+RefPtr<Action>
+ActionManager::get_action_from_name (const char* name)
+{
+ /* the C++ API for functions used here appears to be broken in
+ gtkmm2.6, so we fall back to the C level.
+ */
+
+ GList* list = gtk_ui_manager_get_action_groups (ui_manager->gobj());
+ GList* node;
+ GList* acts;
+
+ for (node = list; node; node = g_list_next (node)) {
+
+ GtkActionGroup* group = (GtkActionGroup*) node->data;
+
+ for (acts = gtk_action_group_list_actions (group); acts; acts = g_list_next (acts)) {
+ GtkAction* action = (GtkAction*) acts->data;
+ if (!strcmp (gtk_action_get_name (action), name)) {
+ return Glib::wrap (action, true);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ return RefPtr<Action>();
+}
+