Inline Select Show Current Value on Double-Click?

I'm using a drop-down select with inline editing. Prior to double-clicking the editable cell shows the current value, once I double-click, the select appears but it is defaulting to the first item in the list. Is it possible to either:
(a) have the drop-down default to the matching item in the select list that the cell contains, or
(b) dynamically replace the first element of the select list with the current item value?

Thanks,
--Tom

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