diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/SpriteManager.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/SpriteManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baa7646b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/SpriteManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
+ * this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.oscim.renderer.sublayers;
+
+import org.oscim.renderer.sublayers.TextureAtlas.Rect;
+import org.oscim.utils.pool.Inlist;
+
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+
+
+
+public abstract class SpriteManager<T> {
+
+	public class Sprite extends Inlist<Sprite>{
+
+		public Sprite(T i, TextureAtlas a, Rect r) {
+			atlas = a;
+			rect = r;
+			item = i;
+		}
+
+		T item;
+		TextureAtlas atlas;
+		Rect rect;
+	}
+
+	TextureAtlas mAtlas;
+	TextureAtlas curAtlas;
+
+	Sprite items;
+
+	protected final Canvas mCanvas = new Canvas();
+	protected TextureItem mTexture;
+
+	public SpriteManager() {
+		mTexture = TextureItem.get(true);
+
+		//mTexture.ownBitmap = true;
+
+		mAtlas = new TextureAtlas(
+				TextureItem.TEXTURE_WIDTH,
+				TextureItem.TEXTURE_HEIGHT,
+				32);
+
+		mCanvas.setBitmap(mTexture.bitmap);
+	}
+
+	public Sprite getRegion(T item) {
+		//return items.get(item);
+		for (Sprite t = items; t != null; t = t.next)
+			if (t.item == item)
+				return t;
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	public void clear(){
+		TextureItem.releaseAll(mTexture);
+		mAtlas.clear();
+		items = null;
+
+		//mTexture.bitmap.eraseColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+		mTexture = TextureItem.get(true);
+		mCanvas.setBitmap(mTexture.bitmap);
+	}
+
+	public TextureItem getTextures(){
+		return mTexture;
+	}
+
+	public Sprite addItem(T item, int width, int height) {
+		Rect r = mAtlas.getRegion(width, height);
+		if (r == null) {
+			//create new atlas
+			return null;
+		}
+		Sprite sprite = new Sprite(item, mAtlas, r);
+
+		items = Inlist.append(items, sprite);
+
+		draw(item, r);
+
+		return sprite;
+	}
+
+	abstract void draw(T item, Rect r);
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/TextureAtlas.java b/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/TextureAtlas.java
index 8c282539..a0eea2bd 100644
--- a/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/TextureAtlas.java
+++ b/src/org/oscim/renderer/sublayers/TextureAtlas.java
@@ -59,26 +59,13 @@
  */
 package org.oscim.renderer.sublayers;
 
-import java.util.HashMap;
-
 import org.oscim.utils.pool.Inlist;
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 
-public class TextureAtlas{
+public class TextureAtlas extends Inlist<TextureAtlas> {
 
-	public static class SpriteManager{
-		TextureAtlas atlas;
-		HashMap<Object, Rect> items;
 
-		public Rect getRegion(Object item){
-			return items.get(item);
-		}
-
-		public Rect addItem(int width, int height){
-			return atlas.getRegion(width, height);
-		}
-	}
 
 	/** Allocated slots */
 	public Slot mSlots;
@@ -97,7 +84,7 @@ public class TextureAtlas{
 	int mUsed;
 
 	/** Texture identity (OpenGL) */
-	int mId;
+	int id;
 
 	/** Atlas data */
 	Bitmap mData;
@@ -116,7 +103,7 @@ public class TextureAtlas{
 		public int x, y, w, h;
 	}
 
-	private TextureAtlas(int width, int height, int depth) {
+	TextureAtlas(int width, int height, int depth) {
 		mWidth = width;
 		mHeight = height;
 		mDepth = depth;
@@ -197,15 +184,15 @@ public class TextureAtlas{
 
 		// merge
 		for (slot = mSlots; slot.next != null;) {
-			Slot next = slot.next;
+			Slot nextSlot = slot.next;
 
-			if (slot.y == next.y) {
-				slot.w += next.w;
+			if (slot.y == nextSlot.y) {
+				slot.w += nextSlot.w;
 
 				// erease 'next' slot
-				slot.next = next.next;
+				slot.next = nextSlot.next;
 			} else {
-				slot = next;
+				slot = nextSlot;
 			}
 		}