GTK+ 2.12.8 released

[Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>]

GTK+ 2.12.8 is now available for download at:

 http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gtk+/2.12/

gtk+-2.12.8.tar.bz2   md5sum: 1e0d7db0bfa210881743e1d42ee91a24
gtk+-2.12.8.tar.gz    md5sum: f8ff1c2b418cf7ca80f8b96e31ef12dc

This is a bug fix release in the 2.12 series.


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+ 2.12.7 to 2.12.8
==============================================

 * Make the directfb backend build with GLib 2.15

 * Improve the handling of modal windows on win32

 * GtkFileChooser: 
  - Activate bookmarks on single-click
  - Improve some focus handling issues
  - Don't select filename extensions in the save dialog

 * Bugs fixed:
  499835  No "object:state-changed:selected" event when [un]selecti...
  516024  filechooser critical warning when loading thumbnail pixbufs
  144269  GtkHPaned flickers and leaves widgets in child panels unr...
  419737  File save dialog deletes/empties filename when changing d...
  148828  Side Pane in File Selector requires double-click
  455627  Keyboard input gets confused with modal windows
  473786  Needs keyboard navigation for gtkstatusicon
  494515  GdkPixbufLoader does not always return an image at the si...
  499940  Focus shouldn't go to file list when selecting a bookmark
  503569  Leak in GtkTreeViewColumn
  505928  Right-clicking taskbar entry for minimized window causes ...
  511111  [Win32] Modal dialogs should affect the entire applicatio...
  511987  filter is not working
  514621  Crash when changing model while handling GtkTreeSelection...
  514643  Hiding a modal window still causes its parents to be blocked
  514789  Clicking a menu in a maximized windowcauses it to restore...
  515047  check for all return/space keys consistently
  515667  gtk_file_chooser_get_current_folder_uri does not check fo...
  362516  File extensions should not be selected by default  

 * Updated translations:
  Greek (el)
  Spanish (es)
  Galician (gl)
  Hebrew (he)
  Brazilian Portugese (pt_BR)
  Slovak (sk)
  Swedish (sv)

A list of all the bugs fixed in this release can be found here:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=144269,505928,148828,499940,419737,514789,511987,503569,473786,514621,515047,499835,362516,515667,455627,511111,514643,514789,494515,516024

Thanks to all contributors:
Richard Hult
Cody Russell
Sven Neumann
Federico Mena Quintero
Josselin Mouette
Sven Herzberg
Jonh Wendell
Emmanuele Bassi
Kristian Rietveld
Li Yuan
Andreas Koehler
Christian Persch
Rich Burridge
LiYan Zhang
Francesco Montorsi
Mike Morrison


February 12, 2008
Matthias Clasen