For simple skinning of controls with images we would like to be able to use a Image as a fill with 9 part scaling to fill the area of the painted shape. There are a number of different ways the shape can be filled with the image:

  * Center - simply center the image at 1:1, clipping within the shape
  * Stretch - scale the image to fit shape, there are some sub options here
       * Simple scale to match shape width and height
       * Maintain aspect ratio (Could leave unfilled areas)
       * Maintain aspect ratio + clip, (means more cropping but completely filled)
  * Tile - start image at give position in image and repeat in x, y or both directions with optional mirroring
  * Paint 9 Stretch - The is where the image is split into 9 pieces 3 across and 3 down and the corners
                                   are fixed size and the middle and sides stretch
  * Paint 9 Tile - The is where the image is split into 9 pieces 3 across and 3 down and the corners
                                   are fixed size and the middle and sides Tile

Attached is a prototype for the Java2D Painter implementation that does some of these styles.