diff -r 2f811eae2424 -r 61b811c4705f ui/motif/list.c
--- a/ui/motif/list.c	Sat Dec 13 12:11:40 2025 +0100
+++ b/ui/motif/list.c	Sat Dec 13 12:19:55 2025 +0100
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
     listview->onselection = args->onselection;
     listview->onselectiondata = args->onselectiondata;
     
+    char **static_elements = args->static_elements;
+    size_t static_nelm = args->static_nelm;
     if(var) {
         UiList *list = var->value;
         list->obj = listview;
@@ -102,6 +104,21 @@
         list->getselection = ui_listview_getselection;
         list->setselection = ui_listview_setselection;
         ui_listview_update(list, 0);
+    } else if(static_elements && static_nelm > 0) {
+        XmStringTable items = calloc(static_nelm, sizeof(XmString));
+        for(int i=0;i<static_nelm;i++) {
+            items[i] = XmStringCreateLocalized(static_elements[i]);
+        }
+        XtVaSetValues(
+                listview->widget,
+                XmNitems, items,
+                XmNitemCount,
+                static_nelm,
+                NULL);
+        for (int i=0;i<static_nelm;i++) {
+            XmStringFree(items[i]);
+        }
+        free(items);
     }
     
     XtAddCallback(
@@ -316,6 +333,8 @@
     listview->onselection = args->onselection;
     listview->onselectiondata = args->onselectiondata;
     
+    char **static_elements = args->static_elements;
+    size_t static_nelm = args->static_nelm;
     if(var) {
         UiList *list = var->value;
         list->obj = listview;
@@ -323,6 +342,21 @@
         list->getselection = ui_dropdown_getselection;
         list->setselection = ui_dropdown_setselection;
         ui_listview_update(list, 0);
+    } else if(static_elements && static_nelm > 0) {
+        XmStringTable items = calloc(static_nelm, sizeof(XmString));
+        for(int i=0;i<static_nelm;i++) {
+            items[i] = XmStringCreateLocalized(static_elements[i]);
+        }
+        XtVaSetValues(
+                listview->widget,
+                XmNitems, items,
+                XmNitemCount,
+                static_nelm,
+                NULL);
+        for (int i=0;i<static_nelm;i++) {
+            XmStringFree(items[i]);
+        }
+        free(items);
     }
     
     XtAddCallback(