GTK+-2.3.2 released [unstable]



GTK+-2.3.2 is now available for download at:

 ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.3/

gtk+-2.3.2.tar.bz2   md5sum: b82e22ec7c4d9a0670fd56b1c29dcc35
gtk+-2.3.2.tar.gz    md5sum: 26366b28cface259ba96b80856c9d611

This is a development release leading up to GTK+-2.4. Changes
since GTK+-2.3.1 include many API fixes for new widgets and
bug fixes in new and old code, along with various new API 
enhancements, such as allowing saving a GdkPixbuf to an in
memory buffer, and a blazingly fast fixed-height mode that can
be enabled for GtkTreeView.

Notes:

 * This is unstable development release. There are certainly 
   plenty of bugs remaining to be found. This release should 
   not be used in production.

 * Installing this version will overwrite your existing
   copy of GTK+-2.2. If you have problems, you'll need
   to reinstall GTK+-2.2.4.

 * GTK+-2.4 will be source and binary compatible with
   the GTK+-2.2.x series; however, the new API additions
   in GTK+-2.3.x are not yet finalized, so there are likely
   incompatibities between this release and the final
   2.4 release.

 * Remaining API issues for GTK+-2.4 can be found with following
   bugzilla query:
   
    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=gtk%2b&target_milestone=2.4+API+Freeze&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED

 * 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
pdevelopers, 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+-2.2 is found at:

 http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.2/gtk/gtk-building.html

Common questions:
 
 http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.2/gtk/gtk-question-index.html
 http://www.gtk.org/faq/

Overview of Changes from GTK+ 2.3.1 to GTK+ 2.3.2
=================================================
* GdkPixbuf
 - Add functions to save pixbufs to non-file locations.  [Tim Evans]
 - Add a function to determine the type and size of a file without
   loading it completely.  [Matthias Clasen]
 - Turn pixbuf attributes into construct-only properties. [Matthias]
 - Fix building gdk-pixbuf with --disable-modules --with-included-loaders.
   [Matthias, Owen Taylor]
* Fix the logic for changing the toplevelness of a window.  [Soeren Sandmann]
* Do not interpret distant clicks as double clicks, using a
  new double-click-distance setting.  [Matthias]
* Improve the GDK API for dealing with group leaders. [Matthias]
* Utility function for application launching in multi-screen scenarios.
  [Mark McLoughlin]
* Support big and small and alpha-blended icons under Win32. [Tim Evans]
* Misc Win32 improvements [Tor Lillquist, Hans]
* GtkFileChooser [Federico]
 - Fix new filename entry in Save mode [Jan Arne Petersen]
 - Improved the look of GtkFileChooserDefault. [Tuomas Kuosmanen]
 - Added support for file system volumes such as CD-ROMs, 
   floppies, and network shares.
 - Add a "New Folder" button for Save mode in GtkFileChooser.
 - Better support for Folder mode.
* GtkTreeView
 - Speed up by adding a fixed height mode.  [Kristian Rietveld]
 - Add a single-paragraph mode and a language property to 
   GtkCellRendererText [Kristian Rietveld]
 - Add a editing-canceled signal to GtkCellRenderer [Federico Mena Quintero]
 - Misc GtkTreeView bug fixes [Kristian, Soeren, Jonathan Blandford]
* Add a way to list the supported targets of a clipboard. [Dom Lachowicz]
* Add stock icons: harddisk, indent, unindent.  [Hans Breuer, Jody Goldberg]
* Improve the GtkCalendar drawing code.  [Matthias]
* GtkCalendar supports starting the week on any day [Matthias]
* Make GtkToolbar compatible with 2.2 again [Soeren]
* Misc GtkToolbar fixes and API improvements [Christian Persch, 
  Olivar Avramchenko, Jody, Soeren]
* Misc GtkUIManager fixes and API improvements.  [Jody, Matthias, Jeff Franks]
* Add a way to lock individual accelerator paths  [Matthias]
* Add gtk_menu_shell_cancel() to emit the "cancel" signal on 
  a menu shell.  [Matthias]
* Fix dynamic menus. [Matthias, Michael Meeks]
* Add xalign, yalign properties to GtkButton. [Jody]
* Implement or improve RTL support in GtkComboBox, GtkCellView, 
  GtkViewport [Semion Chichelnitsky, Matthias, Kristian]
* Support for "no focus" windows. [Matthias]
* Documentation improvements [Matthias, Federico, Manish, Murray Cumming, 
  Theppitak Karoonboonyanan]
* FAQ updates [Tony Gale]
* Split the translations into two domains: ui strings and
  error messages go to gtk20, property nicks and blurbs to 
  gtk20-properties. [Matthias]
* New and updated translations (af,ar,bn,br,cs,cy,da,de,es,et,fa,fr,ga,hr,
  it,ja,ko,lt,mn,ms,nl,nn,no,pl,pt,pt_BR,ru,sr,sr Latn,sv,sq,wa)

Other contributors: Olivier Andrieu, Herman Bloggs, Anders Carlsson,
  Marco Pesenti Gritti, Bill Haneman, Alexander Larsson, Noah Levitt, 
  Kjartan Maraas, Evan Martin, Tim-Philipp Müller, Christian Neumair, 
  Joshua N Pritikin, Sebastian Rittau, Daniel Rogers, Manish Singh, 
  Torsten Schoenfeld, Alexander Winston, Johannes Weißl,  Morten Welinder, 
  Adam Wright

22 January 2004




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