GTK+ 2.19.0 released



GTK+ 2.19.0 is now available for download at:

 ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/2.19/
 http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.19/

md5 sums:
3f380acb0632687d84fdf8f70b0f1d07  gtk+-2.19.0.tar.bz2
302b1dae804f30c88fbcbde36843a91c  gtk+-2.19.0.tar.gz

sha1 sums:
b7df96eea0b01f7973c9a2e0a0d4e36a63b0feac  gtk+-2.19.0.tar.bz2
44a19f91c9cd9b2b661fff1d26e38ae085ef72c7  gtk+-2.19.0.tar.gz

This is the first development release leading toward 2.20.

Notes:

 * This is the first development release in the 2.19 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+ 2.18. If you have problems, you'll need
   to reinstall GTK+ 2.18.

 * GTK+ 2.20 will be source and binary compatible with
   the GTK+ 2.18 series; however, the new API additions
   are not yet finalized, so there may be incompatibilities
   between this release and the final 2.20 release.

 * 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+ 2.18.x to 2.19.0
==============================================

* A throbber widget and cell renderer have been added: GtkSpinner and
  GtkCellRendererSpinner

* GtkFileSystemModel has been reimplemented, for major speedups and
  other improvements

* Synchronize compose sequences with the current X.org Compose file

* Win32:
 - The GDI+ image loader works again
 - XP themes have been disabled since they don't work currently

* OS X:
 - Fix crashes due to unimplemented GdkWindowImplIface methods
 - Use standard Mac keyboard shortcuts (Cmx-X, Cmd-C instead of
   Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, etc)
 - Add a pixbuf loader for the QTIF format
 - Improve multi-monitor handling

* GSEAL work:
 - New accessor for GtkDialog: gtk_dialog_get_widget_for_response
 - New accessor for GtkViewport: gtk_viewport_get_bin_window
 - Add a GtkCellEditable::editing-canceled property

* Deprecations:
 - GtkInputDialog has been deprecated
 - GtkCurve and GtkGammaCurve have been deprecated
 - The tab-packing feature in GtkNotebook has been deprecated

* Bugs fixed:
 594644 Cannot compile GTK+ with MinGW 4.4.0
 581150 GtkIconView tries to paint items with invalid sizes
 598881 Unimplemented GdkWindowImplIface methods crash gimp on OSX
 598218 Substitute deprecated gtk_*_ref/unref calls
 381371 Print margins not correct in WIN32 - not allowing for...
 597596 Toolbar button accessible objects don't have label name
 599118 Translators comment for "Finishing" labels
 598261 Add support to GtkTooltip to handle GIcons
 530351 Use standard mac shortcuts
 597865 Move documentation from templates to inline comments
 596083 Deprecate notebook label packing functionality
 594903 Deprecate GtkInputDialog
 599403 Avoid using accel group internals in GtkSocket
 590800 The window content is not updated correctly when scrolling
 598515 Do not assign the GtkSpinner parent class twice
 552678 gdi+ pixbuf loaders fail on "large" images
 598217 Substitute deprecated gdk_*_ref/unref calls
 596238 Make Quartz backend properly implement the GdkScreen...
 599446 atk_object_set_name () assertion in gtk_tool_button_set_label
 592582 Print preview doesn't reflect the printout
 563010 GtkFileChooserButton cannot have none file selected again
 596019 No accesors for GtkDialog buttons
 366217 Add QTIF image support
 594962 No accessor for GTK_ENTRY (entry)->editing_canceled

* Updated translations:
 Arabic
 Brazilian Portuguese
 Bulgarian
 Catalan
 Finnish
 Greek
 Norwegian bokmål
 Oriya
 Punjabi
 Romanian
 Russian
 Serbian
 Shavian
 Slovenian
 Spanish
 Swedish
 Slovenian
 Vietnamese


Thanks to everybody who contributed to this release:
Tor Lillqvist
Dom Lachowicz
Eitan Issacson
Javier Jardón
Bastien Nocera
Emmanuele Bassi
Paolo Borelli
Xan Lopez
Benjamin Otte
Federico Mena Quintero
Debarshi Ray
Marek Kasik
Michael Natterer
Kristian Rietveld
Matt Barnes
Mike Emmel
Yevgen Muntyan
Kevin Peng
Peter Hutterer
Christian Dywan
Adrian Johnson


November 1, 2009
Matthias Clasen




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