GTK+ 2.15.0 released



GTK+ 2.15.0 is now available for download at:

 ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/2.15/
 http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.15/

gtk+-2.15.0.tar.bz2   md5sum: 23ff288d00b24f0820a4ae79a747f25e
gtk+-2.15.0.tar.gz    md5sum: 3f043b2a029fcaeb28899cd35081a1ab

This is a development release leading up to GTK+ 2.16.

Notes:

 * This is the first development release in the 2.15 cycle.
   It has had only little testing and there are unfinished 
   features and plenty of bugs in this release. It should 
   definitively not be used in production.

 * Installing this version will overwrite your existing
   copy of GTK+ 2.14. If you have problems, you'll need
   to reinstall GTK+ 2.14.

 * GTK+ 2.16 will be source and binary compatible with
   the GTK+ 2.14 series; however, the new API additions
   are not yet finalized, so there may be incompatibilities
   between this release and the final 2.16 release.
   Among the API additions that are still under consideration
   for 2.16 are:
   565656 Add marks to scales
   560228 Add "action-controller" property to GtkWidgetClass
   553573 Add orientation API to GtkBox
   553582 Add orientation API to GtkSeparator
   553585 Add orientation API to GtkRuler
   553586 Add orientation API to GtkPaned
   553765 Add orientation API to GtkRange 

 * 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
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+ 2.14.x to 2.15.0
==============================================

* GtkFileChooser
 - Optionally shows file sizes
 - Mounts volumes when necessary
 - Picks better mime icons

* GtkEntry
 - Can show icons at either side of the entry, which can be made
   clickable, drag sources, etc
 - Can show progress information
 - Picks the best available placeholder character for invisible entries 
   unless it is explicitly set. See the invisible-char-set property
 - Input methods work again in invisible entries
 - Invisible entries can optionally display a caps-lock warning. This
   can be turned off with the caps-lock-warning property

* GtkStatusIcon
 - Uses an extension of the tray icon spec to negotiate RGBA support.
   This is also supported by the GNOME panel. For details, see 
   http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2008-September/009934.html 
 - Supports scroll events, middle clicks and rich tooltips

* GtkLinkButton
 - Respects user-defined tooltips 
 - Has a default url hook

* GtkBuilder
 - Can construct menus
 - Can associate accel groups with windows
 - Child properties can now be translatable, e.g.
   GtkAssistant::page-title

* GtkOrientable
 - A new interface implemented by all widgets that have horizontal and
   vertical variants

* Printing support
 - Print-to-file can save to non-local files
 - Page rendering can be deferred to a thread to avoid blocking the
   mainloop

* GDK
 - GdkKeymap emits a state-changed signal when the Caps Lock state
   changes

* Newly deprecated functions:
  gdk_window_get_toplevels(),
  gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_apply_button(),
  gtk_status_icon_set_tooltip(),
  gtk_toolbar_set_orientation()

* Changes that are relevant for theme authors
 - The GtkMenu::arrow-placement style property allow more space
   efficient layout of scrolling menus
 - Submenu arrows can be scaled relative to the font size, with the
   GtkMenuItem::arrow-scaling style property
 - Themes can set the GtkDialog::content-area-spacing style property to 
   change the spacing between elements of the content area
 - The GtkEntry::state-hint style property can be used to make GTK+
   pass the correct state when drawing the background of entries
 - The GtkEntry::prelight style property can be used to suppress
   prelighting of icons in entries on mouse-over
 
* Changes that are relevant for translators
 - GTK+ has been switched to use the two-argument C_() macro
   instead of Q_() for messages with context

* Bugs fixed:
 434987 MS Windows style should use pango_win32_font_description_from...
 325095 show a 'size' column
 552837 mem leak in gtkimmulticontext
  83935 GtkEntry's default invisible char should be U+25CF
 553000 incorrect i18n header in gtkfilesystem.c
 552789 Show size column in the search and recently used files modes
 553135 eog crash: assertion failed. 
 382544 GtkIconView: Selection/focus should be painted around the items
 541391 Unfocussable Treeview swallows focus
 408244 add GtkDialog::content-area-spacing
 538782 Make GtkMenu's arrow size themable
 553385 gtk-builder-convert creates untranslated combobox models
 553241 double freed pointer in lpr_write cause firefox3 crash
 553917 Typo in gdkwindow-win32.c
 553133 GtkFileChooser won't ask to mount a volume
 553211 GtkFileChooserButton unsets filter after first use
 553578 tabs are not drawn correctly
 553803 eventually call XCloseDevice on XOpenDevice results
 552956 Should check composite extension version
 552959 GtkTrayIcon: _NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_VISUAL and real transparency
 553575 Only draw focus when navigating with the keyboard
 339367 Incorrect spotlocation
 554141 uninitialized data use/free in gtkclipboard-quartz.c
 371908 Password Entry broken
 317002 Disable input method completely in GtkEntry when it...
 487624 Tooltips doesn't get updated if ther's no mouse motion...
 107000 Add signals to GdkKeymap for monitoring caps_lock, etc
 530568 Entries with visibility=FALSE should warn for caps-lock on
 553086 hard to see current immodule
 541009 Get rid of separate subclasses for horizontal and vertical...
 344522 support non-local destination files (GtkPrint)
 553582 Add orientation API to GtkSeparator
 554506 combining diacritics broken, became deadkeys
 553585 Add orientation API to GtkRuler
 554690 mem leak in filechooser
 554691 mem leak in filechooser
 554696 invalid free function used
 554698 mem leak in filechooser
 554701 filechooser spams console with useless warnings
 554704 gtkfilesystemmodel does too much work
 530575 GtkEntry with invisible chars has a confused cursor in overwr...
  96431 Can't cut and paste / DND within invisible entry
 132501 Make utility window translate to tool window in win32
 539464 gtk_cell_view_get_model is missing in GtkCellView
 553573 Add orientation API to GtkBox
 555387 Changing the sensitivity of a statusbar mistakenly requires...
 436533 Allow more space efficient scroll arrows placement
 555270 Allow unsetting a MessageDialog's image
 554702 gtkfilesystem leaks GError
 554192 double press on the "circumflex" dead key...
 516425 Optionally display accelerators in popups
 550342 Splash screens have a caption
 555578 GtkTable propertiy maxima are wrong
 555523 gtk_scale_button_set_adjustment should accept NULL
 555573 gtk_font_selection_set_font_name shouldn't require a screen
 555676 gtk_widget_real_grab_focus assumes toplevel == window
 555000 Wrong treatment on non-spacing marks dead keys in ...
 551355 Make glib build with libtool 2.2
 555186 Setting gtk-toolbar-icon-size with custom icon_size
 555625 Updated gtk_compose_seqs_compact table
 555386 format not a string literal and no format arguments
 552318 menubar mnemonics consumed even when gtk-enable-mnemonics=false
 555779 GtkCellRendererPixbuf crashed on failed GIcon lookup
 556150 gtk 'object' property test fixing
 556527 The current page property is not passed to GtkPrintUnixDialog
 556578 GIMP windows stay on top of other windows
 557059 crash when compositing emblems with icon
 557266 Window Management Problem
 555920 gtkentry.c passes wrong enum to pango_layout_set_alignment
 528320 Incorrect icons displayed for files with custom mimetype icons
 557524 "va_end(args);" should be added into gtk_text_buffer_insert_...
 556835 gtkentry.c: variable is declared at middle of block
 556954 gtk+/gtk/gtkrecentchooserdefault.c: mismatching allocation...
 557315 stale clipboard target cache
 530454 Clarify page_nr when printing
 557065 gtkcellrendererpixbuf spams console over and over...
 557894 Wrong return value for gdk_pointer_grab_info_libgtk_only
 558397 gtk_widget_error_bell undefined without a screen
 557762 Misleading error message in GDK DirectFB
 557316 GtkLinkButton should consider user-defined tooltip
 339714 Set printer dpi on cairo ps/pdf surfaces when printing
 558522 scroll arrow painted insensitive even though there are pages...
 347230 testicontheme shortcomings
 558323 glitches when popping up combos in treeviews
 558667 gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_apply_button - deprecate
 412134 Add API to query style properties from the style
 322934 Replace menu's proxy icons with empty space hiding icons
 409435 GtkStatusIcon enhancements: scroll events, middle click, rich...
 558278 Crash when calling a callback set by gdk_add_client_message_...
 558929 gtkstatusicon.c: 'event' is a member of the structure
 558001 gtk_icon_view_enable_model_drag_[source|dest] problem
 557212 Problem with which window gains focus and is visible
 559404 gtk_editable_insert_text counts length in bytes
 558586 handling of keyboard under darwin (quartz)
 558409 GtkLabel::use-underline doesnt work with GtkLabel::attributes
 553586 Add orientation API to GtkPaned
 560135 Print when the user double clicks a printer
 553765 Add orientation API to GtkRange
 550942 Rework of gdkeventloop-quartz.c
 525550 GTK+ 2.13.0 GtkCurve test fails
 559619 invisible-char default cannot be tested
 560139 GtkEntry doesn't paint with the right state
 560602 Wrong GtkMenuItem default value (test fails)
 377699 realizing gtk.Progress() causes SEGV
 561335 Fix typos in GtkToolItem documentation
 561539 Alignments miscalculate dimensions when allocated less...
 559947 Unchecked dependency on python>=2.4
 561504 testgtk should load rc file from sub folder
 539263 Deprecate gdk_window_get_toplevels
 554076 eventually release g_new-ed supported_atoms
 559622 GdkDevice test segfaults
 554453 "typeahead find" widget of GtkTreeView appears on wrong moni...
 562817 GtkDialog: typo
 555334 connected server feature
 562878 password save incorrectly set in gtkmountoperation
 559914 eog doesn't apply paper setup
 562998 GtkFontButton documentation improvements
 557420 Some compose sequences don't work anymore (or only in one order)
 546285 Allow GtkEntry to draw progress
 563547 Update gdkx11 atom precache table
 563285 test print backend does not compile
 559325 documentation for gdk_display_get_window_at_pointer() is wrong
 554274 Add default hook for GtkLinkButton
 546378 GtkAssistant page title is not translatable
 563991 gtk_file_chooser_button_new_with_backend is deprecated...
 563994 Input method module interface not documented
 564066 Crash in gtk_rc_parse_default_files
 563835 Typo in gtk_widget_has_screen() docs
 564212 gtk_icon_view_accessible_model_rows_reordered explain new_or...
 563751 xatom cache is prefilled too late
 556839 Crash when opening a link
 549251 GTK icon view accessible issue
 558306 Cannot build gdk (gtk+ 2.14.4) on Solaris 8
 555560 gtk_combo_box_set_active fails with no model
 563158 CellRendererProgress pulsing and progressing rows can not...
 556233 local-only causes G_IS_FILE warning
 562579 Remove error dialog when directory does not exist
 561494 FileChooser network browsing and authentication support
 339318 Allow page rendering to (optionally) happen in a thread
  85292 add an icon to gtkentry
 564881 gtkstatusicon.c: 'event' bug again
 552545 leaks GpImage
 553374 gdk_pixdata_from_pixbuf fails for some images with use_rle...
 555791 Natuilus Crashes when opening USB MP3 Player Contents
 561186 GdkPixbuf API type checking needs cleanup
 559009 gtk_radio_button_get_group documentation needs to say...
 523264 Update GTK+ reference documentation screenshots
 563876 [Regression] GTK_MODULES env var is no longer relevant
 554950 gail must make itself resident
 555953 libferret missing link against libgtk-x11
 554002 Orca App-Preferences dialog page tabs are "off" by one...
 353088 gtk_expander_get_label should return the full label text
 512743 Applications with lists crash in libgail
 564555 synaptic cannot be started...
 565203 icons are misplaced when horizontal gtkiconview is...
 549251 GTK icon view accessible issue 
 558694 Paned window splitter keynav broken
 565846 va_end(args) should be added into gtk_tree_store_new

* New and updated translations:
 Arabic (ar)
 Asturian (ast)
 Catalan (ca)
 Danish (da)
 German (de)
 British English (en_GB)
 Spanish (es)
 Finnish (fi)
 Galician (gl)
 Hebrew (he)
 Japanese (ja)
 Georgian (ka)
 Malayalam (ml)
 Marathi (mr)
 Portugese (pt)
 Brazilian Portugese (pt_BR)
 Romanian (ro)
 Russian (ru)
 Slovak (sk)
 Serbian (sr, sr latin)
 Swedish (sv)
 Thai (th)


Thanks to everybody who contributed with patches, translations, 
bug reports, etc:
Dominic Lachowicz
Emmanuele Bassi
Christian Persch
Carlos Garnacho
Owen Taylor 
Michael Natterer
Frederic Crozat
Claudio Saavedra
Denis Washington
Christian Dywan
Tim Janik
Sven Herzberg
Tor Lillqvist
Johan Dahlin
Chris Wang
Richard Hult
Cody Russell
Davyd Madeley
Marek Kašík
Caolan McNamara
Jon A. Cruz
Kristian Rietveld
Akira Tagoh
Simos Xenitellis
Torsten Schoenfeld 
Jonathan Blandford
Björn Lindqvist
Tommi Komulainen
Behdad Esfahbod
Andreas Moog
Alexander Larsson
Murray Cumming
Boram Park
Kazuki Iwamoto
Daniel Marjamäki
Cosimo Cecchi
Tristan Van Berkom
Evan Stade
Philip Withnall
Sven Neumann
Mariano Suárez-Alvarez
Luca Ferretti
Jon McCann
Ed Catmur
Arnaud Charlet
Paul Davis
Paul Bolle
Federico Mena Quintero
Ricardo Cruz
Rainer Stransky
David Zeuthen
Carlos Garcia Campos
Nelson Benitez
Antti Kaijanmäki
Daniel Elstner
Máirín Duffy
Andrés G. Aragoneses
Wouter Bolsterlee
Li Yuan
Eric Lamarque
Kristian Mueller
Tomas Bzatek
Pedro Villavicencio


January 1, 2009
Matthias Clasen




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