diff --git a/gtkcalls_unix.go b/gtkcalls_unix.go
index fbea882..f4cbe54 100644
--- a/gtkcalls_unix.go
+++ b/gtkcalls_unix.go
@@ -166,3 +166,18 @@ func gtk_combo_box_get_active(widget *gtkWidget) int {
 func gtk_combo_box_text_remove(widget *gtkWidget, index int) {
 	C.gtk_combo_box_text_remove((*C.GtkComboBoxText)(unsafe.Pointer(widget)), C.gint(index))
 }
+
+func gtk_entry_new() *gtkWidget {
+	return (*gtkWidget)(unsafe.Pointer(C.gtk_entry_new()))
+}
+
+func gtk_entry_set_text(widget *gtkWidget, text string) {
+	ctext := C.CString(text)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
+	C.gtk_entry_set_text((*C.GtkEntry)(unsafe.Pointer(widget)),
+		(*C.gchar)(unsafe.Pointer(ctext)))
+}
+
+func gtk_entry_get_text(widget *gtkWidget) string {
+	return C.GoString((*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(C.gtk_entry_get_text((*C.GtkEntry)(unsafe.Pointer(widget))))))
+}
diff --git a/sysdata_unix.go b/sysdata_unix.go
index 00c4ee5..d2efdc1 100644
--- a/sysdata_unix.go
+++ b/sysdata_unix.go
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ var classTypes = [nctypes]*classData{
 	},
 	c_combobox:	&classData{
 		make:	gtk_combo_box_text_new,
-		// TODO creating an editable combobox causes GtkFixed to fail spectacularly for some reason
-//		makeAlt:	gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry,
-		makeAlt:	gtk_combo_box_text_new,
+		makeAlt:	gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry,
 		// TODO setText
 		text:		gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text,
 		append:	gtk_combo_box_text_append_text,
@@ -90,6 +88,9 @@ var classTypes = [nctypes]*classData{
 		delete:	gtk_combo_box_text_remove,
 	},
 	c_lineedit:	&classData{
+		make:	gtk_entry_new,
+		setText:	gtk_entry_set_text,
+		text:		gtk_entry_get_text,
 	},
 	c_label:		&classData{
 	},