col.pack_end(rend, expand=cell[3].get("expand",True))
                        # apply attributes
                        for attr,val in list(cell[3].items()):
                            col.add_attribute(rend, attr, val)
                        # next
                        datapos += 1

                        __print__(dbg.INFO, cell, len(cell))
                    # add column to treeview
                    widget.append_column(col)
                # finalize widget
                widget.set_search_column(5)   #??
                widget.set_search_column(4)   #??
                widget.set_search_column(3)   #??
                widget.set_search_column(2)   #??

                if (not rowmap):
                    for desc in datamap:
                        for var in xrange(2, len(desc)):
                            vartypes.append(desc[var][1])  # content types
                            rowmap.append(desc[var][0])    # dict{} column keys in entries[] list
                # create gtk array storage
                ls = gtk.ListStore(*vartypes)   # could be a TreeStore, too
                __print__(dbg.UI, vartypes, len(vartypes))
                __print__(dbg.DATA, rowmap, len(rowmap))

                # prepare for missing values, and special variable types
                defaults = {
                    str: "",
                    unicode: "",
                    bool: False,
                    int: 0,
                    gtk.gdk.Pixbuf: empty_pixbuf
                }
                if gtk.gdk.Pixbuf in vartypes:
                    pix_entry = vartypes.index(gtk.gdk.Pixbuf) 
                
                # sort data into gtk liststore array
                for row in entries:

                    # preset some values if absent
                    row.setdefault("deleted", False)
                    row.setdefault("search_col", "#ffffff")
                    row.setdefault("search_set", False)

                    # generate ordered list from dictionary, using rowmap association
                    row = [   row.get( skey , defaults[vartypes[i]] )   for i,skey   in enumerate(rowmap)   ]

                    # map Python2 unicode to str
                    row = [ str(value) if type(value) is unicode else value  for value in row ]

                    # autotransform string -> gtk image object
                    if (pix_entry and type(row[pix_entry]) == str):
                        row[pix_entry] = (  gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file(row[pix_entry])  if  os.path.exists(row[pix_entry])  else  defaults[gtk.gdk.Pixbuf]  )

                    try:
                        # add
                        ls.append(row)   # had to be adapted for real TreeStore (would require additional input for grouping/level/parents)

                    except:
                        # brute-force typecast
                        ls.append( [va  if ty==gtk.gdk.Pixbuf  else ty(va)   for va,ty in zip(row,vartypes)]  )
                __print__("→", row, len(row))
                
                # apply array to widget
                widget.set_model(ls)
                return ls
                
            pass




        #-- treeview for categories
        #
        # simple two-level treeview display in one column
        # with entries = [main,[sub,sub], title,[...],...]
        #
        @staticmethod     
        def tree(widget, entries, title="category", icon=gtk.STOCK_DIRECTORY):

            # list types
            ls = gtk.TreeStore(str, str)
            print(entries)

            # add entries
            for entry in entries:
                if isinstance(entry, (str,unicode)):
                    main = ls.append(None, [str(entry), icon])
                else:
                    for sub_title in entry:
                        ls.append(main, [str(sub_title), icon])

            # just one column
            tvcolumn = gtk.TreeViewColumn(title);
            widget.append_column(tvcolumn)

            # inner display: icon & string
            pix = gtk.CellRendererPixbuf()

        @staticmethod
        def app_restore(wTree, r=None):
            for wn in r.keys():  # widgetnames
                w = wTree.get_widget(wn)
                if (not w):
                    continue
                t = type(w)
                for method,args in r[wn].items():
                    # gtk.Window
                    if method == "size":
                        w.resize(args[0], args[1])
                    # gtk.TreeView
                    if method == "columns:width":
                        for i,col in enumerate(w.get_columns()):
                            if (i < len(args)):