : _how(NONE), _who((GuiItem*)0L) {}
+    inline Connection(Packing how, GuiItem* who) : _how(how), _who(who) {}
+    inline Connection(const Connection& c) : _how(c._how), _who(c._who) {}
+    ~Connection(void) {}
+
+    inline void set_how(Packing how) { _how = how; }
+    inline void set_who(GuiItem* who) { _who = who; }
+
+    inline Packing get_how(void) const { return _how; }
+    inline GuiItem* get_who(void) const { return _who; }
+  };
+  typedef vector<Connection> Connections;
+  class Box {
+  private:
+    GuiItem* _thing;
+    Connections _links;
+  public:
+    inline Box(void) : _thing((GuiItem*)0L) {}
+    inline Box(GuiItem* i) : _thing(i) {}
+    inline Box(const Box& c) : _thing(c._thing), _links(c._links) {}
+    ~Box(void) {}
+
+    inline void set_item(GuiItem* i) { _thing = i; }
+    inline void add_link(Connection c) { _links.push_back(c); }
+
+    inline GuiItem* get_item(void) const { return _thing; }
+    inline int get_num_links(void) const { return _links.size(); }
+    inline Packing get_nth_packing(int n) const { return _links[n].get_how(); }
+    inline GuiItem* get_nth_to(int n) const { return _links[n].get_who(); }
+  };
+  typedef vector<Box> Boxes;
+
+  Boxes _items;
+
+  INLINE GuiFrame(void);
+  Boxes::iterator find_box(GuiItem*);
+  virtual void recompute_frame(void);
+public:
+  GuiFrame(const string&);
+  ~GuiFrame(void);
+
+  void add_item(GuiItem*);
+  void pack_item(GuiItem*, Packing, GuiItem*);
+
+  virtual void manage(GuiManager*, EventHandler&);
+  virtual void unmanage(void);
+
+  virtual void set_scale(float);
+  virtual void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
+};
+
+#include "guiFrame.I"
+
+#endif /* __GUIFRAME_H__ */
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiItem.I b/panda/src/gui/guiItem.I
index 40d650d9e0..36db87f07b 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiItem.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiItem.I
@@ -2,3 +2,34 @@
 // Created by:  cary (01Nov00)
 // 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+INLINE GuiItem::GuiItem(void) : Namable("fubar"), _left(-1.), _right(1.),
+				_bottom(-1.), _top(1.) {}
+
+INLINE float GuiItem::get_scale(void) const {
+  return _scale;
+}
+
+INLINE LVector3f GuiItem::get_pos(void) const {
+  return _pos;
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiItem::get_left(void) const {
+  return _left;
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiItem::get_right(void) const {
+  return _right;
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiItem::get_bottom(void) const {
+  return _bottom;
+}
+
+INLINE float GuiItem::get_top(void) const {
+  return _top;
+}
+
+INLINE LVector4f GuiItem::get_frame(void) const {
+  return LVector4f(_left, _right, _bottom, _top);
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiItem.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiItem.cxx
index 4f29a82fc4..fd3155582b 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiItem.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiItem.cxx
@@ -2,3 +2,31 @@
 // Created by:  cary (01Nov00)
 // 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "guiItem.h"
+
+void GuiItem::recompute_frame(void) {
+}
+
+GuiItem::GuiItem(const string& name) : Namable(name), _added_hooks(false),
+				       _mgr((GuiManager*)0L) {
+}
+
+GuiItem::~GuiItem(void) {
+}
+
+void GuiItem::manage(GuiManager* mgr, EventHandler&) {
+  _mgr = mgr;
+}
+
+void GuiItem::unmanage(void) {
+  _mgr = (GuiManager*)0L;
+}
+
+void GuiItem::set_scale(float f) {
+  _scale = f;
+}
+
+void GuiItem::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  _pos = p;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiItem.h b/panda/src/gui/guiItem.h
index 905cb5d37c..e419641901 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiItem.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiItem.h
@@ -2,3 +2,42 @@
 // Created by:  cary (01Nov00)
 // 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef __GUIITEM_H__
+#define __GUIITEM_H__
+
+#include "guiManager.h"
+
+#include <eventHandler.h>
+
+class EXPCL_PANDA GuiItem : public Namable {
+protected:
+  bool _added_hooks;
+  float _scale, _left, _right, _bottom, _top;
+  LVector3f _pos;
+  GuiManager* _mgr;
+
+  INLINE GuiItem(void);
+  virtual void recompute_frame(void) = 0;
+public:
+  GuiItem(const string&);
+  ~GuiItem(void);
+
+  virtual void manage(GuiManager*, EventHandler&) = 0;
+  virtual void unmanage(void) = 0;
+
+  virtual void set_scale(float) = 0;
+  virtual void set_pos(const LVector3f&) = 0;
+
+  INLINE float get_scale(void) const;
+  INLINE LVector3f get_pos(void) const;
+  INLINE float get_left(void) const;
+  INLINE float get_right(void) const;
+  INLINE float get_bottom(void) const;
+  INLINE float get_top(void) const;
+  INLINE LVector4f get_frame(void) const;
+};
+
+#include "guiItem.I"
+
+#endif /* __GUIITEM_H__ */
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I
index b1f4f20a11..d4b9885e8e 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.I
@@ -33,25 +33,3 @@ INLINE void GuiRollover::exit(void) {
 INLINE bool GuiRollover::is_over(void) const {
   return _state;
 }
-
-INLINE void GuiRollover::set_scale(float f) {
-  _on->set_scale(f);
-  _off->set_scale(f);
-  recompute_frame();
-  _scale = f;
-}
-
-INLINE void GuiRollover::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
-  _on->set_pos(p);
-  _off->set_pos(p);
-  recompute_frame();
-  _pos = p;
-}
-
-INLINE float GuiRollover::get_scale(void) const {
-  return _scale;
-}
-
-INLINE LVector3f GuiRollover::get_pos(void) const {
-  return _pos;
-}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx
index f22a9b3429..25a30e392c 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.cxx
@@ -33,21 +33,18 @@ static void exit_rollover(CPT_Event e) {
 }
 
 void GuiRollover::recompute_frame(void) {
-  float left, right, bottom, top;
-
-  GetExtents(_off, _on, left, right, bottom, top);
-  _rgn->set_region(left, right, bottom, top);
+  GuiItem::recompute_frame();
+  GetExtents(_off, _on, _left, _right, _bottom, _top);
+  _rgn->set_region(_left, _right, _bottom, _top);
 }
 
 GuiRollover::GuiRollover(const string& name, GuiLabel* off, GuiLabel* on)
-  : Namable(name), _off(off), _on(on), _state(false), _added_hooks(false) {
-  float left, right, bottom, top;
-
-  GetExtents(off, on, left, right, bottom, top);
-  _rgn = new GuiRegion("rollover-" + name, left, right, bottom, top, false);
+  : GuiItem(name), _off(off), _on(on), _state(false) {
+  GetExtents(off, on, _left, _right, _bottom, _top);
+  _rgn = new GuiRegion("rollover-" + name, _left, _right, _bottom, _top,
+		       false);
   rollovers["gui-in-rollover-" + name] = this;
   rollovers["gui-out-rollover-" + name] = this;
-  _mgr = (GuiManager*)0L;
 }
 
 GuiRollover::~GuiRollover(void) {
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ void GuiRollover::manage(GuiManager* mgr, EventHandler& eh) {
     mgr->add_region(_rgn);
     _state = false;
     mgr->add_label(_off);
-    _mgr = mgr;
+    GuiItem::manage(mgr, eh);
   } else
     gui_cat->warning() << "tried to manage rollover (0x" << (void*)this
 		       << ") that is already managed" << endl;
@@ -73,5 +70,19 @@ void GuiRollover::unmanage(void) {
   _mgr->remove_region(_rgn);
   _mgr->remove_label(_off);
   _mgr->remove_label(_on);
-  _mgr = (GuiManager*)0L;
+  GuiItem::unmanage();
+}
+
+void GuiRollover::set_scale(float f) {
+  _on->set_scale(f);
+  _off->set_scale(f);
+  GuiItem::set_scale(f);
+  recompute_frame();
+}
+
+void GuiRollover::set_pos(const LVector3f& p) {
+  _on->set_pos(p);
+  _off->set_pos(p);
+  GuiItem::set_pos(p);
+  recompute_frame();
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h
index ee3996e174..e8e7cb9381 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiRollover.h
@@ -6,43 +6,34 @@
 #ifndef __GUIROLLOVER_H__
 #define __GUIROLLOVER_H__
 
+#include "guiItem.h"
 #include "guiRegion.h"
 #include "guiLabel.h"
 #include "guiManager.h"
 
-#include <eventHandler.h>
-
-class EXPCL_PANDA GuiRollover : public Namable {
+class EXPCL_PANDA GuiRollover : public GuiItem {
 private:
   GuiLabel* _off;
   GuiLabel* _on;
   GuiRegion* _rgn;
 
   bool _state;
-  bool _added_hooks;
-  GuiManager* _mgr;
-
-  float _scale;
-  LVector3f _pos;
 
   INLINE GuiRollover(void);
-  void recompute_frame(void);
+  virtual void recompute_frame(void);
 public:
   GuiRollover(const string&, GuiLabel*, GuiLabel*);
   ~GuiRollover(void);
 
-  void manage(GuiManager*, EventHandler&);
-  void unmanage(void);
+  virtual void manage(GuiManager*, EventHandler&);
+  virtual void unmanage(void);
   INLINE void enter(void);
   INLINE void exit(void);
 
   INLINE bool is_over(void) const;
 
-  INLINE void set_scale(float);
-  INLINE void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
-
-  INLINE float get_scale(void) const;
-  INLINE LVector3f get_pos(void) const;
+  virtual void set_scale(float);
+  virtual void set_pos(const LVector3f&);
 };
 
 #include "guiRollover.I"