Index: trunk/src/actions_pcb.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/actions_pcb.c	(revision 31250)
+++ trunk/src/actions_pcb.c	(revision 31251)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_LAYER = "pcb_fgw_ptr_domain_layer";
 const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_LAYERGRP = "pcb_fgw_ptr_domain_layergrp";
 const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_VIEWLIST = "pcb_fgw_ptr_domain_viewlist";
+const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_FPMAP = "pcb_fgw_ptr_domain_fpmap";
 
 
 #define conv_str2layerid(dst, src) \
Index: trunk/src/actions_pcb.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/actions_pcb.h	(revision 31250)
+++ trunk/src/actions_pcb.h	(revision 31251)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 extern const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_LAYER;
 extern const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_LAYERGRP;
 extern const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_VIEWLIST;
+extern const char *PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_FPMAP;
 
 
 void pcb_actions_init_pcb_only(void);
Index: trunk/src/global_typedefs.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/global_typedefs.h	(revision 31250)
+++ trunk/src/global_typedefs.h	(revision 31251)
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 typedef union pcb_parent_s pcb_parent_t;
 
 typedef struct pcb_plug_io_s pcb_plug_io_t;
+typedef struct pcb_plug_fp_map_s pcb_plug_fp_map_t;
 
 typedef struct pcb_view_s pcb_view_t;
 #endif
Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 31250)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.c	(revision 31251)
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
 #include <genht/htsp.h>
 #include <genht/hash.h>
 #include "conf_core.h"
+#include "actions_pcb.h"
+#include "plug_io.h"
 #include <librnd/core/error.h>
+#include <librnd/core/actions.h>
 #include <librnd/core/compat_misc.h>
 #include "event.h"
 
@@ -481,3 +484,24 @@
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
+
+const char *pcb_fp_map_choose(rnd_hidlib_t *hidlib, const pcb_plug_fp_map_t *map)
+{
+	if (RND_HAVE_GUI_ATTR_DLG) {
+		fgw_arg_t res;
+		fgw_arg_t args[2];
+
+		fgw_ptr_reg(&rnd_fgw, &args[1], PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_FPMAP, FGW_PTR | FGW_STRUCT, (void *)map);
+		rnd_actionv_bin(hidlib, "gui_fpmap_choose", &res, 2, args);
+		fgw_ptr_unreg(&rnd_fgw, &args[1], PCB_PTR_DOMAIN_FPMAP);
+
+		if (res.type & FGW_STR)
+			return res.val.str;
+	}
+	else {
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "No gui available, automatically choosing the first footprint from the available footprints.\n");
+		return map->name;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
Index: trunk/src/plug_footprint.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_footprint.h	(revision 31250)
+++ trunk/src/plug_footprint.h	(revision 31251)
@@ -95,4 +95,8 @@
 /* rescan/reload all footprints in the library cache */
 int pcb_fp_rehash(rnd_hidlib_t *hidlib, pcb_fplibrary_t *l);
 
+/* invoke the GUI to choose one footprint name from a footprint map; if
+   there's no GUI available, throws a warning and returns the first */
+const char *pcb_fp_map_choose(rnd_hidlib_t *hidlib, const pcb_plug_fp_map_t *map);
+
 #endif
Index: trunk/src/plug_io.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 31250)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 31251)
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 } pcb_plug_iot_t;
 
 /* Returned by map_footprint() to tell what type of footprint(s) a file contains */
-typedef struct pcb_plug_fp_map_s pcb_plug_fp_map_t;
 struct pcb_plug_fp_map_s {
 	pcb_fptype_t type;
 	pcb_fplibrary_type_t libtype; /* normally LIB_FOOTPRINT */