1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc b/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc
index 6be0ab84d6..e54213df0e 100644
--- a/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc
+++ b/libs/widgets/ardour_dropdown.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "pbd/stacktrace.h"
 
 #include "gtkmm2ext/utils.h"
+#include "gtkmm2ext/menu_elems.h"
 #include "gtkmm2ext/rgb_macros.h"
 #include "gtkmm2ext/gui_thread.h"
 
@@ -162,3 +163,15 @@ ArdourDropdown::disable_scrolling()
 {
 	_scrolling_disabled = true;
 }
+
+void
+ArdourDropdown::append_text_item (std::string const& text) {
+	using namespace Gtkmm2ext;
+	AddMenuElem (MenuElemNoMnemonic (text, sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ArdourDropdown::default_text_handler), text)));
+}
+
+void
+ArdourDropdown::default_text_handler (std::string const& text) {
+	set_text (text);
+	StateChanged (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+}