Re: [Bug-gnubg] Fwd: GTK+ 3.0.0 released

[Christian Anthon]

If we could just get rid of our gtk1 legacy I'll be happy.

Christian.

2011/2/10 Øystein Schønning-Johansen <address@hidden>:
> It's here!
> -Øystein
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Matthias Clasen <address@hidden>
> Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:53 PM
> Subject: GTK+ 3.0.0 released
> To: address@hidden, address@hidden,
> address@hidden, address@hidden
>
>
> 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
>
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