diff --git a/src/gui/ContextMenu.cxx b/src/gui/ContextMenu.cxx
index 4785270f0..42fae421d 100644
--- a/src/gui/ContextMenu.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/ContextMenu.cxx
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ const string& ContextMenu::getSelectedName() const
   return (_selectedItem >= 0) ? _entries[_selectedItem].first : EmptyString;
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+void ContextMenu::setSelectedName(const string& name)
+{
+  if(_selectedItem >= 0)
+    _entries[_selectedItem].first = name;
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 const Variant& ContextMenu::getSelectedTag() const
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/ContextMenu.hxx b/src/gui/ContextMenu.hxx
index 7e80ca927..06013a59b 100644
--- a/src/gui/ContextMenu.hxx
+++ b/src/gui/ContextMenu.hxx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class ContextMenu : public Dialog, public CommandSender
     /** Accessor methods for the currently selected item. */
     int getSelected() const;
     const string& getSelectedName() const;
+    void setSelectedName(const string& name);
     const Variant& getSelectedTag() const;
 
     /** This dialog uses its own positioning, so we override Dialog::setPosition() */
diff --git a/src/gui/PopUpWidget.cxx b/src/gui/PopUpWidget.cxx
index 980e37e3e..c398374be 100644
--- a/src/gui/PopUpWidget.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/PopUpWidget.cxx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PopUpWidget::PopUpWidget(GuiObject* boss, const GUI::Font& font,
   _textcolorhi = kTextColor;  // do not highlight the label
 
   setTextFilter([](char c) {
-    return (isprint(c) && c != '\"') || c == '\x1c' || c == '\x1d'; // DEGREE || ELLIPSIS
+    return isprint(c) && c != '\"' || c == '\x1c' || c == '\x1d'; // DEGREE || ELLIPSIS
   });
   setEditable(false);
 
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ const string& PopUpWidget::getSelectedName() const
   return myMenu->getSelectedName();
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+void PopUpWidget::setSelectedName(const string& name)
+{
+  myMenu->setSelectedName(name);
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 const Variant& PopUpWidget::getSelectedTag() const
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/PopUpWidget.hxx b/src/gui/PopUpWidget.hxx
index a5cc150e8..8d34114b3 100644
--- a/src/gui/PopUpWidget.hxx
+++ b/src/gui/PopUpWidget.hxx
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class PopUpWidget : public EditableWidget
 
     /** Add the given items to the widget. */
     void addItems(const VariantList& items);
+    ///** Get the items of the widget. */
+    //const VariantList& getItems(const VariantList& items) const;
 
     /** Various selection methods passed directly to the underlying menu
         See ContextMenu.hxx for more information. */
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class PopUpWidget : public EditableWidget
 
     int getSelected() const;
     const string& getSelectedName() const;
+    void setSelectedName(const string& name);
     const Variant& getSelectedTag() const;
 
     bool wantsFocus() const override { return true; }