going through the c script tutorials and from what i gather the pos_x and y of the panel is only from the top left corner. this causes a problem if i want to have the resolutions changeable, especially for elements i want to be in the bottom right corner. is there an easier way to get panel elements in the bottom right corner in several resolutions without having to write separate code for each resolution mode?

You can use screen_size.x and screen_size.y. To keep your panel in the bottom right, just use a loop like this:
Code:

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while(1)
{
   panel.pos_x = screen_size.x - panel.size_x;
   panel.pos_y = screen_size.y - panel.size_y;
   wait(1);
}

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If the size of the panel depends on the size of a bitmap, and that code doesn't work (try it out first), you can use the size of the bmap:
Code:

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while(1)
{
   panel.pos_x = screen_size.x -  bmap_width(panel.bmap);
   panel.pos_y = screen_size.y -  bmap_height(panel.bmap);
   wait(1);
}

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thanks, that worked great!