I'm not a pro -  but I use the method of making composite objects that is described in the GUI section of the scheme cookbook. <a href="http://schemecookbook.org/Cookbook/GUIWidgetAggregation">http://schemecookbook.org/Cookbook/GUIWidgetAggregation</a> HTH S. <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 4:49 AM, Ben Simon <<a href="mailto:benjisimon@gmail.com">benjisimon@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="gmail_quote">There doesn't happen to be a way to use this approach, and somehow embed a container like a vertical-panel% in the resulting canvas%, is there? The idea being that I might make a component that uses a canvas to draw a green border, and then embed other GUI components (say, a series of buttons) in this newly drawn area. I've poked around the docs and don't see a way to do it, but I thought I should get confirmation from the pros. -Ben </div> -- Have an idea for software? I can make it happen - <a href="http://www.ideas2executables.com" target="_blank">http://www.ideas2executables.com</a> My Blog: <a href="http://benjisimon.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://benjisimon.blogspot.com</a> _________________________________________________  For list-related administrative tasks:  <a href="http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme" target="_blank">http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme</a> </blockquote></div> -- Cheers, Stephen -- Stephen De Gabrielle <a href="mailto:s.degabrielle@ucl.ac.uk">s.degabrielle@ucl.ac.uk</a> Telephone +44 (0)20 7679 5242 (x45242) Mobile 079 851 890 45 Project: Making Sense of Information (MaSI) <a href="http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/annb/MaSI.html">http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/annb/MaSI.html</a> UCLIC: University College London Interaction Centre <a href="http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/">http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/</a> Remax House - 31/32 Alfred Place London - WC1E 7DP