ANNOUNCE: gtkmm 2.7.1



*** gtkmm

gtkmm 2.7 wraps new API in GTK+ 2.7, and is API/ABI-compatibile with gtkmm 2.4 and 2.6. 
The new API is unstable, until this become the API/ABI-stable gtkmm 2.8 when 
GTK+ 2.7 becomes the API-stable GTK+ 2.8

gtkmm stays in-sync with GTK+ by following the official GNOME release schedule:
http://www.gnome.org/start/unstable/

Bindings for the rest of the GNOME Platform are also available, and are also 
API-stable.

http://www.gtkmm.org


*** Changes

gtkmm 2.7.1:

Gtk:
* AboutDialog: Added set/get_wrap_license() and property.
* CellRenderer: Added "sensitive" property.
* ComboBoxText, ComboBoxEntryText: 
  - Deprecated clear() in favour of new clear_items() method, 
  because clear() exists in the base CellLayout class and is 
  very different. 
  - Added remove_text() to remove items one at a time.
* Dialog: Added get_response_for_widget().
* EntryCompletion: Added properties, get/set_popup_set_width(), 
  get/set_popup_single_width().
* Iconview: Added get_item_at_pos(), get_visible_range(), get/set_cursor(), 
  scroll_to_path().
* Sizegroup: Added ignore_hidden property.
* Stock: Added FULLSCREEN, LEAVE_FULLSCREEN, and INFO stock items.
* Widget: Added drag_source_set_icon(const Glib::ustring& icon_name).
* Window: Added urgency_hint property, and get/set_urgency_hint().
  Added present(timestamp) overload.

Gdk:
* Colormap: Deprecated alloc_colors() and  free_colors(). 
  Add free_color() for use with alloc_color().
* Cursor: Added get_image() and a Cursor(name) constructor.
* DragContext:Added set_icon(const Glib::ustring& name).
* Window: Added move_region().

*** Download

http://www.gtkmm.org/download.shtml

You will need libsigc++ 2.0, available here: 
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1970


*** Development 

There is active discussion on the mailing list: 
http://www.gtkmm.org/mailinglist.shtml
and in the #c++ channel on irc.gnome.org


-- 
Murray Cumming
murray usa net
www.murrayc.com




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