GTK+ 2.90.0 released

[Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>]

GTK+ 2.90.0 is now available for download at:

 ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/2.90/
 http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.90/

sha256 sums:
b18536511da28173c37f88a395e9c9269f4aef13ee439a712382ab8a78eba356  gtk
+-2.90.0.tar.bz2
0c669bf7cc2e38af9a51d2d41e4f43ee5cf5bdcccaee9944741502fac2c4e134  gtk
+-2.90.0.tar.gz

This is the first development release leading toward 3.0.

Notes:

 * GTK+ 3 will be parallel installable with GTK+ 2.x, and
   this release has been prepared to test this by renaming
   all .pc files, libraries, include paths, and so forth,
   to include a '3.0' component.

 * GTK+ 3 will remove deprecated API from the GTK+ 2.x series
   and make struct members unavailable that have been GSEALed
   in 2.x. Therefore, applications can be prepared for porting
   to GTK+ 3 by making sure that they build with
-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
   and -DGSEAL_ENABLE.

 * Bugs should be reported to http://bugzilla.gnome.org.


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.


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+ 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


Overview of Changes from GTK+ 2.20.x to 2.90.0
==============================================

* GtkExtendedLayout: Width-for-height geometry management.
  This change is known to currently cause minor problems in
  some applications, see
  617444 GNU emacs warnings with extended layout GTK+
  617556 inkscape toolbars broken with extended layout

* gtk_icon_theme_load_symbolic: Support for 'symbolic' icons

* Applications can indicate their preference for a dark theme
  variant by setting GtkSettings::gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme

* GtkTreeModelFilter can be more usefully subclassed

* Tooltip positioning has been changed to make it less likely
  that the tooltip covers up the widget that it relates to

* Deprecated functions have been removed (though some more work
  remains to be done in GDK)

* This release is parallel installable with GTK+ <= 2.22, by renaming
  .pc files, libraries, include paths, module paths, gtkrc files, etc
  to include a '3.0' in its name.

* Updated translations:
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Thanks to all contributors:
Javier Jardón
Tor Lillqvist
Vincent Untz
Michael Natterer
Stefan Kost
Patrick Bernaud
Steven Harms
Tadej Borovšak
Claudio Saavedra
Mike Gorse
Claude Paroz
Torsten Schönfeld
Florian Scandella
Emmanuele Bassi
Mirsal Ennaime
Johannes Schmid
Tristan Van Berkom
Benjamin Otte
John (J5) Palmieri
Danielle Madeley
Colin Walters
Christian Dywan
Cody Russell
Richard Hughes
Bastien Nocera


May 11, 2010
Matthias Clasen