diff -r 64ded9f6a6c6 -r 6606616eca9f ui/gtk/list.c
--- a/ui/gtk/list.c	Tue Feb 25 21:11:00 2025 +0100
+++ b/ui/gtk/list.c	Sat Apr 05 16:46:11 2025 +0200
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
     };
 */
 
+static void listview_copy_static_elements(UiListView *listview, char **elm, size_t nelm) {
+    listview->elements = calloc(nelm, sizeof(char*));
+    listview->nelm = nelm;
+    for(int i=0;i<nelm;i++) {
+        listview->elements[i] = strdup(elm[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 10, 0)
 
 
@@ -248,6 +256,10 @@
         list->setselection = ui_listview_setselection2;
         
         ui_update_liststore(ls, list);
+    } else if (args.static_elements && args.static_nelm > 0) {
+        listview_copy_static_elements(listview, args.static_elements, args.static_nelm);
+        listview->model->getvalue = ui_strmodel_getvalue; // force strmodel
+        ui_update_liststore_static(ls, listview->elements, listview->nelm);
     }
     
     // event handling
@@ -323,11 +335,15 @@
         list->setselection = ui_combobox_setselection;
         
         ui_update_liststore(ls, list);
+    } else if (args.static_elements && args.static_nelm > 0) {
+        listview_copy_static_elements(listview, args.static_elements, args.static_nelm);
+        listview->model->getvalue = ui_strmodel_getvalue; // force strmodel
+        ui_update_liststore_static(ls, listview->elements, listview->nelm);
     }
     
     // event handling
     if(args.onactivate) {
-        g_signal_connect(view, "activate", G_CALLBACK(ui_columnview_activate), listview);
+        g_signal_connect(view, "notify::selected", G_CALLBACK(ui_dropdown_notify), listview);
     }
     
     // add widget to parent 
@@ -336,6 +352,15 @@
     return view;
 }
 
+void ui_listview_select(UIWIDGET listview, int index) {
+    GtkSelectionModel *model = gtk_list_view_get_model(GTK_LIST_VIEW(listview));
+    gtk_selection_model_select_item(model, index, TRUE);
+}
+    
+void ui_combobox_select(UIWIDGET dropdown, int index) {
+    gtk_drop_down_set_selected(GTK_DROP_DOWN(dropdown), index);
+}
+
 UIWIDGET ui_table_create(UiObject *obj, UiListArgs args) {
     UiObject* current = uic_current_obj(obj);
     
@@ -449,6 +474,7 @@
     event.window = event.obj->window;
     event.intval = view->selection.count;
     event.eventdata = &view->selection;
+    event.set = ui_get_setop();
     if(cb) {
         cb(&event, cbdata);
     }
@@ -478,6 +504,24 @@
         free(newselection);
     }
 }
+
+void ui_dropdown_notify(GtkWidget *dropdown, GObject *pspec, gpointer userdata) {
+    UiListView *view = userdata;
+    guint index = gtk_drop_down_get_selected(GTK_DROP_DOWN(dropdown));
+    GObject *item = gtk_drop_down_get_selected_item(GTK_DROP_DOWN(dropdown));
+    if(item && view->onactivate) {
+        ObjWrapper *eventdata = (ObjWrapper*)item;
+        UiEvent event;
+        event.obj = view->obj;
+        event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
+        event.window = event.obj->window;
+        event.intval = index;
+        event.eventdata = eventdata->data;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
+        view->onactivate(&event, view->onactivatedata);
+    }
+}
+    
     
 void ui_columnview_activate(void *ignore, guint position, gpointer userdata) {
     UiListView *view = userdata;
@@ -510,6 +554,7 @@
         event.window = event.obj->window;
         event.intval = view->selection.count;
         event.eventdata = &view->selection;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         view->onactivate(&event, view->onactivatedata);
     }
 }
@@ -524,9 +569,27 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ui_update_liststore_static(GListStore *liststore, char **elm, size_t nelm) {
+    g_list_store_remove_all(liststore);
+    for(int i=0;i<nelm;i++) {
+        ObjWrapper *obj = obj_wrapper_new(elm[i]);
+        g_list_store_append(liststore, obj);
+    }
+}
+
 void ui_listview_update2(UiList *list, int i) {
     UiListView *view = list->obj;
-    ui_update_liststore(view->liststore, list);
+    if(i < 0) {
+        ui_update_liststore(view->liststore, list);
+    } else {
+        void *value = list->get(list, i);
+        if(value) {
+            ObjWrapper *obj = obj_wrapper_new(value);
+            // TODO: if index i is selected, the selection is lost
+            // is it possible to update the item without removing it?
+            g_list_store_splice(view->liststore, i, 1, (void **)&obj, 1);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 UiListSelection ui_listview_getselection2(UiList *list) {
@@ -539,6 +602,7 @@
 }
 
 void ui_listview_setselection2(UiList *list, UiListSelection selection) {
+    ui_setop_enable(TRUE);
     UiListView *view = list->obj;
     UiListSelection newselection;
     newselection.count = view->selection.count;
@@ -557,6 +621,7 @@
             gtk_selection_model_select_item(view->selectionmodel, selection.rows[i], FALSE);
         }
     }
+    ui_setop_enable(FALSE);
 }
 
 UiListSelection ui_combobox_getselection(UiList *list) {
@@ -572,16 +637,98 @@
 }
 
 void ui_combobox_setselection(UiList *list, UiListSelection selection) {
+    ui_setop_enable(TRUE);
     UiListView *view = list->obj;
     if(selection.count > 0) {
         gtk_drop_down_set_selected(GTK_DROP_DOWN(view->widget), selection.rows[0]);
     } else {
         gtk_drop_down_set_selected(GTK_DROP_DOWN(view->widget), GTK_INVALID_LIST_POSITION);
     }
+    ui_setop_enable(FALSE);
 }
 
 #else
 
+static void update_list_row(GtkListStore *store, GtkTreeIter *iter, UiModel *model, void *elm) {
+    // set column values
+    int c = 0;
+    for(int i=0;i<model->columns;i++,c++) {
+        void *data = model->getvalue(elm, c);
+
+        GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
+        switch(model->types[i]) {
+            case UI_STRING: 
+            case UI_STRING_FREE: {
+                g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_STRING);
+                g_value_set_string(&value, data);
+                if(model->types[i] == UI_STRING_FREE) {
+                    free(data);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case UI_INTEGER: {
+                g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_INT);
+                intptr_t intptr = (intptr_t)data;
+                g_value_set_int(&value, (int)intptr);
+                break;
+            }
+            case UI_ICON: {
+                g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+                UiIcon *icon = data;
+#if GTK_MAJOR_VERSION >= 4
+                g_value_set_object(&value, icon->info); // TODO: does this work?
+#else
+                if(!icon->pixbuf && icon->info) {
+                    GError *error = NULL;
+                    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gtk_icon_info_load_icon(icon->info, &error);
+                    icon->pixbuf = pixbuf;
+                }
+
+                if(icon->pixbuf) {
+                    g_value_set_object(&value, icon->pixbuf);
+                }
+#endif
+                break;
+            }
+            case UI_ICON_TEXT:
+            case UI_ICON_TEXT_FREE: {
+                UiIcon *icon = data;
+#if GTK_MAJOR_VERSION >= 4
+                if(icon) {
+                    GValue iconvalue = G_VALUE_INIT;
+                    g_value_init(&iconvalue, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+                    g_value_set_object(&iconvalue, ui_icon_pixbuf(icon));
+                    gtk_list_store_set_value(store, &iter, c, &iconvalue);
+                }
+#else
+                GValue pixbufvalue = G_VALUE_INIT;
+                if(icon) {
+                    if(!icon->pixbuf && icon->info) {
+                        GError *error = NULL;
+                        GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gtk_icon_info_load_icon(icon->info, &error);
+                        icon->pixbuf = pixbuf;
+                    }
+                    g_value_init(&pixbufvalue, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+                    g_value_set_object(&pixbufvalue, icon->pixbuf);
+                    gtk_list_store_set_value(store, iter, c, &pixbufvalue);
+                }
+#endif
+                c++;
+
+                char *str = model->getvalue(elm, c);
+                g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_STRING);
+                g_value_set_string(&value, str);
+                if(model->types[i] == UI_ICON_TEXT_FREE) {
+                    free(str);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        gtk_list_store_set_value(store, iter, c, &value);
+    }
+}
+
 static GtkListStore* create_list_store(UiList *list, UiModel *model) {
     int columns = model->columns;
     GType types[2*columns];
@@ -609,83 +756,7 @@
             GtkTreeIter iter;
             gtk_list_store_insert (store, &iter, -1);
             
-            // set column values
-            int c = 0;
-            for(int i=0;i<columns;i++,c++) {
-                void *data = model->getvalue(elm, c);
-                
-                GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
-                switch(model->types[i]) {
-                    case UI_STRING: 
-                    case UI_STRING_FREE: {
-                        g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_STRING);
-                        g_value_set_string(&value, data);
-                        if(model->types[i] == UI_STRING_FREE) {
-                            free(data);
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    case UI_INTEGER: {
-                        g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_INT);
-                        intptr_t intptr = (intptr_t)data;
-                        g_value_set_int(&value, (int)intptr);
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    case UI_ICON: {
-                        g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
-                        UiIcon *icon = data;
-#if GTK_MAJOR_VERSION >= 4
-                        g_value_set_object(&value, icon->info); // TODO: does this work?
-#else
-                        if(!icon->pixbuf && icon->info) {
-                            GError *error = NULL;
-                            GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gtk_icon_info_load_icon(icon->info, &error);
-                            icon->pixbuf = pixbuf;
-                        }
-                        
-                        if(icon->pixbuf) {
-                            g_value_set_object(&value, icon->pixbuf);
-                        }
-#endif
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    case UI_ICON_TEXT:
-                    case UI_ICON_TEXT_FREE: {
-                        UiIcon *icon = data;
-#if GTK_MAJOR_VERSION >= 4
-                        if(icon) {
-                            GValue iconvalue = G_VALUE_INIT;
-                            g_value_init(&iconvalue, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
-                            g_value_set_object(&iconvalue, ui_icon_pixbuf(icon));
-                            gtk_list_store_set_value(store, &iter, c, &iconvalue);
-                        }
-#else
-                        GValue pixbufvalue = G_VALUE_INIT;
-                        if(icon) {
-                            if(!icon->pixbuf && icon->info) {
-                                GError *error = NULL;
-                                GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gtk_icon_info_load_icon(icon->info, &error);
-                                icon->pixbuf = pixbuf;
-                            }
-                            g_value_init(&pixbufvalue, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
-                            g_value_set_object(&pixbufvalue, icon->pixbuf);
-                            gtk_list_store_set_value(store, &iter, c, &pixbufvalue);
-                        }
-#endif
-                        c++;
-                        
-                        char *str = model->getvalue(elm, c);
-                        g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_STRING);
-                        g_value_set_string(&value, str);
-                        if(model->types[i] == UI_ICON_TEXT_FREE) {
-                            free(str);
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                gtk_list_store_set_value(store, &iter, c, &value);
-            }
+            update_list_row(store, &iter, model, elm);
             
             // next row
             elm = list->next(list);
@@ -729,6 +800,7 @@
     g_object_unref(listmodel);
     
     UiListView *listview = malloc(sizeof(UiListView));
+    memset(listview, 0, sizeof(UiListView));
     listview->obj = obj;
     listview->widget = view;
     listview->var = var;
@@ -800,6 +872,17 @@
     return scroll_area;
 }
 
+void ui_listview_select(UIWIDGET listview, int index) {
+    GtkTreeSelection *sel = gtk_tree_view_get_selection(GTK_TREE_VIEW(listview));
+    GtkTreePath *path = gtk_tree_path_new_from_indicesv(&index, 1);
+    gtk_tree_selection_select_path(sel, path);
+    //g_object_unref(path);
+}
+    
+void ui_combobox_select(UIWIDGET dropdown, int index) {
+    gtk_combo_box_set_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(dropdown), index);
+}
+
 UIWIDGET ui_table_create(UiObject *obj, UiListArgs args) {
     UiObject* current = uic_current_obj(obj);
     
@@ -876,6 +959,7 @@
     // add TreeView as observer to the UiList to update the TreeView if the
     // data changes
     UiListView *tableview = malloc(sizeof(UiListView));
+    memset(tableview, 0, sizeof(UiListView));
     tableview->obj = obj;
     tableview->widget = view;
     tableview->var = var;
@@ -969,9 +1053,18 @@
 
 void ui_listview_update(UiList *list, int i) {
     UiListView *view = list->obj;
-    GtkListStore *store = create_list_store(list, view->model);
-    gtk_tree_view_set_model(GTK_TREE_VIEW(view->widget), GTK_TREE_MODEL(store));
-    g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(store));
+    if(i < 0) {
+        GtkListStore *store = create_list_store(list, view->model);
+        gtk_tree_view_set_model(GTK_TREE_VIEW(view->widget), GTK_TREE_MODEL(store));
+        g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(store));
+    } else {
+        void *elm = list->get(list, i);
+        GtkTreeModel *store = gtk_tree_view_get_model(GTK_TREE_VIEW(view->widget));
+        GtkTreeIter iter;
+        if(gtk_tree_model_iter_nth_child(store, &iter, NULL, i)) {
+            update_list_row(GTK_LIST_STORE(store), &iter, view->model, elm);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 UiListSelection ui_listview_getselection(UiList *list) {
@@ -983,11 +1076,13 @@
 }
 
 void ui_listview_setselection(UiList *list, UiListSelection selection) {
+    ui_setop_enable(TRUE);
     UiListView *view = list->obj;
     GtkTreeSelection *sel = gtk_tree_view_get_selection(GTK_TREE_VIEW(view->widget));
     GtkTreePath *path = gtk_tree_path_new_from_indicesv(selection.rows, selection.count);
     gtk_tree_selection_select_path(sel, path);
     //g_object_unref(path);
+    ui_setop_enable(FALSE);
 }
 
 
@@ -1002,7 +1097,7 @@
     
     UiVar* var = uic_widget_var(obj->ctx, current->ctx, args.list, args.varname, UI_VAR_LIST);
     
-    GtkWidget *combobox = ui_create_combobox(obj, model, var, args.onactivate, args.onactivatedata);
+    GtkWidget *combobox = ui_create_combobox(obj, model, var, args.static_elements, args.static_nelm, args.onactivate, args.onactivatedata);
     ui_set_name_and_style(combobox, args.name, args.style_class);
     ui_set_widget_groups(obj->ctx, combobox, args.groups);
     UI_APPLY_LAYOUT1(current, args);
@@ -1011,16 +1106,29 @@
     return combobox;
 }
 
-GtkWidget* ui_create_combobox(UiObject *obj, UiModel *model, UiVar *var, ui_callback f, void *udata) {
+GtkWidget* ui_create_combobox(UiObject *obj, UiModel *model, UiVar *var, char **elm, size_t nelm, ui_callback f, void *udata) {
     GtkWidget *combobox = gtk_combo_box_new();
        
     UiListView *uicbox = malloc(sizeof(UiListView));
+    memset(uicbox, 0, sizeof(UiListView));
     uicbox->obj = obj;
     uicbox->widget = combobox;
     
     UiList *list = var ? var->value : NULL;
     GtkListStore *listmodel = create_list_store(list, model);
     
+    if(!list && elm && nelm > 0) {
+        listview_copy_static_elements(uicbox, elm, nelm);
+        for(int i=0;i<nelm;i++) {
+            GtkTreeIter iter;
+            GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
+            gtk_list_store_insert(listmodel, &iter, -1);
+            g_value_init(&value, G_TYPE_STRING);
+            g_value_set_string(&value, uicbox->elements[i]);
+            gtk_list_store_set_value(listmodel, &iter, 0, &value);
+        }
+    }
+    
     if(listmodel) {
         gtk_combo_box_set_model(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combobox), GTK_TREE_MODEL(listmodel));
         g_object_unref(listmodel);
@@ -1060,7 +1168,7 @@
         event->userdata = udata;
         event->callback = f;
         event->value = 0;
-        event->customdata = NULL;
+        event->customdata = uicbox;
 
         g_signal_connect(
                 combobox,
@@ -1073,12 +1181,23 @@
 }
 
 void ui_combobox_change_event(GtkComboBox *widget, UiEventData *e) {
+    int index = gtk_combo_box_get_active(widget);
+    UiListView *listview = e->customdata;
+    void *eventdata = NULL;
+    if(listview->var && listview->var->value) {
+        UiList *list = listview->var->value;
+        eventdata = ui_list_get(list, index);
+    } else if(listview->elements && listview->nelm > index) {
+        eventdata = listview->elements[index];
+    } 
+    
     UiEvent event;
     event.obj = e->obj;
     event.window = event.obj->window;
     event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
-    event.eventdata = NULL;
-    event.intval = gtk_combo_box_get_active(widget);
+    event.eventdata = eventdata;
+    event.intval = index;
+    event.set = ui_get_setop();
     e->callback(&event, e->userdata);
 }
 
@@ -1099,10 +1218,12 @@
 }
 
 void ui_combobox_setselection(UiList *list, UiListSelection selection) {
+    ui_setop_enable(TRUE);
     UiListView *combobox = list->obj;
     if(selection.count > 0) {
         gtk_combo_box_set_active(GTK_COMBO_BOX(combobox->widget), selection.rows[0]);
     }
+    ui_setop_enable(FALSE);
 }
 
 
@@ -1124,6 +1245,7 @@
     e.document = event->obj->ctx->document;
     e.eventdata = &selection;
     e.intval = selection.count > 0 ? selection.rows[0] : -1;
+    e.set = ui_get_setop();
     event->activate(&e, event->activatedata);
     
     if(selection.count > 0) {
@@ -1143,6 +1265,7 @@
     e.document = event->obj->ctx->document;
     e.eventdata = &selection;
     e.intval = selection.count > 0 ? selection.rows[0] : -1;
+    e.set = ui_get_setop();
     event->selection(&e, event->selectiondata);
     
     if(selection.count > 0) {
@@ -1201,6 +1324,7 @@
         event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
         event.eventdata = dnd;
         event.intval = 0;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         listview->ondragstart(&event, listview->ondragstartdata);
     }
     
@@ -1236,6 +1360,7 @@
         event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
         event.eventdata = &dnd;
         event.intval = 0;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         listview->ondragcomplete(&event, listview->ondragcompletedata);
     }
 }
@@ -1264,6 +1389,7 @@
         event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
         event.eventdata = &dnd;
         event.intval = 0;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         listview->ondrop(&event, listview->ondropdata);
     }
     
@@ -1326,6 +1452,7 @@
         event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
         event.eventdata = &dnd;
         event.intval = 0;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         listview->ondragstart(&event, listview->ondragstartdata);
     }
 }
@@ -1350,6 +1477,7 @@
         event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
         event.eventdata = &dnd;
         event.intval = 0;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         listview->ondragcomplete(&event, listview->ondragcompletedata);
     }
 }
@@ -1395,6 +1523,7 @@
         event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
         event.eventdata = &dnd;
         event.intval = 0;
+        event.set = ui_get_setop();
         listview->ondrop(&event, listview->ondropdata);
     }
 }
@@ -1496,7 +1625,15 @@
 
 void ui_listview_destroy(GtkWidget *w, UiListView *v) {
     //gtk_tree_view_set_model(GTK_TREE_VIEW(w), NULL);
-    ui_destroy_boundvar(v->obj->ctx, v->var);
+    if(v->var) {
+        ui_destroy_boundvar(v->obj->ctx, v->var);
+    }
+    if(v->elements) {
+        for(int i=0;i<v->nelm;i++) {
+            free(v->elements[i]);
+        }
+        free(v->elements);
+    }
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(4, 10, 0)
     free(v->columns);
 #endif
@@ -1505,7 +1642,15 @@
 }
 
 void ui_combobox_destroy(GtkWidget *w, UiListView *v) {
-    ui_destroy_boundvar(v->obj->ctx, v->var);
+    if(v->var) {
+        ui_destroy_boundvar(v->obj->ctx, v->var);
+    }
+    if(v->elements) {
+        for(int i=0;i<v->nelm;i++) {
+            free(v->elements[i]);
+        }
+        free(v->elements);
+    }
     free(v);
 }
 
@@ -1851,6 +1996,7 @@
     event.document = event.obj->ctx->document;
     event.eventdata = &eventdata;
     event.intval = data->value0;
+    event.set = ui_get_setop();
     
     if(data->callback) {
         data->callback(&event, data->userdata);