diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.I
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+// Filename: guiRegion.I
+// Created by:  cary (26Oct00)
+// 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+INLINE GiuRegion::GuiRegion(void) {
+}
+
+INLINE GiuRegion::GuiRegion(float, float, float, float) {
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h b/panda/src/gui/guiRegion.h
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+// Filename: guiRegion.h
+// Created by:  cary (26Oct00)
+// 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef __GUIREGION_H__
+#define __GUIREGION_H__
+
+// container for active regions of a GUI
+
+class GuiRegion {
+private:
+  float _left, _right, _bottom, _top;
+public:
+  INLINE GuiRegion(float, float, float, float);
+};
+
+#include "guiRegion.I"
+
+#endif /* __GUIREGION_H__ */