TS> Sure it is possible. You have to inherit from TPanel, modify the 
TS> Display methods and what YOu get is a new Component drawing whatever 
TS> You want and containig other Components if you want it to. But it 
TS> might be better not to use the VCL in this case because of 
TS> performance considerations.
I am not sure if performance would be an issue with what I plan to do, but 
you never know till you test it. I figured this was possible, but I am not 
looking to reinvent this wheel if I don't have to. I'd be interested in 
finding a freeware, shareware or commercial component that will do the trick 
for me...or some sample code on such a component as a last resort. Other 
ideas of how to approach a solution for this would also be appreciated. I 
don't have to have an image component as a container for other image 
components. I need to have a way to place a bitmap of say a picture frame and 
have an image inside the frame be able to change with no change to the frame. 
I am sure there are several ways to do this, I am just not quite sure what 
the best way to approach this is. 
Steve
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