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+/* modest-combo-box.h */
+/* insert (c)/licensing information) */
+
+#ifndef __MODEST_COMBO_BOX_H__
+#define __MODEST_COMBO_BOX_H__
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+/* other include files */
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* convenience macros */
+#define MODEST_TYPE_COMBO_BOX (modest_combo_box_get_type())
+#define MODEST_COMBO_BOX(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),MODEST_TYPE_COMBO_BOX,ModestComboBox))
+#define MODEST_COMBO_BOX_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),MODEST_TYPE_COMBO_BOX,GtkComboBox))
+#define MODEST_IS_COMBO_BOX(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),MODEST_TYPE_COMBO_BOX))
+#define MODEST_IS_COMBO_BOX_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),MODEST_TYPE_COMBO_BOX))
+#define MODEST_COMBO_BOX_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj),MODEST_TYPE_COMBO_BOX,ModestComboBoxClass))
+
+typedef struct _ModestComboBox ModestComboBox;
+typedef struct _ModestComboBoxClass ModestComboBoxClass;
+
+struct _ModestComboBox {
+ GtkComboBox parent;
+ /* insert public members, if any */
+};
+
+struct _ModestComboBoxClass {
+ GtkComboBoxClass parent_class;
+ /* insert signal callback declarations, eg. */
+ /* void (* my_event) (ModestComboBox* obj); */
+};
+
+
+struct _ModestComboBoxLemma {
+ const gchar *display_name;
+ gpointer id;
+};
+typedef struct _ModestComboBoxLemma ModestComboBoxLemma;
+
+/**
+ * modest_combo_box_get_type
+ *
+ * Returns: the id of the ModestComboBox type
+ */
+GType modest_combo_box_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+/**
+ * modest_combo_box_new
+ * @lemmas: a ptr to a NULL terminated list of ModestComboBox lemmas,
+ * each corresponding to a display_name, and the corresponding value
+ * create a new modest combo box,
+ *
+ * create a new modest combo box
+ *
+ * Returns: a new ModestComboBox instance, or NULL in case of failure
+ */
+GtkWidget* modest_combo_box_new (ModestComboBoxLemma *lemmas);
+
+
+/**
+ * modest_combo_box_get_active_id
+ * @self: a valid ModestComboBox instance
+ *
+ * get the id for the currently active lemma, or NULL if there's nothing chosen
+ *
+ * Returns: the id or NULL if there's nothing chosen.
+ */
+gpointer modest_combo_box_get_active_id (ModestComboBox *self);
+
+
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __MODEST_COMBO_BOX_H__ */
+