ANNOUNCE: gtkmm and glibmm 2.8

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

*** gtkmm and glibmm 2.8

gtkmm 2.8 wraps new API in GTK+ 2.8, and is API/ABI-compatibile with gtkmm 2.6 
and gtkmm 2.4. It is a version of the gtkmm-2.4 API. 

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 2.8:

API additions since 2.6:

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().
* FileChooser: Added get/set_do_overwrite_confirmation(
* Iconview: Added get_item_at_pos(), get_visible_range(), get/set_cursor(), 
  scroll_to_path().
* TreeRowReference: Added get_model().
* TreeView:
  - Added unset_model().
  - Added const versions of get_path_at_pos(), 
  get_cell_area(), get_background_area(), get_visible_rect(), 
  widget_to_tree_coords(), tree_to_widget_coords().
  - Added get_visible_range().
* TreeView::Column: Added queue_resize().
* 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).
* Pixbuf: Added a save_to_buffer() overload without the options
  parameters.
* Window: Added move_region().

(Murray Cumming, Jonathon (Jongsma), Ishmal, Daniel Gl�er, Alexander Nedotsukov, Philip Langdale, The Written Word)


glibmm 2.8:

API additions since glibmm 2.6:

* GModule: Add BIND_LOCAL enum value.
  (Bug #172748 from Phillip Neiswanger).
* MainContext Added signal_child_watch()
  and examples/child_watch.
  (Yair Hershkovitz)
* OptionEntry: Added FLAG_NO_ARG, FLAG_FILENAME, 
  FLAG_OPTIONAL_ARG, and FLAG_NOALIAS enum values.
  (Murray Cumming)


*** 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