Index: mygtk.py
==================================================================
--- mygtk.py
+++ mygtk.py
@@ -411,7 +411,42 @@
         def msg(text, style=gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, buttons=gtk.BUTTONS_CLOSE):
             m = gtk.MessageDialog(None, 0, style, buttons, message_format=text)
             m.show()
             m.connect("response", lambda *w: m.destroy())
             
+
+
+# Implement text combobox,
+# because debian packages lack the binding https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=660659
+class ComboBoxText(gtk.ComboBox):
+
+    ls = None
+
+    def __init__(self, entries):
+
+        # prepare widget
+        gtk.ComboBox.__init__(self)
+        cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
+        self.pack_start(cell, True)
+        self.add_attribute(cell, "text", 1)
+
+        # collect entries
+        self.ls = gtk.ListStore(gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+        self.set_model(self.ls)
+        for value in entries:
+            self.ls.append([value, value])
+        
+    # activate dropdown of given value
+    def set_default(self, value):
+        for index,row in enumerate(self.ls):
+            if value in row:
+                self.set_active(index)
+                pass
+
+    # fetch currently selected text entry
+    def get_active_text(self):
+        index = self.get_active()
+        if index >= 0:
+            return self.ls[index][0]
+
 
 

Index: st2.py
==================================================================
--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, "/usr/share/streamtuner2")   # pre-defined directory for modules
 sys.path.append(   "/usr/share/streamtuner2/bundle")   # external libraries
 sys.path.insert(0, ".")   # development module path
 
 # gtk modules
-from mygtk import pygtk, gtk, gobject, ui_file, mygtk, ver as GTK_VER
+from mygtk import pygtk, gtk, gobject, ui_file, mygtk, ver as GTK_VER, ComboBoxText
 
 # custom modules
 from config import conf   # initializes itself, so all conf.vars are available right away
 from config import __print__, dbg
 import ahttp
@@ -778,10 +778,13 @@
                     if type(w) is gtk.Entry:
                         w.set_text(str(val))
                     # checkmark
                     elif type(w) is gtk.CheckButton:
                         w.set_active(bool(val))
+                    # dropdown
+                    elif type(w) is ComboBoxText:
+                        w.set_default(val)
                     # list
                     elif type(w) is gtk.ListStore:
                         w.clear()
                         for k,v in val.items():
                             w.append([k, v, True])
@@ -794,10 +797,13 @@
                 w = main.get_widget(prefix + key)
                 if w:
                     # text
                     if type(w) is gtk.Entry:
                         config[key] = w.get_text()
+                    # 
+                    elif type(w) is ComboBoxText:
+                        config[key] = w.get_active_text()
                     # boolean
                     elif type(w) is gtk.CheckButton:
                         config[key] = w.get_active()
                     # dict
                     elif type(w) is gtk.ListStore:
@@ -861,15 +867,20 @@
                     c = self.channels.get(name) or self.features.get(name)
                     for opt in c.config:
 
                         # default values are already in conf[] dict (now done in conf.add_plugin_defaults)
                             
-                        # display checkbox or text entry
+                        # display checkbox
                         if opt["type"] == "boolean":
                             cb = gtk.CheckButton(opt["description"])
                             #cb.set_line_wrap(True)
                             self.add_( "config_"+opt["name"], cb )
+                        # drop down list
+                        elif opt["type"] == "select":
+                            cb = ComboBoxText(opt["select"].split("|")) # custom mygtk widget
+                            self.add_( "config_"+opt["name"], cb, opt["description"] )
+                        # text entry
                         else:
                             self.add_( "config_"+opt["name"], gtk.Entry(), opt["description"] )
 
                 # spacer 
                 self.add_( "filler_pl_"+name, gtk.HSeparator() )
@@ -878,11 +889,12 @@
         # Put config widgets into config dialog notebook
         def add_(self, id, w, label=None, color=""):
             w.set_property("visible", True)
             main.widgets[id] = w
             if label:
-                w.set_width_chars(11)
+                if type(w) is gtk.Entry:
+                    w.set_width_chars(11)
                 w = self.hbox(w, self.label(label))
             if color:
                 w = mygtk.bg(w, color)
             self.plugin_options.pack_start(w)