diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp
index 223253ecc..2e8a06b82 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_base.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	Copyright (C) 2001 by Steffen Hehn 'McClean'
 
 	Classes for generic GUI-related components.
-	Copyright (C) 2012, 2013, Thilo Graf 'dbt'
+	Copyright (C) 2012-2014, Thilo Graf 'dbt'
 	Copyright (C) 2012, Michael Liebmann 'micha-bbg'
 
 	License: GPL
@@ -235,10 +235,20 @@ void CComponents::kill()
 }
 
 //clean old screen buffer
-inline void CComponents::clearFbData()
+void CComponents::clearFbData()
 {
 	for(size_t i =0; i< v_fbdata.size() ;i++)
 		if (v_fbdata[i].pixbuf)
 			delete[] v_fbdata[i].pixbuf;
 	v_fbdata.clear();
 }
+
+inline void CComponents::setXPos(const int& xpos)
+{
+	x = xpos;
+}
+
+inline void CComponents::setYPos(const int& ypos)
+{
+	y = ypos;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_base.h b/src/gui/components/cc_base.h
index 6ae2c533c..175b30580 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_base.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_base.h
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ class CComponents
 		CComponents();
 		virtual~CComponents();
 
-		///set screen x-position
-		inline virtual void setXPos(const int& xpos){x = xpos;};
-		///set screen y-position,
-		inline virtual void setYPos(const int& ypos){y = ypos;};
-		///set x and y position
+		///set screen x-position, parameter as int
+		virtual void setXPos(const int& xpos);
+		///set screen y-position, parameter as int
+		virtual void setYPos(const int& ypos);
+		///set x and y position at once
 		///Note: position of bound components (items) means position related within parent form, not for screen!
 		///to set the real screen position, look at setRealPos()
 		inline virtual void setPos(const int& xpos, const int& ypos){x = xpos; y = ypos;};
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@ class CComponentsItem : public CComponents
 		///set an index to item, see also attribut cc_item_index.
 		///To generate an index, use genIndex()
 		virtual void setIndex(const int& index){cc_item_index = index;};
+
+		///set screen x-position, parameter as uint8_t, percent value of screen x
+		virtual void setXPosP(const uint8_t& xpos_percent);
+		///set screen y-position, parameter as uint8_t, percent value of screen y
+		virtual void setYPosP(const uint8_t& ypos_percent);
+		///set x and y position as percent value from current parent or screen dimensions at once
+		///Note: position of bound components (items) means position related within parent form, not for screen!
+		virtual void setPosP(const uint8_t& xpos_percent, const uint8_t& ypos_percent);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item.cpp
index 08902596b..e9cc06486 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	Copyright (C) 2001 by Steffen Hehn 'McClean'
 
 	Classes for generic GUI-related components.
-	Copyright (C) 2012, 2013, Thilo Graf 'dbt'
+	Copyright (C) 2012-2014, Thilo Graf 'dbt'
 	Copyright (C) 2012, Michael Liebmann 'micha-bbg'
 
 	License: GPL
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <global.h>
 #include <neutrino.h>
 #include "cc_base.h"
+#include <driver/screen_max.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -163,3 +164,21 @@ bool CComponentsItem::isAdded()
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+void CComponentsItem::setXPosP(const uint8_t& xpos_percent)
+{
+	int x_tmp  = cc_parent ? xpos_percent*cc_parent->getWidth() : xpos_percent*frameBuffer->getScreenWidth();
+	x = x_tmp/100;
+}
+
+void CComponentsItem::setYPosP(const uint8_t& ypos_percent)
+{
+	int y_tmp  = cc_parent ? ypos_percent*cc_parent->getHeight() : ypos_percent*frameBuffer->getScreenHeight();
+	x = y_tmp/100;
+}
+
+void CComponentsItem::setPosP(const uint8_t& xpos_percent, const uint8_t& ypos_percent)
+{
+	setXPosP(xpos_percent);
+	setYPosP(ypos_percent);
+}