diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_menu.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_menu.cc
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2014 Paul Davis
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include <pangomm/layout.h>
+
+#include "pbd/compose.h"
+#include "pbd/error.h"
+#include "pbd/stacktrace.h"
+
+#include "gtkmm2ext/utils.h"
+#include "gtkmm2ext/rgb_macros.h"
+#include "gtkmm2ext/gui_thread.h"
+
+#include "ardour/rc_configuration.h" // for widget prelight preference
+
+#include "ardour_menu.h"
+#include "ardour_ui.h"
+#include "global_signals.h"
+
+#include "i18n.h"
+
+#define REFLECTION_HEIGHT 2
+
+using namespace Gdk;
+using namespace Gtk;
+using namespace Glib;
+using namespace PBD;
+using std::max;
+using std::min;
+using namespace std;
+
+
+ArdourMenu::ArdourMenu (Element e)
+{
+	signal_button_press_event().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ArdourMenu::on_mouse_pressed));
+
+	add_elements(e);
+	add_elements(ArdourButton::Menu);
+}
+
+ArdourMenu::~ArdourMenu ()
+{
+}
+
+bool
+ArdourMenu::on_mouse_pressed (GdkEventButton*)
+{
+	_menu.popup (1, gtk_get_current_event_time());	
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+void
+ArdourMenu::AddMenuElem (Menu_Helpers::MenuElem e)
+{
+	using namespace Menu_Helpers;
+
+	MenuList& items = _menu.items ();
+	
+	items.push_back (e);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_menu.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_menu.h
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2014 Paul Davis
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __gtk2_ardour_ardour_menu_h__
+#define __gtk2_ardour_ardour_menu_h__
+
+#include <list>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <gtkmm/action.h>
+#include <gtkmm/menu.h>
+#include <gtkmm/menuitem.h>
+
+
+#include "ardour_button.h"
+
+class ArdourMenu : public ArdourButton
+{
+  public:
+
+	ArdourMenu (Element e = default_elements);
+	virtual ~ArdourMenu ();
+
+	bool on_mouse_pressed (GdkEventButton*);
+
+	void AddMenuElem (Gtk::Menu_Helpers::MenuElem e);
+
+  private:
+	Gtk::Menu      _menu;
+};
+
+#endif /* __gtk2_ardour_ardour_menu_h__ */