1 Overview of Fixes in GTK+ 0.99.5:
3 * Signal signedness and naming corrections
5 * text, entry widget fixes
7 * scrollbar flickering fixed
8 * check casts are more descriptive
13 Overview of Changes in GTK+ 0.99.4:
15 * Reference counting revolution integrated.
16 Refer to docs/refcounting.txt on this issue.
17 * Implementation of a decent debugging system, you would want
18 to export GTK_DEBUG=objects if you are going to develop gtk applications,
19 refer to docs/debugging.txt for further information.
20 * Additions on the signal code for querying information about certain signals,
21 and pending handlers of signals.
22 * Support for user signals, and major changes to internal signal handler
23 handling for proper signal removal and invokation of after signals.
24 * Additional signals for various widgets e.g, GtkHandleBox::child_attached,
25 GtkHandleBox::child_detached, GtkWidget::style_set, GtkWidget::parent_set.
26 * GtkTooltips became a true descendant of GtkObject via derivation from
27 GtkData and facilitates an extra tip string which can be used as e.g. an
28 index into context help.
29 * Split up of the widget/object flags into a private and a public portion,
30 consult docs/widget_system.txt on this.
31 * Support for hot keys on gtk programs via gtk_key_snooper_install().
32 * Reimplementation of the *_interp functions as *_full functions to provide
33 simple callback functions as well.
34 * Idle functions are now prioritized.
35 * Many enhancements to GtkNotebook.
36 * New widget GtkSpinButton, check out testgtk.
37 * New widget GtkTipsQuery for letting the user query tooltips of widgets.
38 * Addition of GtkEditable base widget to encapsulate selection and
39 clipboard handling. (GtkEntry and GtkText use this)
40 * Text widget more complete.
41 * Additions to GtkStatusBar to make it complete.
42 * Gdk now supports regions.
43 * Access masks for widget arguments (GTK_ARG_READABLE/GTK_ARG_WRITABLE).
44 * Function replacements:
45 g_string_hash() -> g_str_hash()
46 g_string_equal() -> g_str_equal()
47 gtk_tooltips_set_tips() -> gtk_tooltips_set_tip()
48 * Support for quit handlers in gtk_main().
49 * Motif window mangaer hints support.
50 * Widget arguments are now flagged for readability/writability.
51 * Additions to documentation.
52 * Various FAQ updates. (FAQ now included)
53 * Clean ups and many many bug fixes by a lot of people all over the place.
54 * New, long and descriptive ChangeLog entries for bored readers ;)
56 Overview of Changes in GTK+ 0.99.3:
58 * Filesel enhancement / stability changes
59 * New widget, gtkcombo
60 * Widgets in the toolbar do not get the focus
61 * New widget, gtkstatusbar (still in-progress)
62 * g_string_equal renamed g_str_equal
63 * g_string_hash renamed g_str_hash
64 * new gtkbox functions to allow modification of the child
65 linkage after the widget tree is setup
66 * gtk_*_get_arg() and gtk_*_set_arg() fixes and implementations
68 * Entry widget now has set_max_length function
69 * Handlebox widget changes/fixes
70 * Some work on text widget (still in-progress)
71 * Now the toolbar supports arbitrary widgets as well
72 * CList has resizable columns again
73 * CList now looks consistant with scrolled windows
74 * Remove flickering from entry widget
75 * Added switch_page signal to notebook widget
76 * Documentation additions