Passing data to menu callback

[halfline <halfline hawaii rr com>]

I'm trying to pass an integer through the user data field of the
GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA
macro.  I pass it by casting it (gpointer) &var, but when i try to re case it
back as integer it
gives me some junk number.. y?

Here are the functions that pertain to it

GtkWidget* licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_create( )
{
  licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback( (gpointer) &ICQ_STATUS_ONLINE );


  /* Borrowed from menu.cpp */
  GnomeUIInfo StatusMenu[] = {
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "_Online", "Online Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
      ( gpointer) &ICQ_STATUS_ONLINE,
      NULL ),
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "_Away", "Away Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
      ( gpointer ) &ICQ_STATUS_AWAY,
      NULL ),
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "_Not Available", "Not Available Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
     ( gpointer ) &ICQ_STATUS_NA,
      NULL ),
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "O_ccupied", "Occupied Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
      ( gpointer )&ICQ_STATUS_OCCUPIED,
      NULL ),
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "_Do Not Disturb", "Do Not Disturb Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
     ( gpointer ) &ICQ_STATUS_DND,
      NULL ),
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "Free for C_hat", "Free For Chat Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
      ( gpointer )&ICQ_STATUS_FREEFORCHAT,
      NULL ),
    GNOMEUIINFO_ITEM_DATA( "O_ffline", "Offline Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
      ( gpointer )&ICQ_STATUS_OFFLINE,
      NULL ),
    /*GNOMEUIINFO_SEPARATOR,
    GNOMEUIINFO_TOGGLEITEM( "_Invisible", "Invisible Status",
      licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback,
      ,
      NULL ),*/
    GNOMEUIINFO_END
  };

return gnome_popup_menu_new( StatusMenu );
}

void licq_plugin_mode_status_menu_callback( gpointer user_data )
{
  unsigned short int* NewStatus = ( short unsigned int* ) user_data;
  licq_plugin_mode_status_set( *NewStatus );
}