[gtk+] Some updates to the migration guide
- From: Matthias Clasen <matthiasc src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gtk+] Some updates to the migration guide
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 02:21:43 +0000 (UTC)
commit 249a0b1f22a9b7cb882c2d9ce18994a028025072
Author: Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>
Date: Tue Jan 10 21:20:38 2017 -0500
Some updates to the migration guide
docs/reference/gtk/migrating-3to4.xml | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/migrating-3to4.xml b/docs/reference/gtk/migrating-3to4.xml
index 7b7c36f..49b81a9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/migrating-3to4.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/migrating-3to4.xml
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@
gdk_wayland_window_new_subsurface(). Use the appropriate ones to create
your windows.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Native and foreign subwindows are no longer supported. These concepts were
+ complicating the code and could not be supported across backends.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ gdk_window_reparent() is no longer available.
+ </para>
</section>
<section>
@@ -161,8 +168,8 @@
<title>Stop using GtkContainer::border-width</title>
<para>
GTK+ 4 has removed the #GtkContainer::border-width property.
- Use other means to influence the spacing of your containers.
- FIXME: what are those ?
+ Use other means to influence the spacing of your containers,
+ such as the CSS border-spacing property.
</para>
</section>
@@ -178,6 +185,18 @@
</section>
<section>
+ <title>Switch to GtkWidget's children APIs</title>
+ <para>
+ Instead of the GtkContainer subclass, in GTK+ 4, any widget can
+ have children, and there is new API to navigate the widget tree:
+ gtk_widget_get_first_child(), gtk_widget_get_last_child(),
+ gtk_widget_get_next_sibling(), gtk_widget_get_prev_sibling().
+ The GtkContainer API still works, but if you are implementing
+ your own widgets, you should consider using the new APIs.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>Don't use -gtk-gradient in your CSS</title>
<para>
GTK+ now supports standard CSS syntax for both linear and radial
@@ -186,6 +205,15 @@
</section>
<section>
+ <title>Don't use -gtk-icon-effect in your CSS</title>
+ <para>
+ GTK+ now supports a more versatile -gtk-icon-filter instead. Replace
+ -gtk-icon-effect: dim; with -gtk-icon-filter: opacity(0.5); and
+ -gtk-icon-effect: hilight; with -gtk-icon-filter: brightness(1.2);.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
<title>Use gtk_widget_measure</title>
<para>
gtk_widget_measure replaces the various gtk_widget_get_preferred_ functions
@@ -214,6 +242,25 @@
</para>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Stop using APIs to query GdkWindows</title>
+ <para>
+ A number of APIs for querying special-purpose windows have been removed,
+ since these windows are no longer publically available:
+ gtk_tree_view_get_pin_window(), gtk_viewport_get_bin_window(),
+ gtk_viewport_get_view_window().
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Adapt to changes in animated hiding and showing of widgets</title>
+ <para>
+ Widgets that appear and disappear with an animation, such as GtkPopover,
+ GtkInfoBar, GtkRevealer no longer use gtk_widget_show() and gtk_widget_hide()
+ for this, but have gained dedicated APIs for this purpose that you should
+ use.
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section>
</chapter>
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