+        if ( Number() == 0 )
+        {
+            // make Enter generate "selected" event if there is only one item
+            // in the combobox - without it, it's impossible to select it at
+            // all!
+            wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, GetId() );
+            event.SetInt( 0 );
+            event.SetString( value );
+            event.SetEventObject( this );
+            GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // add the item to the list if it's not there yet
+            if ( FindString(value) == wxNOT_FOUND )
+            {
+                Append(value);
+
+                // and generate the selected event for it
+                wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_COMBOBOX_SELECTED, GetId() );
+                event.SetInt( Number() - 1 );
+                event.SetString( value );
+                event.SetEventObject( this );
+                GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+            }
+            //else: do nothing, this will open the listbox
+        }
+    }
+
+    event.Skip();
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::DisableEvents()
+{
+    GtkList *list = GTK_LIST( GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list );
+    GList *child = list->children;
+    while (child)
+    {
+        gtk_signal_disconnect_by_func( GTK_OBJECT(child->data),
+          GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_combo_clicked_callback), (gpointer)this );
+
+        child = child->next;
+    }
+}
+
+void wxComboBox::EnableEvents()
+{
+    GtkList *list = GTK_LIST( GTK_COMBO(m_widget)->list );
+    GList *child = list->children;
+    while (child)
+    {
+        gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(child->data), "select",
+          GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_combo_clicked_callback), (gpointer)this );
+
+        child = child->next;