If we could just get rid of our gtk1 legacy I'll be happy. Christian.
2011/2/10 Øystein Schønning-Johansen <[email protected]>: > It's here! > -Øystein > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Matthias Clasen <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:53 PM > Subject: GTK+ 3.0.0 released > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > > > GTK+ 3.0.0 is now available for download at: > > http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/3.0/ > ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/3.0/ > > sha256 sums: > ec0729bf28f09a16e0b0a6a588556c7cee091f40426505b3694a9488bf6cbf67 gtk > +-3.0.0.tar.bz2 > d294155389c9ba4765c0b26805967f2dae1d84565f5d4095d489f94619406df9 gtk > +-3.0.0.tar.gz > > > What is GTK+ > ============ > > GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user > interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is > suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to > complete application suites. > > GTK+ has been designed from the ground up to support a range > of languages, not only C/C++. Using GTK+ from languages such > as Perl and Python (especially in combination with the Glade > GUI builder) provides an effective method of rapid application > development. > > GTK+ is free software and part of the GNU Project. However, > the licensing terms for GTK+, the GNU LGPL, allow it to be > used by all developers, including those developing proprietary > software, without any license fees or royalties. GTK+ is a > 100% free-of-cost, open source, industrial-strength GUI > toolkit available today. > > Since its origins as the toolkit for the GNU Image > Manipulation Program (GIMP), GTK+ has been used in a wide > range of software. Notably, GTK+ is the foundation of the > GNOME desktop; GTK+ 3 will be incorporated into version 3 > of the GNOME desktop. > > > What's new in GTK+ 3 > ==================== > > GTK+ 3 is a major new version of GTK+, containing far too many > changes to list them all here. The major highlights include: > > * Cairo drawing throughout. GDK no longer wraps the antiquated > X11 drawing API; we've made a clean break and exclusively rely > on cairo for all our drawing needs now. This has also enabled us > to remove several other X11-centric concepts such as GCs, colormaps > and pixmaps. > > * Modern input device handling. The input device handling in GDK has > long been a sadly neglected area. This has changed; with 3.0, GTK+ > steps into the modern world of XI2 with full support for multiple > pointers, keyboards and other gizmos. > > * A new theming API which sports a familiar CSS syntax for theme > configuration and other improvements such as animated state > transitions. > > * More flexible geometry management, with support for height-for-width, > for both widgets and cell renderers. > > * Multiple backend support for GDK. With GTK+ 2.x, you had to recompile > your application to have it work with a different GDK backend. > In GTK+ 3, multiple GDK backends can be built into a single library > and selected at runtime. > > * Easy application support. With the integration of D-Bus support in > GIO, we could finally add a GtkApplication class that handles a lot > of the platform integration aspects of writing an application, such > as keeping track of open windows, ensuring uniqueness, exporting > actions, etc. > > * Of course, there's some new widgets as well, such as a switch and > an application chooser. > > > Where to get more information about GTK+ > ======================================== > > Information about GTK+ including links to documentation can be > found at: > > http://www.gtk.org/ > > An installation guide for GTK+ 3 is found at: > > http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk3/3.0/gtk-building.html > > Common questions: > > http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk3/3.0/gtk-question-index.html > > GTK+ 3 is a major new version of GTK+, changing the ABI and > the API compared to GTK+ 2.x. This means that GTK+ 2.x applications > will need some adjustments before they can be used with GTK+ 3. > The migration guide at > > http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk3/3.0/migrating.html > > gives an overview of what is involved in porting to GTK+ 3. > > > Contributing > ============ > > GTK+ is a large project and relies on voluntary contributions. > We are actively searching for new contributors in various areas > and invite everyone to help project development. > If you are willing to participate, please subscribe to the project > mailing lists to offer your help and read over our list of vacant > project tasks: > > http://live.gnome.org/GtkTasks > > > Thanks > ====== > > GTK+ is the work of hundreds of contributors, far too many to list > them all here. But I want to take the time to thank some people > who contributed in a major way: > > * Carlos Garnacho (lanedo), for his work on XI2 support and the new > theme system > > * Benjamin Otte (Red Hat), for his work on GDK and cairo drawing > > * Tristan Van Berkom (Openismus), for his work on geometry management > > * Colin Walters (Red Hat), for his work on GtkApplication > > * Ryan Lortie (Codethink), for his work on dconf, GSettings and > GtkApplication > > * Javier Jardón, for tireless code, build and documentation cleanup > > > February 10, 2011 > Matthias Clasen > > > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Bug-gnubg mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg > > _______________________________________________ Bug-gnubg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnubg
