Hello,
I have seen this mail that announce the last release of Gtk+.
Just a little question, when this last release can be available at the
following page http://www.gtk.org/download-windows.html.
I am using windows for a Gtk+ application and I am very interrested by the last
release.
Thank you in advance,
Cyril
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[mailto:gtk-app-devel-list-boun...@gnome.org] De la part de Matthias Clasen
Envoyé : vendredi 13 mars 2009 18:21
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Objet : GTK+ 2.16.0 released
GTK+ 2.16.0 is now available for download at:
http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.16/
ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/2.16/
gtk+-2.16.0.tar.bz2 md5sum: 139528802794287427fd4d18875b5cf5
gtk+-2.16.0.tar.gzmd5sum: 2e926e526850d9cf62883c6d909b4351
Release notes are available at:
http://www.gtk.org/notes/gtk-2.16.0-notes.txt
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 the only 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+ 2.14 will be incorporated into version
2.24 of the GNOME desktop.
What's new in GTK+ 2.16
===
GTK+ 2.16 adds new functionality while maintaining source and binary
compatibility with GTK+ 2.14. Highlights of new features and improvements in
GTK+ 2.16 are:
Noteworthy new APIs
- GtkOrientable is a new interface implemented by all widgets that have
horizontal and vertical variants
- GtkActivatable is a new interface that must be implemented by widgets
that are used as action proxies
Changes in GtkEntry
- GtkEntry can show icons at either side of the entry, which can be made
clickable, drag sources, etc.
- GtkEntry can show progress information behind the text.
- GTK+ picks the best available placeholder character for password entries
unless one is explicitly set.
- GTK+ displays a Caps Lock warning in password entries.
- Input methods can now be selected per-widget with the im-module
property.
Changes in GtkScale
- GtkScale can now display annotated marks for certain values.
Changes in GtkStatusIcon
- GTK+ uses an extension of the tray icon specification to negotiate
RGBA support. This is also supported by the GNOME panel.
- GtkStatusIcon now supports scroll events, middle clicks and rich tooltips
if the platform allows it.
Changes in file chooser
- The file chooser can optionally show file sizes.
- Volumes are mounted when necessary.
- GTK+ remembers the file chooser's window size across invocations.
- Non-local uris can be entered in the location entry.
Changes in printing support
- Page rendering can be deferred to a thread.
Internationalization support
- Keyboard shortcut handling has been changed, to help with a longstanding
complaint about the way in which GTK+ handles multiple keyboard layouts.
GTK+ now only uses keys from groups other than the current group if they
are not present in the current group.
GDK changes
- GdkKeymap emits a state-changed signal when the Caps Lock state changes.
- There is a predefined type for blank cursors, GDK_BLANK_CURSOR.
For more details and lists of fixed bugs, see the
announcements for the 2.15.x development releases:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2009-January/msg0.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2009-January/msg00115.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2009-January/msg00151.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2009-February/msg8.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2009-February/msg00073.html
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+ 2.x is found at:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-building.html
Common questions:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-question-index.html
http://www.gtk.org/faq/
Contributing
GTK+
