+ GtkWidget *menu_item = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label( item.mbc_str() );
+
+ size_t index;
+ if ( m_strings )
+ {
+ // sorted control, need to insert at the correct index
+ index = m_strings->Add(item);
+
+ gtk_menu_insert( GTK_MENU(menu), menu_item, index );
+
+ if ( index )
+ {
+ m_clientList.Insert( m_clientList.Item(index - 1),
+ (wxObject*) NULL );
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ m_clientList.Insert( (wxObject*) NULL );
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ // normal control, just append
+ gtk_menu_append( GTK_MENU(menu), menu_item );
+
+ m_clientList.Append( (wxObject*) NULL );
+
+ // don't call wxChoice::GetCount() from here because it doesn't work
+ // if we're called from ctor (and GtkMenuShell is still NULL)
+ index = m_clientList.GetCount() - 1;
+ }
+
+ if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_widget))
+ {
+ gtk_widget_realize( menu_item );
+ gtk_widget_realize( GTK_BIN(menu_item)->child );
+
+ if (m_widgetStyle) ApplyWidgetStyle();
+ }
+
+ gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( menu_item ), "activate",
+ GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_choice_clicked_callback), (gpointer*)this );
+
+ gtk_widget_show( menu_item );
+
+ // return the index of the item in the control
+ return index;