GTK+ 2.14.0 is now available for download at:
http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.14/gtk+-2.14.0.tar.bz2 md5sum: 8cd2732b4e07a490691ae3635b71d932
gtk+-2.14.0.tar.gz md5sum: 8ae7ed0c95907b5be29fc4a3c36f0499
Release notes are available at:
http://www.gtk.org/notes/gtk-2.14.0-notes.txtWhat is GTK+
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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. GTK+ is the
only 100% free-of-cost open source industrial-strength GUI
toolkit available today.
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; GTK+ 2.14 will be incorporated into version
2.24 of the GNOME desktop.
What's new in GTK+ 2.14
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GTK+ 2.14 adds new functionality while maintaining source and binary
compatibility with GTK+ 2.12. Highlights of new features and
improvements in GTK+ 2.14 are:
New widgets and objects
* GdkAppLaunchContext, provides startup notification with
g_app_info_launch()
* GtkMountOperation, can ask for passwords when mounting
volumes with g_volume_mount()
* GtkToolShell, an interface for containers of GtkToolItems
Noteworthy new APIs
* gtk_show_uri(), a replacement for gnome_vfs_url_show() and
gnome_url_show()
* gtk_widget_get_snapshot(), using pixmap redirection to render
snapshots of widgets
Changes in the file chooser
The file chooser uses GIO directly, loadable backends are no longer
supported. Autocompletion in the file chooser entry has been improved.
Changes in printing support
The print dialog displays printer status information. Support for
rearranging pages when printing multiple pages per sheet has been
added to the cups backend.
Accessibility support
The gail module is shipped with GTK+, GtkBuilder supports
accessibility attributes and GtkStatusIcon supports keyboard
navigation.
Internationalization support
The compose sequences understood by GTK+'s builtin input method
have been synchronized with recent X.org compose sequences, adding
a large number of new sequences. GTK+ no longer uses translations
when an application is not translated to the current locale.
gdk-pixbuf changes
* Support loading OS X icns format
* Support loading JPEG 2000 images
* Support loading and saving to GIO streams
* Use GIO for mime information
GDK changes
GDK uses Xrandr instead of Xinerama to provide more (and dynamic)
monitor information. Font configuration changes are now picked up
at runtime, without an application restart.
For more details and lists of fixed bugs, see the
announcements for the 2.13.x development releases:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-February/msg00079.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-May/msg00112.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-June/msg00033.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-June/msg00158.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-July/msg00044.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-July/msg00182.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-August/msg00023.htmlhttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2008-August/msg00153.htmlWhere to get more information about GTK+
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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.htmlCommon questions:
http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-question-index.html http://www.gtk.org/faq/Contributing
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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
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