Index: trunk/src/hid_cfg.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/hid_cfg.c	(revision 1541)
+++ trunk/src/hid_cfg.c	(revision 1542)
@@ -402,19 +402,8 @@
 }
 
 
-lht_node_t *hid_cfg_create_hash_node(lht_node_t *parent, const char *name, ...)
+void hid_cfg_extend_hash_nodev(lht_node_t *node, va_list ap)
 {
-	lht_node_t *n;
-	va_list ap;
-
-	if ((parent != NULL) && (parent->type != LHT_LIST))
-		return NULL;
-
-	n = lht_dom_node_alloc(LHT_HASH, name);
-	if (parent != NULL)
-		lht_dom_list_append(parent, n);
-
-	va_start(ap, name);
 	for(;;) {
 		char *cname, *cval;
 		lht_node_t *t;
@@ -427,11 +416,35 @@
 		if (cval != NULL) {
 			t = lht_dom_node_alloc(LHT_TEXT, cname);
 			t->data.text.value = strdup(cval);
-			lht_dom_hash_put(n, t);
+			lht_dom_hash_put(node, t);
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+void hid_cfg_extend_hash_node(lht_node_t *node, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, node);
+	hid_cfg_extend_hash_nodev(node, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
+}
 
+lht_node_t *hid_cfg_create_hash_node(lht_node_t *parent, const char *name, ...)
+{
+	lht_node_t *n;
+	va_list ap;
+
+	if ((parent != NULL) && (parent->type != LHT_LIST))
+		return NULL;
+
+	n = lht_dom_node_alloc(LHT_HASH, name);
+	if (parent != NULL)
+		lht_dom_list_append(parent, n);
+
+	va_start(ap, name);
+	hid_cfg_extend_hash_nodev(n, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
 	return n;
 }
 
Index: trunk/src/hid_cfg.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/hid_cfg.h	(revision 1541)
+++ trunk/src/hid_cfg.h	(revision 1542)
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
    for creating a menu item in a subtree list. */
 lht_node_t *hid_cfg_create_hash_node(lht_node_t *parent, const char *name, ...);
 
+/* Create a flat subtree of text nodes from name,value varargs (NULL
+   terminated). This is a shorthand for creating a menu item in a
+   subtree list. */
+void hid_cfg_extend_hash_node(lht_node_t *node, ...);
+void hid_cfg_extend_hash_nodev(lht_node_t *node, va_list ap);
+
 /* Report an error about a node */
 #define hid_cfg_error(node, ...) \
 do { \