news 28 Posted March 23, 2015 GTK+ 3.16.0 is now available for download at: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/3.16/ sha256 sum: ce617318fe18092383cf6ed5d8c688a95a97f2d4c68481317a6a531e288c26ea gtk+-3.16.0.tar.xz What is GTK+ ============ GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a comprehensive set of widgets as well as facilities for creating your own 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 Python, Vala and JavaScript (especially in combination with gobject-introspection and 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. Since its origins as the toolkit for the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), GTK+ has been used in a wide range of software. Notably, GTK+ is the foundation of the GNOME desktop. What's new in 3.16 ================== Major new features include: * GDK supports rendering windows using OpenGL; currently this is implemented for X11 and Wayland using libepoxy * GtkGLArea is a new widget for rendering with OpenGL * GtkStackSidebar is a new controller for GtkStack that looks like a sidebar * GtkModelButton is a button that can be used with a GAction as 'model' * GtkPopoverMenu is a GtkPopover subclass that makes it easy to create menu-like popovers * Scrolling has been overhauled - Scrollbars can be overlayed - There is a 'scrolled off' indication - Signals ::edge-reached and ::edge-overshot have been added - The new GTK_POLICY_EXTERNAL policy allows scrolling without a visible scrollbar * An experimental Mir backend has been added * Deprecations and removals: gdk_window_set_static_gravities, gdk_window_set_composited, gtk_style_context_get_background_color, gtk_style_context_get_border_color, gtk_settings_set_string/long/double_property, gtk_settings_install_property, GtkStyleProperties, gdk_cursor_new, gdk_*_libgtk_only, GtkCellRendererPixbuf::follow-state For more details and lists of fixed bugs, see the NEWS file that is included in the tarball, or see: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/plain/NEWS?id=3.16.0 For concerns about porting from older GTK+ releases, see the README file that is included in the tarball, or see: http://git.gnome.org/browse/gtk+/plain/README.in?id=3.16.0 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+ is found at: http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk3/stable/gtk-building.html Common questions: http://library.gnome.org/devel/gtk3/stable/gtk-question-index.html 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 Share this post Link to post
