diff --git a/direct/src/gui/DirectFrame.py b/direct/src/gui/DirectFrame.py
index 82003dad0e..f3157c1cfc 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/DirectFrame.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/DirectFrame.py
@@ -81,15 +81,19 @@ class DirectFrame(DirectGuiWidget):
 
     def setGeom(self):
         # Determine argument type
-        if self['geom'] == None:
+        geom = self['geom']
+        
+        if geom == None:
             # Passed in None
             geomList = (None,) * self['numStates']
-        elif isinstance(self['geom'], NodePath):
+        elif isinstance(geom, NodePath) or \
+             isinstance(geom, types.StringTypes):
             # Passed in a single node path, make a tuple out of it
-            geomList = (self['geom'],) * self['numStates']
+            geomList = (geom,) * self['numStates']
         else:
             # Otherwise, hope that the user has passed in a tuple/list
-            geomList = self['geom']
+            geomList = geom
+            
         # Create/destroy components
         for i in range(self['numStates']):
             component = 'geom' + `i`
diff --git a/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py b/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py
index 2afef7ebcc..45af7b4f19 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiBase.py
@@ -968,13 +968,17 @@ class DirectGuiWidget(DirectGuiBase, NodePath):
     def setFrameTexture(self):
         # this might be a single texture or a list of textures
         textures = self['frameTexture']
-        if textures == None or isinstance(textures, Texture):
-            textures = (textures,)
+        if textures == None or \
+           isinstance(textures, Texture) or \
+           isinstance(textures, types.StringTypes):
+            textures = (textures,) * self['numStates']
         for i in range(self['numStates']):
             if i >= len(textures):
                 texture = textures[-1]
             else:
                 texture = textures[i]
+            if isinstance(texture, types.StringTypes):
+                texture = loader.loadTexture(texture)
             if texture:
                 self.frameStyle[i].setTexture(texture)
         self.updateFrameStyle()
diff --git a/direct/src/gui/OnscreenGeom.py b/direct/src/gui/OnscreenGeom.py
index 3931dc449f..23168c59d3 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/OnscreenGeom.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/OnscreenGeom.py
@@ -42,14 +42,8 @@ class OnscreenGeom(PandaObject, NodePath):
         NodePath.__init__(self)
         if parent == None:
             parent = aspect2d
-        self.parent = parent
-        # Assign geometry
-        self.sort = sort
-        if isinstance(geom, NodePath):
-            self.assign(geom.copyTo(parent, self.sort))
-        elif type(geom) == type(''):
-            self.assign(loader.loadModelCopy(geom))
-            self.reparentTo(parent, self.sort)
+
+        self.setGeom(geom, parent = parent, sort = sort, color = color)
 
         # Adjust pose
         # Set pos
@@ -74,20 +68,35 @@ class OnscreenGeom(PandaObject, NodePath):
               isinstance(scale, types.IntType)):
             self.setScale(scale)
 
-        # Set color
-        if color:
-            # Set color, if specified
-            self.setColor(color[0], color[1], color[2], color[3])
+    def setGeom(self, geom,
+                parent = NodePath(),
+                transform = TransformState.makeIdentity(),
+                sort = 0,
+                color = None):
+        # Get the original parent, transform, and sort, if any, so we can
+        # preserve them across this call.
+        if not self.isEmpty():
+            parent = self.getParent()
+            transform = self.getTransform()
+            sort = self.getSort()
+            if self.hasColor():
+                color = self.getColor()
 
-    def setGeom(self, geom):
-        # Assign geometry
         self.removeNode()
+
         # Assign geometry
         if isinstance(geom, NodePath):
-            self.assign(geom.copyTo(self.parent))
-        elif type(geom) == type(''):
+            self.assign(geom.copyTo(parent, sort))
+        elif isinstance(geom, types.StringTypes):
             self.assign(loader.loadModelCopy(geom))
-            self.reparentTo(self.parent)
+            self.reparentTo(parent, sort)
+
+        if not self.isEmpty():
+            self.setTransform(transform)
+
+            # Set color, if specified
+            if color:
+                self.setColor(color[0], color[1], color[2], color[3])
 
     def getGeom(self):
         return self