diff -up logjam-4.5.3/src/menu.c.BAD logjam-4.5.3/src/menu.c
--- logjam-4.5.3/src/menu.c.BAD	2009-04-16 13:06:15.000000000 -0400
+++ logjam-4.5.3/src/menu.c	2009-04-16 13:09:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ static void
 menu_ljcut(JamWin *jw) {
 	tools_ljcut(GTK_WINDOW(jw), jw->doc);
 }
+
+static void
+menu_embedded_media(JamWin *jw) {
+	tools_embedded_media(GTK_WINDOW(jw), jw->doc);
+}
+
 static void
 menu_validate_xml(JamWin *jw) {
 	tools_validate_xml(GTK_WINDOW(jw), jw->doc);
@@ -415,6 +421,7 @@ static GtkItemFactoryEntry menu_items[] 
 { N_("/Insert/_Image..."),        NULL,          menu_insert_image },
 { N_("/Insert/_Journal Link..."), "<ctl><alt>L", menu_make_journal_link },
 { N_("/Insert/lj-_cut..."),       "<ctl><alt>X", menu_ljcut, 0, NULL },
+{ N_("/Insert/_Embedded Media..."), "<ctl><alt>E", menu_embedded_media },
 
 { N_("/_View"),                   NULL, NULL, ACTION_VIEW, "<Branch>" },
 { N_("/View/_Security"),          NULL, menu_view_cb, ACTION_VIEW_SECURITY,     "<CheckItem>" },
diff -up logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.c.BAD logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.c
--- logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.c.BAD	2009-04-16 13:09:50.000000000 -0400
+++ logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.c	2009-04-16 14:42:17.000000000 -0400
@@ -322,6 +322,58 @@ tools_validate_xml(GtkWindow *win, JamDo
 	g_free(str);
 }
 
+/* FIXME: These two functions are practically identical. Abstract them to minimize code duplication. */
+
+void
+tools_embedded_media(GtkWindow *win, JamDoc *doc) {
+	GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
+	GtkWidget *dlg, *vbox, *hbox, *label, *entry;
+	char *text;
+
+	dlg = gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons(_("Embedded Media"), win,
+			GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
+			GTK_STOCK_CANCEL, GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
+			GTK_STOCK_OK,     GTK_RESPONSE_OK,
+			NULL);
+	gtk_dialog_set_default_response(GTK_DIALOG(dlg), GTK_RESPONSE_OK);
+
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 5);
+	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(vbox), 10);
+
+	entry = gtk_entry_new();
+	gtk_entry_set_activates_default(GTK_ENTRY(entry), TRUE);
+	hbox = labelled_box_new(_("E_mbedded code:"), entry);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), hbox, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+
+	label = gtk_label_new(NULL);
+	gtk_label_set_markup(GTK_LABEL(label),
+			_("<small>This is where you paste the embedded code, e.g. for a YouTube video.</small>"));
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+
+	jam_dialog_set_contents(GTK_DIALOG(dlg), vbox);
+
+	if (gtk_dialog_run(GTK_DIALOG(dlg)) != GTK_RESPONSE_OK) {
+		gtk_widget_destroy(dlg);
+		return;
+	}
+	text = gtk_editable_get_chars(GTK_EDITABLE(entry), 0, -1);
+	gtk_widget_destroy(dlg);
+	if (text[0] == 0) {
+		g_free(text);
+		text = NULL;
+	}
+	//xml_escape(&text);
+	buffer = jam_doc_get_text_buffer(doc);
+
+	gtk_text_buffer_begin_user_action(buffer); /* start undo action */
+	gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, "<lj-embed>", -1);
+	gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, text, -1);
+	gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor(buffer, "</lj-embed>", -1);
+	g_free(text);
+
+	gtk_text_buffer_end_user_action(buffer);
+}
+
 void
 tools_ljcut(GtkWindow *win, JamDoc *doc) {
 	GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
diff -up logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.h.BAD logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.h
--- logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.h.BAD	2009-04-16 13:09:26.000000000 -0400
+++ logjam-4.5.3/src/tools.h	2009-04-16 13:09:45.000000000 -0400
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ void tools_insert_command_output
                             (GtkWindow *win, JamDoc *doc);
 void tools_validate_xml     (GtkWindow *win, JamDoc *doc);
 void tools_ljcut            (GtkWindow *win, JamDoc *doc);
+void tools_embedded_media   (GtkWindow *win, JamDoc *doc);
 
 #endif /* tools_h */