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+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <config.h>
-#include <ctype.h> /* tolower, toupper */
+/**
+ * SECTION:gtkbuilder
+ * @Short_description: Build an interface from an XML UI definition
+ * @Title: GtkBuilder
+ *
+ * A GtkBuilder is an auxiliary object that reads textual descriptions
+ * of a user interface and instantiates the described objects. To pass a
+ * description to a GtkBuilder, call gtk_builder_add_from_file() or
+ * gtk_builder_add_from_string(). These functions can be called multiple
+ * times; the builder merges the content of all descriptions.
+ *
+ * A GtkBuilder holds a reference to all objects that it has constructed
+ * and drops these references when it is finalized. This finalization can
+ * cause the destruction of non-widget objects or widgets which are not
+ * contained in a toplevel window. For toplevel windows constructed by a
+ * builder, it is the responsibility of the user to call gtk_widget_destroy()
+ * to get rid of them and all the widgets they contain.
+ *
+ * The functions gtk_builder_get_object() and gtk_builder_get_objects()
+ * can be used to access the widgets in the interface by the names assigned
+ * to them inside the UI description. Toplevel windows returned by these
+ * functions will stay around until the user explicitly destroys them
+ * with gtk_widget_destroy(). Other widgets will either be part of a
+ * larger hierarchy constructed by the builder (in which case you should
+ * not have to worry about their lifecycle), or without a parent, in which
+ * case they have to be added to some container to make use of them.
+ * Non-widget objects need to be reffed with g_object_ref() to keep them
+ * beyond the lifespan of the builder.
+ *
+ * The function gtk_builder_connect_signals() and variants thereof can be
+ * used to connect handlers to the named signals in the description.
+ *
+ * <refsect2 id="BUILDER-UI">
+ * <title>GtkBuilder UI Definitions</title>
+ * <para>
+ * GtkBuilder parses textual descriptions of user interfaces which are specified
+ * in an XML format which can be roughly described by the RELAX NG schema below.
+ * We refer to these descriptions as <firstterm>GtkBuilder UI definitions</firstterm>
+ * or just <firstterm>UI definitions</firstterm> if the context is clear. Do not
+ * confuse GtkBuilder UI Definitions with
+ * <link linkend="XML-UI">GtkUIManager UI Definitions</link>, which are more
+ * limited in scope. It is common to use <filename>.ui</filename> as the filename extension for files containing GtkBuilder UI definitions.
+ * </para>
+ * <programlisting>
+ * <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" parse="text" href="../../../../gtk/gtkbuilder.rnc">
+ *   <xi:fallback>FIXME: MISSING XINCLUDE CONTENT</xi:fallback>
+ * </xi:include>
+ * </programlisting>
+ * <para>
+ * The toplevel element is &lt;interface&gt;. It optionally takes a "domain"
+ * attribute, which will make the builder look for translated strings using
+ * dgettext() in the domain specified. This can also be done by calling
+ * gtk_builder_set_translation_domain() on the builder. Objects are described by
+ * &lt;object&gt; elements, which can contain &lt;property&gt; elements to set
+ * properties, &lt;signal&gt; elements which connect signals to handlers, and
+ * &lt;child&gt; elements, which describe child objects (most often widgets
+ * inside a container, but also e.g. actions in an action group, or columns in a
+ * tree model). A &lt;child&gt; element contains an &lt;object&gt; element which
+ * describes the child object. The target toolkit version(s) are described by
+ * &lt;requires&gt; elements, the "lib" attribute specifies the widget library
+ * in question (currently the only supported value is "gtk+") and the "version"
+ * attribute specifies the target version in the form
+ * "&lt;major&gt;.&lt;minor&gt;". The builder will error out if the version
+ * requirements are not met.
+ *
+ * Typically, the specific kind of object represented by an &lt;object&gt;
+ * element is specified by the "class" attribute. If the type has not been
+ * loaded yet, GTK+ tries to find the <function>_get_type()</function> from the
+ * class name by applying heuristics. This works in most cases, but if
+ * necessary, it is possible to specify the name of the
+ * <function>_get_type()</function> explictly with the "type-func" attribute.
+ * As a special case, GtkBuilder allows to use an object that has been
+ * constructed by a #GtkUIManager in another part of the UI definition by
+ * specifying the id of the #GtkUIManager in the "constructor" attribute and the
+ * name of the object in the "id" attribute.
+ *
+ * Objects must be given a name with the "id" attribute, which allows the
+ * application to retrieve them from the builder with gtk_builder_get_object().
+ * An id is also necessary to use the object as property value in other parts of
+ * the UI definition.
+ * </para>
+ * <note><para>
+ * Prior to 2.20, GtkBuilder was setting the "name" property of constructed widgets to the
+ * "id" attribute. In GTK+ 2.20 or newer, you have to use gtk_buildable_get_name() instead
+ * of gtk_widget_get_name() to obtain the "id", or set the "name" property in your UI
+ * definition.
+ * </para></note>
+ * <para>
+ * Setting properties of objects is pretty straightforward with the
+ * &lt;property&gt; element: the "name" attribute specifies the name of the
+ * property, and the content of the element specifies the value. If the
+ * "translatable" attribute is set to a true value, GTK+ uses gettext() (or
+ * dgettext() if the builder has a translation domain set) to find a translation
+ * for the value. This happens before the value is parsed, so it can be used for
+ * properties of any type, but it is probably most useful for string properties.
+ * It is also possible to specify a context to disambiguate short strings, and
+ * comments which may help the translators.
+ *
+ * GtkBuilder can parse textual representations for the most common property
+ * types: characters, strings, integers, floating-point numbers, booleans
+ * (strings like "TRUE", "t", "yes", "y", "1" are interpreted as %TRUE, strings
+ * like "FALSE, "f", "no", "n", "0" are interpreted as %FALSE), enumerations
+ * (can be specified by their name, nick or integer value), flags (can be
+ * specified by their name, nick, integer value, optionally combined with "|",
+ * e.g. "GTK_VISIBLE|GTK_REALIZED")  and colors (in a format understood by
+ * gdk_color_parse()). Pixbufs can be specified as a filename of an image file to load. 
+ * Objects can be referred to by their name and by default refer to objects declared
+ * in the local xml fragment and objects exposed via gtk_builder_expose_object().
+ * 
+ * In general, GtkBuilder allows forward references to objects &mdash declared
+ * in the local xml; an object doesn't have to be constructed before it can be referred to. 
+ * The exception to this rule is that an object has to be constructed before 
+ * it can be used as the value of a construct-only property.
+ *
+ * Signal handlers are set up with the &lt;signal&gt; element. The "name"
+ * attribute specifies the name of the signal, and the "handler" attribute
+ * specifies the function to connect to the signal. By default, GTK+ tries to
+ * find the handler using g_module_symbol(), but this can be changed by passing
+ * a custom #GtkBuilderConnectFunc to gtk_builder_connect_signals_full(). The
+ * remaining attributes, "after", "swapped" and "object", have the same meaning
+ * as the corresponding parameters of the g_signal_connect_object() or
+ * g_signal_connect_data() functions. A "last_modification_time" attribute
+ * is also allowed, but it does not have a meaning to the builder.
+ *
+ * Sometimes it is necessary to refer to widgets which have implicitly been
+ * constructed by GTK+ as part of a composite widget, to set properties on them
+ * or to add further children (e.g. the @vbox of a #GtkDialog). This can be
+ * achieved by setting the "internal-child" propery of the &lt;child&gt; element
+ * to a true value. Note that GtkBuilder still requires an &lt;object&gt;
+ * element for the internal child, even if it has already been constructed.
+ *
+ * A number of widgets have different places where a child can be added (e.g.
+ * tabs vs. page content in notebooks). This can be reflected in a UI definition
+ * by specifying the "type" attribute on a &lt;child&gt;. The possible values
+ * for the "type" attribute are described in the sections describing the
+ * widget-specific portions of UI definitions.
+ * </para>
+ * <example>
+ * <title>A GtkBuilder UI Definition</title>
+ * <programlisting><![CDATA[
+ * <interface>
+ *   <object class="GtkDialog" id="dialog1">
+ *     <child internal-child="vbox">
+ *       <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
+ *         <property name="border-width">10</property>
+ *         <child internal-child="action_area">
+ *           <object class="GtkHButtonBox" id="hbuttonbox1">
+ *             <property name="border-width">20</property>
+ *             <child>
+ *               <object class="GtkButton" id="ok_button">
+ *                 <property name="label">gtk-ok</property>
+ *                 <property name="use-stock">TRUE</property>
+ *                 <signal name="clicked" handler="ok_button_clicked"/>
+ *               </object>
+ *             </child>
+ *           </object>
+ *         </child>
+ *       </object>
+ *     </child>
+ *   </object>
+ * </interface>
+ * ]]></programlisting>
+ * </example>
+ * <para>
+ * Beyond this general structure, several object classes define their own XML
+ * DTD fragments for filling in the ANY placeholders in the DTD above. Note that
+ * a custom element in a &lt;child&gt; element gets parsed by the custom tag
+ * handler of the parent object, while a custom element in an &lt;object&gt;
+ * element gets parsed by the custom tag handler of the object.
+ *
+ * These XML fragments are explained in the documentation of the respective
+ * objects, see
+ * <link linkend="GtkWidget-BUILDER-UI">GtkWidget</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkLabel-BUILDER-UI">GtkLabel</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkWindow-BUILDER-UI">GtkWindow</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkContainer-BUILDER-UI">GtkContainer</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkDialog-BUILDER-UI">GtkDialog</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkCellLayout-BUILDER-UI">GtkCellLayout</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkColorSelectionDialog-BUILDER-UI">GtkColorSelectionDialog</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkFontSelectionDialog-BUILDER-UI">GtkFontSelectionDialog</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkExpander-BUILDER-UI">GtkExpander</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkFrame-BUILDER-UI">GtkFrame</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkListStore-BUILDER-UI">GtkListStore</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkTreeStore-BUILDER-UI">GtkTreeStore</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkNotebook-BUILDER-UI">GtkNotebook</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkSizeGroup-BUILDER-UI">GtkSizeGroup</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkTreeView-BUILDER-UI">GtkTreeView</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkUIManager-BUILDER-UI">GtkUIManager</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkActionGroup-BUILDER-UI">GtkActionGroup</link>.
+ * <link linkend="GtkMenuItem-BUILDER-UI">GtkMenuItem</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkMenuToolButton-BUILDER-UI">GtkMenuToolButton</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkAssistant-BUILDER-UI">GtkAssistant</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkScale-BUILDER-UI">GtkScale</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkComboBoxText-BUILDER-UI">GtkComboBoxText</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkRecentFilter-BUILDER-UI">GtkRecentFilter</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkFileFilter-BUILDER-UI">GtkFileFilter</link>,
+ * <link linkend="GtkTextTagTable-BUILDER-UI">GtkTextTagTable</link>.
+ * </para>
+ * </refsect2>
+ * <refsect2>
+ * <title>Embedding other XML</title>
+ * <para>
+ * Apart from the language for UI descriptions that has been explained
+ * in the previous section, GtkBuilder can also parse XML fragments
+ * of <link linkend="gio-GMenu-Markup">GMenu markup</link>. The resulting
+ * #GMenu object and its named submenus are available via
+ * gtk_builder_get_object() like other constructed objects.
+ * </para>
+ * </refsect2>
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
 #include <errno.h> /* errno */
-#include <stdlib.h> /* strtol, strtoul */
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h> /* strlen */
 
 #include "gtkbuilder.h"
 #include "gtkbuildable.h"
 #include "gtkbuilderprivate.h"
+#include "gtkdebug.h"
 #include "gtkmain.h"
 #include "gtkintl.h"
 #include "gtkprivate.h"
 #include "gtktypebuiltins.h"
-#include "gtkalias.h"
+#include "gtkwindow.h"
+#include "gtkicontheme.h"
+#include "gtkstock.h"
+
 
 static void gtk_builder_class_init     (GtkBuilderClass *klass);
 static void gtk_builder_init           (GtkBuilder      *builder);
@@ -46,10 +258,8 @@ static void gtk_builder_get_property   (GObject         *object,
                                         guint            prop_id,
                                         GValue          *value,
                                         GParamSpec      *pspec);
-static GType gtk_builder_real_get_type_from_name   (GtkBuilder      *builder,
-                                                    const char      *type_name);
-static gint _gtk_builder_enum_from_string (GType type, const char *string);
-
+static GType gtk_builder_real_get_type_from_name (GtkBuilder  *builder,
+                                                  const gchar *type_name);
 
 enum {
   PROP_0,
@@ -60,9 +270,10 @@ struct _GtkBuilderPrivate
 {
   gchar *domain;
   GHashTable *objects;
-  GHashTable *delayed_properties;
+  GSList *delayed_properties;
   GSList *signals;
-  gchar *current_toplevel;
+  gchar *filename;
+  gchar *resource_prefix;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GtkBuilder, gtk_builder, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
@@ -80,6 +291,16 @@ gtk_builder_class_init (GtkBuilderClass *klass)
 
   klass->get_type_from_name = gtk_builder_real_get_type_from_name;
 
+ /** 
+  * GtkBuilder:translation-domain:
+  *
+  * The translation domain used when translating property values that
+  * have been marked as translatable in interface descriptions.
+  * If the translation domain is %NULL, #GtkBuilder uses gettext(),
+  * otherwise g_dgettext().
+  *
+  * Since: 2.12
+  */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
                                    PROP_TRANSLATION_DOMAIN,
                                    g_param_spec_string ("translation-domain",
@@ -98,10 +319,7 @@ gtk_builder_init (GtkBuilder *builder)
                                                GtkBuilderPrivate);
   builder->priv->domain = NULL;
   builder->priv->objects = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
-                                                  g_free, NULL);
-  builder->priv->delayed_properties = g_hash_table_new_full (g_str_hash,
-                                                             g_str_equal,
-                                                             g_free, NULL);
+                                                  g_free, g_object_unref);
 }
 
 
@@ -112,16 +330,18 @@ gtk_builder_init (GtkBuilder *builder)
 static void
 gtk_builder_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
-  GtkBuilder *builder = GTK_BUILDER (object);
+  GtkBuilderPrivate *priv = GTK_BUILDER (object)->priv;
   
-  g_free (builder->priv->domain);
+  g_free (priv->domain);
+  g_free (priv->filename);
+  g_free (priv->resource_prefix);
+  
+  g_hash_table_destroy (priv->objects);
 
-  g_free (builder->priv->current_toplevel);
-  g_hash_table_destroy (builder->priv->delayed_properties);
-  builder->priv->delayed_properties = NULL;
-  g_slist_foreach (builder->priv->signals, (GFunc)_free_signal_info, NULL);
-  g_slist_free (builder->priv->signals);
-  g_hash_table_destroy (builder->priv->objects);
+  g_slist_foreach (priv->signals, (GFunc) _free_signal_info, NULL);
+  g_slist_free (priv->signals);
+  
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_builder_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -189,13 +409,13 @@ _gtk_builder_resolve_type_lazily (const gchar *name)
     {
       c = name[i];
       /* skip if uppercase, first or previous is uppercase */
-      if ((c == toupper (c) &&
-           i > 0 && name[i-1] != toupper (name[i-1])) ||
-          (i > 2 && name[i]   == toupper (name[i]) &&
-           name[i-1] == toupper (name[i-1]) &&
-           name[i-2] == toupper (name[i-2])))
+      if ((c == g_ascii_toupper (c) &&
+           i > 0 && name[i-1] != g_ascii_toupper (name[i-1])) ||
+          (i > 2 && name[i]   == g_ascii_toupper (name[i]) &&
+           name[i-1] == g_ascii_toupper (name[i-1]) &&
+           name[i-2] == g_ascii_toupper (name[i-2])))
         g_string_append_c (symbol_name, '_');
-      g_string_append_c (symbol_name, tolower (c));
+      g_string_append_c (symbol_name, g_ascii_tolower (c));
     }
   g_string_append (symbol_name, "_get_type");
   
@@ -214,7 +434,8 @@ _gtk_builder_resolve_type_lazily (const gchar *name)
  */
 
 static GType
-gtk_builder_real_get_type_from_name (GtkBuilder *builder, const char *type_name)
+gtk_builder_real_get_type_from_name (GtkBuilder  *builder, 
+                                     const gchar *type_name)
 {
   GType gtype;
 
@@ -261,50 +482,46 @@ gtk_builder_get_parameters (GtkBuilder  *builder,
                                             prop->name);
       if (!pspec)
         {
-          g_warning ("Unknown property: %s.%s\n",
+          g_warning ("Unknown property: %s.%s",
                      g_type_name (object_type), prop->name);
           continue;
         }
 
       parameter.name = prop->name;
 
-      if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_OBJECT (pspec))
+      if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_OBJECT (pspec) &&
+          (G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (pspec) != GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF))
         {
-          if (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY)
+          GObject *object = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, prop->data);
+
+          if (object)
+            {
+              g_value_init (&parameter.value, G_OBJECT_TYPE (object));
+              g_value_set_object (&parameter.value, object);
+            }
+          else 
             {
-              GObject *object;
-              object = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, prop->data);
-              if (!object)
+              if (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY)
                 {
-                  g_warning ("failed to get constuct only property %s of %s "
-                             "with value `%s'",
+                  g_warning ("Failed to get constuct only property "
+                             "%s of %s with value `%s'",
                              prop->name, object_name, prop->data);
                   continue;
                 }
-              g_value_init (&parameter.value, G_OBJECT_TYPE (object));
-              g_value_set_object (&parameter.value, g_object_ref (object));
-            }
-          else
-            {
-              GSList *delayed_properties;
-              
-              delayed_properties = g_hash_table_lookup (builder->priv->delayed_properties,
-                                                        builder->priv->current_toplevel);
+              /* Delay setting property */
               property = g_slice_new (DelayedProperty);
               property->object = g_strdup (object_name);
               property->name = g_strdup (prop->name);
               property->value = g_strdup (prop->data);
-              delayed_properties = g_slist_prepend (delayed_properties, property);
-              g_hash_table_insert (builder->priv->delayed_properties,
-                                   g_strdup (builder->priv->current_toplevel),
-                                   delayed_properties);
+              builder->priv->delayed_properties =
+                g_slist_prepend (builder->priv->delayed_properties, property);
               continue;
             }
         }
       else if (!gtk_builder_value_from_string (builder, pspec,
                                               prop->data, &parameter.value, &error))
         {
-          g_warning ("failed to set property %s.%s to %s: %s",
+          g_warning ("Failed to set property %s.%s to %s: %s",
                      g_type_name (object_type), prop->name, prop->data,
                     error->message);
          g_error_free (error);
@@ -312,7 +529,7 @@ gtk_builder_get_parameters (GtkBuilder  *builder,
           continue;
         }
 
-      if (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY)
+      if (pspec->flags & (G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY))
         g_array_append_val (*construct_parameters, parameter);
       else
         g_array_append_val (*parameters, parameter);
@@ -324,7 +541,8 @@ gtk_builder_get_parameters (GtkBuilder  *builder,
 static GObject *
 gtk_builder_get_internal_child (GtkBuilder  *builder,
                                 ObjectInfo  *info,
-                                const gchar *childname)
+                                const gchar *childname,
+                               GError      **error)
 {
   GObject *obj = NULL;
 
@@ -349,14 +567,37 @@ gtk_builder_get_internal_child (GtkBuilder  *builder,
     };
 
   if (!obj)
-    g_error ("Unknown internal child: %s\n", childname);
-
+    {
+      g_set_error (error,
+                  GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                  GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                  "Unknown internal child: %s", childname);
+    }
   return obj;
 }
 
+static inline void
+object_set_name (GObject *object, const gchar *name)
+{
+  if (GTK_IS_BUILDABLE (object))
+    gtk_buildable_set_name (GTK_BUILDABLE (object), name);
+  else
+    g_object_set_data_full (object, "gtk-builder-name", g_strdup (name), g_free);
+}
+
+void
+_gtk_builder_add_object (GtkBuilder  *builder,
+                         const gchar *id,
+                         GObject     *object)
+{
+  object_set_name (object, id);
+  g_hash_table_insert (builder->priv->objects, g_strdup (id), g_object_ref (object));
+}
+
 GObject *
 _gtk_builder_construct (GtkBuilder *builder,
-                        ObjectInfo *info)
+                        ObjectInfo *info,
+                       GError **error)
 {
   GArray *parameters, *construct_parameters;
   GType object_type;
@@ -369,7 +610,14 @@ _gtk_builder_construct (GtkBuilder *builder,
   g_assert (info->class_name != NULL);
   object_type = gtk_builder_get_type_from_name (builder, info->class_name);
   if (object_type == G_TYPE_INVALID)
-    g_error ("Invalid type: %s", info->class_name);
+    {
+      g_set_error (error,
+                  GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                  GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                  "Invalid object type `%s'",
+                  info->class_name);
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
   gtk_builder_get_parameters (builder, object_type,
                               info->id,
@@ -383,23 +631,37 @@ _gtk_builder_construct (GtkBuilder *builder,
 
       constructor = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, info->constructor);
       if (constructor == NULL)
-        g_error ("Unknown constructor for %s: %s\n", info->id,
-                 info->constructor);
-
+       {
+         g_set_error (error,
+                      GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                      GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                      "Unknown object constructor for %s: %s",
+                      info->id,
+                      info->constructor);
+         g_array_free (parameters, TRUE);
+         g_array_free (construct_parameters, TRUE);
+         return NULL;
+       }
       obj = gtk_buildable_construct_child (GTK_BUILDABLE (constructor),
                                            builder,
                                            info->id);
       g_assert (obj != NULL);
       if (construct_parameters->len)
         g_warning ("Can't pass in construct-only parameters to %s", info->id);
-
     }
   else if (info->parent && ((ChildInfo*)info->parent)->internal_child != NULL)
     {
       gchar *childname = ((ChildInfo*)info->parent)->internal_child;
-      obj = gtk_builder_get_internal_child (builder, info, childname);
+      obj = gtk_builder_get_internal_child (builder, info, childname, error);
+      if (!obj)
+       {
+         g_array_free (parameters, TRUE);
+         g_array_free (construct_parameters, TRUE);
+         return NULL;
+       }
       if (construct_parameters->len)
         g_warning ("Can't pass in construct-only parameters to %s", childname);
+      g_object_ref (obj);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -407,6 +669,18 @@ _gtk_builder_construct (GtkBuilder *builder,
                            construct_parameters->len,
                            (GParameter *)construct_parameters->data);
 
+      /* No matter what, make sure we have a reference.
+       *
+       * If it's an initially unowned object, sink it.
+       * If it's not initially unowned then we have the reference already.
+       *
+       * In the case that this is a window it will be sunk already and
+       * this is effectively a call to g_object_ref().  That's what
+       * we want.
+       */
+      if (G_IS_INITIALLY_UNOWNED (obj))
+        g_object_ref_sink (obj);
+
       GTK_NOTE (BUILDER,
                 g_print ("created %s of type %s\n", info->id, info->class_name));
 
@@ -439,7 +713,7 @@ _gtk_builder_construct (GtkBuilder *builder,
         g_object_set_property (obj, param->name, &param->value);
 
 #if G_ENABLE_DEBUG
-      if (gtk_debug_flags & GTK_DEBUG_BUILDER)
+      if (gtk_get_debug_flags () & GTK_DEBUG_BUILDER)
         {
           gchar *str = g_strdup_value_contents ((const GValue*)&param->value);
           g_print ("set %s: %s = %s\n", info->id, param->name, str);
@@ -449,28 +723,16 @@ _gtk_builder_construct (GtkBuilder *builder,
       g_value_unset (&param->value);
     }
   g_array_free (parameters, TRUE);
-  
-  if (GTK_IS_BUILDABLE (obj))
-    gtk_buildable_set_name (buildable, info->id);
-  else
-    g_object_set_data_full (obj,
-                            "gtk-builder-name",
-                            g_strdup (info->id),
-                            g_free);
 
-  if (!info->parent)
-    {
-      g_free (builder->priv->current_toplevel);
-      builder->priv->current_toplevel = g_strdup (info->id);
-    }
-  g_hash_table_insert (builder->priv->objects, g_strdup (info->id), obj);
+  /* put it in the hash table. */
+  _gtk_builder_add_object (builder, info->id, obj);
+  
+  /* we already own a reference to obj. */ 
+  g_object_unref (obj);
   
-  builder->priv->signals = g_slist_concat (builder->priv->signals,
-                                           g_slist_copy (info->signals));
   return obj;
 }
 
-
 void
 _gtk_builder_add (GtkBuilder *builder,
                   ChildInfo  *child_info)
@@ -492,7 +754,7 @@ _gtk_builder_add (GtkBuilder *builder,
 
   if (!child_info->parent)
     {
-      g_warning ("%s: Not adding, No parent\n",
+      g_warning ("%s: Not adding, No parent",
                  gtk_buildable_get_name (GTK_BUILDABLE (object)));
       return;
     }
@@ -513,20 +775,32 @@ _gtk_builder_add (GtkBuilder *builder,
   child_info->added = TRUE;
 }
 
+void
+_gtk_builder_add_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
+                         GSList     *signals)
+{
+  builder->priv->signals = g_slist_concat (builder->priv->signals,
+                                           g_slist_copy (signals));
+}
+
 static void
-apply_delayed_properties (const gchar *window_name,
-                          GSList      *props,
-                          GtkBuilder  *builder)
+gtk_builder_apply_delayed_properties (GtkBuilder *builder)
 {
-  GSList *l;
+  GSList *l, *props;
   DelayedProperty *property;
   GObject *object;
   GType object_type;
   GObjectClass *oclass;
   GParamSpec *pspec;
 
-  g_assert (props != NULL);
-  props = g_slist_reverse (props);
+  /* take the list over from the builder->priv.
+   *
+   * g_slist_reverse does not copy the list, so the list now
+   * belongs to us (and we free it at the end of this function).
+   */
+  props = g_slist_reverse (builder->priv->delayed_properties);
+  builder->priv->delayed_properties = NULL;
+
   for (l = props; l; l = l->next)
     {
       property = (DelayedProperty*)l->data;
@@ -542,7 +816,7 @@ apply_delayed_properties (const gchar *window_name,
       pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (oclass),
                                             property->name);
       if (!pspec)
-        g_warning ("Unknown property: %s.%s\n", g_type_name (object_type),
+        g_warning ("Unknown property: %s.%s", g_type_name (object_type),
                    property->name);
       else
         {
@@ -550,7 +824,7 @@ apply_delayed_properties (const gchar *window_name,
 
           obj = g_hash_table_lookup (builder->priv->objects, property->value);
           if (!obj)
-            g_warning ("No object called: %s\n", property->value);
+            g_warning ("No object called: %s", property->value);
           else
             g_object_set (object, property->name, obj, NULL);
         }
@@ -564,11 +838,9 @@ apply_delayed_properties (const gchar *window_name,
 }
 
 void
-_gtk_builder_finish (GtkBuilder  *builder)
+_gtk_builder_finish (GtkBuilder *builder)
 {
-  if (builder->priv->delayed_properties)
-    g_hash_table_foreach (builder->priv->delayed_properties,
-                          (GHFunc)apply_delayed_properties, builder);
+  gtk_builder_apply_delayed_properties (builder);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -576,7 +848,7 @@ _gtk_builder_finish (GtkBuilder  *builder)
  *
  * Creates a new builder object.
  *
- * Return value: a new builder object.
+ * Return value: a new #GtkBuilder object
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  **/
@@ -590,11 +862,15 @@ gtk_builder_new (void)
  * gtk_builder_add_from_file:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
  * @filename: the name of the file to parse
- * @error: return location for an error
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
  *
- * Parses a string containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder UI definition</link> and 
- * merges it with the current contents of @builder. 
+ * Parses a file containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder 
+ * UI definition</link> and merges it with the current contents of @builder. 
  * 
+ * Upon errors 0 will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR, #G_MARKUP_ERROR or #G_FILE_ERROR 
+ * domain.
+ *
  * Returns: A positive value on success, 0 if an error occurred
  *
  * Since: 2.12
@@ -604,12 +880,13 @@ gtk_builder_add_from_file (GtkBuilder   *builder,
                            const gchar  *filename,
                            GError      **error)
 {
-  char *buffer;
+  gchar *buffer;
   gsize length;
   GError *tmp_error;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), 0);
   g_return_val_if_fail (filename != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, 0);
 
   tmp_error = NULL;
 
@@ -619,18 +896,244 @@ gtk_builder_add_from_file (GtkBuilder   *builder,
       return 0;
     }
   
+  g_free (builder->priv->filename);
+  g_free (builder->priv->resource_prefix);
+  builder->priv->filename = g_strdup (filename);
+  builder->priv->resource_prefix = NULL;
+
   _gtk_builder_parser_parse_buffer (builder, filename,
                                     buffer, length,
+                                    NULL,
                                     &tmp_error);
 
+  g_free (buffer);
+
   if (tmp_error != NULL)
     {
       g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
       return 0;
     }
 
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_builder_add_objects_from_file:
+ * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
+ * @filename: the name of the file to parse
+ * @object_ids: (array zero-terminated=1) (element-type utf8): nul-terminated array of objects to build
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Parses a file containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder 
+ * UI definition</link> building only the requested objects and merges
+ * them with the current contents of @builder. 
+ *
+ * Upon errors 0 will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR, #G_MARKUP_ERROR or #G_FILE_ERROR 
+ * domain.
+ *
+ * <note><para>
+ * If you are adding an object that depends on an object that is not 
+ * its child (for instance a #GtkTreeView that depends on its
+ * #GtkTreeModel), you have to explicitely list all of them in @object_ids. 
+ * </para></note>
+ *
+ * Returns: A positive value on success, 0 if an error occurred
+ *
+ * Since: 2.14
+ **/
+guint
+gtk_builder_add_objects_from_file (GtkBuilder   *builder,
+                                   const gchar  *filename,
+                                   gchar       **object_ids,
+                                   GError      **error)
+{
+  gchar *buffer;
+  gsize length;
+  GError *tmp_error;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (filename != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (object_ids != NULL && object_ids[0] != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, 0);
+
+  tmp_error = NULL;
+
+  if (!g_file_get_contents (filename, &buffer, &length, &tmp_error))
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  
+  g_free (builder->priv->filename);
+  g_free (builder->priv->resource_prefix);
+  builder->priv->filename = g_strdup (filename);
+  builder->priv->resource_prefix = NULL;
+
+  _gtk_builder_parser_parse_buffer (builder, filename,
+                                    buffer, length,
+                                    object_ids,
+                                    &tmp_error);
+
   g_free (buffer);
 
+  if (tmp_error != NULL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_builder_add_from_resource:
+ * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
+ * @resource_path: the path of the resource file to parse
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Parses a resource file containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder
+ * UI definition</link> and merges it with the current contents of @builder.
+ *
+ * Upon errors 0 will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR, #G_MARKUP_ERROR or #G_RESOURCE_ERROR
+ * domain.
+ *
+ * Returns: A positive value on success, 0 if an error occurred
+ *
+ * Since: 3.4
+ **/
+guint
+gtk_builder_add_from_resource (GtkBuilder   *builder,
+                              const gchar  *resource_path,
+                              GError      **error)
+{
+  GError *tmp_error;
+  GBytes *data;
+  char *filename_for_errors;
+  char *slash;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (resource_path != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, 0);
+
+  tmp_error = NULL;
+
+  data = g_resources_lookup_data (resource_path, 0, &tmp_error);
+  if (data == NULL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  g_free (builder->priv->filename);
+  g_free (builder->priv->resource_prefix);
+  builder->priv->filename = g_strdup (".");
+
+  slash = strrchr (resource_path, '/');
+  if (slash != NULL)
+    builder->priv->resource_prefix =
+      g_strndup (resource_path, slash - resource_path + 1);
+  else
+    builder->priv->resource_prefix =
+      g_strdup ("/");
+
+  filename_for_errors = g_strconcat ("<resource>", resource_path, NULL);
+
+  _gtk_builder_parser_parse_buffer (builder, filename_for_errors,
+                                    g_bytes_get_data (data, NULL), g_bytes_get_size (data),
+                                    NULL,
+                                    &tmp_error);
+
+  g_free (filename_for_errors);
+  g_bytes_unref (data);
+
+  if (tmp_error != NULL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_builder_add_objects_from_resource:
+ * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
+ * @resource_path: the path of the resource file to parse
+ * @object_ids: (array zero-terminated=1) (element-type utf8): nul-terminated array of objects to build
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Parses a resource file containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder
+ * UI definition</link> building only the requested objects and merges
+ * them with the current contents of @builder.
+ *
+ * Upon errors 0 will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR, #G_MARKUP_ERROR or #G_RESOURCE_ERROR
+ * domain.
+ *
+ * <note><para>
+ * If you are adding an object that depends on an object that is not
+ * its child (for instance a #GtkTreeView that depends on its
+ * #GtkTreeModel), you have to explicitely list all of them in @object_ids.
+ * </para></note>
+ *
+ * Returns: A positive value on success, 0 if an error occurred
+ *
+ * Since: 3.4
+ **/
+guint
+gtk_builder_add_objects_from_resource (GtkBuilder   *builder,
+                                      const gchar  *resource_path,
+                                      gchar       **object_ids,
+                                      GError      **error)
+{
+  GError *tmp_error;
+  GBytes *data;
+  char *filename_for_errors;
+  char *slash;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (resource_path != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (object_ids != NULL && object_ids[0] != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, 0);
+
+  tmp_error = NULL;
+
+  data = g_resources_lookup_data (resource_path, 0, &tmp_error);
+  if (data == NULL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  g_free (builder->priv->filename);
+  g_free (builder->priv->resource_prefix);
+  builder->priv->filename = g_strdup (".");
+
+  slash = strrchr (resource_path, '/');
+  if (slash != NULL)
+    builder->priv->resource_prefix =
+      g_strndup (resource_path, slash - resource_path + 1);
+  else
+    builder->priv->resource_prefix =
+      g_strdup ("/");
+
+  filename_for_errors = g_strconcat ("<resource>", resource_path, NULL);
+
+  _gtk_builder_parser_parse_buffer (builder, filename_for_errors,
+                                    g_bytes_get_data (data, NULL), g_bytes_get_size (data),
+                                    object_ids,
+                                    &tmp_error);
+  g_free (filename_for_errors);
+  g_bytes_unref (data);
+
+  if (tmp_error != NULL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -639,11 +1142,14 @@ gtk_builder_add_from_file (GtkBuilder   *builder,
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
  * @buffer: the string to parse
  * @length: the length of @buffer (may be -1 if @buffer is nul-terminated)
- * @error: return location for an error
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Parses a string containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder 
+ * UI definition</link> and merges it with the current contents of @builder. 
+ *
+ * Upon errors 0 will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR or #G_MARKUP_ERROR domain.
  *
- * Parses a file containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder UI definition</link> and 
- * merges it with the current contents of @builder. 
- * 
  * Returns: A positive value on success, 0 if an error occurred
  *
  * Since: 2.12
@@ -658,12 +1164,79 @@ gtk_builder_add_from_string (GtkBuilder   *builder,
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), 0);
   g_return_val_if_fail (buffer != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, 0);
+
+  tmp_error = NULL;
+
+  g_free (builder->priv->filename);
+  g_free (builder->priv->resource_prefix);
+  builder->priv->filename = g_strdup (".");
+  builder->priv->resource_prefix = NULL;
+
+  _gtk_builder_parser_parse_buffer (builder, "<input>",
+                                    buffer, length,
+                                    NULL,
+                                    &tmp_error);
+  if (tmp_error != NULL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gtk_builder_add_objects_from_string:
+ * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
+ * @buffer: the string to parse
+ * @length: the length of @buffer (may be -1 if @buffer is nul-terminated)
+ * @object_ids: (array zero-terminated=1) (element-type utf8): nul-terminated array of objects to build
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Parses a string containing a <link linkend="BUILDER-UI">GtkBuilder 
+ * UI definition</link> building only the requested objects and merges
+ * them with the current contents of @builder. 
+ *
+ * Upon errors 0 will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR or #G_MARKUP_ERROR domain.
+ * 
+ * <note><para>
+ * If you are adding an object that depends on an object that is not 
+ * its child (for instance a #GtkTreeView that depends on its
+ * #GtkTreeModel), you have to explicitely list all of them in @object_ids. 
+ * </para></note>
+ *
+ * Returns: A positive value on success, 0 if an error occurred
+ *
+ * Since: 2.14
+ **/
+guint
+gtk_builder_add_objects_from_string (GtkBuilder   *builder,
+                                     const gchar  *buffer,
+                                     gsize         length,
+                                     gchar       **object_ids,
+                                     GError      **error)
+{
+  GError *tmp_error;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (buffer != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (object_ids != NULL && object_ids[0] != NULL, 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, 0);
 
   tmp_error = NULL;
 
+  g_free (builder->priv->filename);
+  g_free (builder->priv->resource_prefix);
+  builder->priv->filename = g_strdup (".");
+  builder->priv->resource_prefix = NULL;
+
   _gtk_builder_parser_parse_buffer (builder, "<input>",
                                     buffer, length,
+                                    object_ids,
                                     &tmp_error);
+
   if (tmp_error != NULL)
     {
       g_propagate_error (error, tmp_error);
@@ -678,10 +1251,11 @@ gtk_builder_add_from_string (GtkBuilder   *builder,
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
  * @name: name of object to get
  *
- * Gets the object named @name.
+ * Gets the object named @name. Note that this function does not
+ * increment the reference count of the returned object. 
  *
- * Return value: the object named @name or %NULL if it could not be 
- *    found in the object tree
+ * Return value: (transfer none): the object named @name or %NULL if
+ *    it could not be found in the object tree.
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  **/
@@ -696,9 +1270,9 @@ gtk_builder_get_object (GtkBuilder  *builder,
 }
 
 static void
-object_add_to_list (gchar *object_id,
-                    GObject *object,
-                    GSList **list)
+object_add_to_list (gchar    *object_id,
+                    GObject  *object,
+                    GSList  **list)
 {
   *list = g_slist_prepend (*list, object);
 }
@@ -707,10 +1281,13 @@ object_add_to_list (gchar *object_id,
  * gtk_builder_get_objects:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
  *
- * Gets all objects that have been constructed by @builder.
+ * Gets all objects that have been constructed by @builder. Note that 
+ * this function does not increment the reference counts of the returned
+ * objects.
  *
- * Return value: a newly-allocated #GSList containing all the objects
- *   constructed by the #GtkBuilder instance
+ * Return value: (element-type GObject) (transfer container): a newly-allocated #GSList containing all the objects
+ *   constructed by the #GtkBuilder instance. It should be freed by
+ *   g_slist_free()
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  **/
@@ -729,12 +1306,10 @@ gtk_builder_get_objects (GtkBuilder *builder)
 /**
  * gtk_builder_set_translation_domain:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
- * @domain: the translation domain or %NULL
+ * @domain: (allow-none): the translation domain or %NULL
  *
- * Sets the translation domain and uses dgettext() for translating the
- * property values marked as translatable from an interface description.
- * You can also pass in %NULL to this method to use gettext() instead of
- * dgettext().
+ * Sets the translation domain of @builder. 
+ * See #GtkBuilder:translation-domain.
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  **/
@@ -757,7 +1332,7 @@ gtk_builder_set_translation_domain (GtkBuilder  *builder,
  * gtk_builder_get_translation_domain:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
  *
- * Gets the translation domain.
+ * Gets the translation domain of @builder.
  *
  * Return value: the translation domain. This string is owned
  * by the builder object and must not be modified or freed.
@@ -772,6 +1347,39 @@ gtk_builder_get_translation_domain (GtkBuilder *builder)
   return builder->priv->domain;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_builder_expose_object:
+ * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
+ * @name: the name of the object exposed to the builder
+ * @object: the object to expose
+ *
+ * Add @object to the @builder object pool so it can be referenced just like any
+ * other object built by builder.
+ *
+ * To make this function even more useful a new special entry point element
+ * &lt;external-object&gt; is defined. It is similar to &lt;object&gt; but has 
+ * to reference an external object exposed with this function.
+ * This way you can change properties and even add children to an
+ * external object using builder, not just reference it.
+ * 
+ * Since: 3.8
+ **/
+void
+gtk_builder_expose_object (GtkBuilder    *builder,
+                           const gchar   *name,
+                           GObject       *object)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder));
+  g_return_if_fail (name && name[0]);
+  g_return_if_fail (gtk_builder_get_object (builder, name) == NULL);
+
+  object_set_name (object, name);
+  g_hash_table_insert (builder->priv->objects,
+                       g_strdup (name),
+                       g_object_ref (object));
+}
+
+
 typedef struct {
   GModule *module;
   gpointer data;
@@ -791,7 +1399,7 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals_default (GtkBuilder    *builder,
   
   if (!g_module_symbol (args->module, handler_name, (gpointer)&func))
     {
-      g_warning ("could not find signal handler '%s'", handler_name);
+      g_warning ("Could not find signal handler '%s'", handler_name);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -808,14 +1416,21 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals_default (GtkBuilder    *builder,
  * @user_data: a pointer to a structure sent in as user data to all signals
  *
  * This method is a simpler variation of gtk_builder_connect_signals_full().
- * It uses #GModule's introspective features (by opening the module %NULL) to
- * look at the application's symbol table.  From here it tries to match
+ * It uses #GModule's introspective features (by opening the module %NULL) 
+ * to look at the application's symbol table. From here it tries to match
  * the signal handler names given in the interface description with
- * symbols in the application and connects the signals.
+ * symbols in the application and connects the signals. Note that this
+ * function can only be called once, subsequent calls will do nothing.
  * 
  * Note that this function will not work correctly if #GModule is not
  * supported on the platform.
  *
+ * When compiling applications for Windows, you must declare signal callbacks
+ * with #G_MODULE_EXPORT, or they will not be put in the symbol table.
+ * On Linux and Unices, this is not necessary; applications should instead
+ * be compiled with the -Wl,--export-dynamic CFLAGS, and linked against
+ * gmodule-export-2.0.
+ *
  * Since: 2.12
  **/
 void
@@ -827,7 +1442,7 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder));
   
   if (!g_module_supported ())
-    g_error ("gtk_builder_connect_signals requires working GModule");
+    g_error ("gtk_builder_connect_signals() requires working GModule");
 
   args = g_slice_new0 (connect_args);
   args->module = g_module_open (NULL, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
@@ -844,10 +1459,10 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
 /**
  * GtkBuilderConnectFunc:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
- * @object: a GObject subclass to connect a signal to
+ * @object: object to connect a signal to
  * @signal_name: name of the signal
  * @handler_name: name of the handler
- * @connect_object: GObject, if non-%NULL, use g_signal_connect_object.
+ * @connect_object: a #GObject, if non-%NULL, use g_signal_connect_object()
  * @flags: #GConnectFlags to use
  * @user_data: user data
  *
@@ -855,7 +1470,8 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
  * by the gtk_builder_connect_signals() and gtk_builder_connect_signals_full()
  * methods.  It is mainly intended for interpreted language bindings, but
  * could be useful where the programmer wants more control over the signal
- * connection process.
+ * connection process. Note that this function can only be called once,
+ * subsequent calls will do nothing.
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  */
@@ -863,12 +1479,12 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals (GtkBuilder *builder,
 /**
  * gtk_builder_connect_signals_full:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
- * @func: the function used to connect the signals.
- * @user_data: arbitrary data that will be passed to the connection function.
+ * @func: (scope call): the function used to connect the signals
+ * @user_data: arbitrary data that will be passed to the connection function
  *
  * This function can be thought of the interpreted language binding
- * version of gtk_builder_signal_autoconnect(), except that it does not
- * require gmodule to function correctly.
+ * version of gtk_builder_connect_signals(), except that it does not
+ * require GModule to function correctly.
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  */
@@ -906,7 +1522,7 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals_full (GtkBuilder            *builder,
          connect_object = g_hash_table_lookup (builder->priv->objects,
                                                signal->connect_object_name);
          if (!connect_object)
-             g_warning ("could not lookup object %s on signal %s of object %s",
+             g_warning ("Could not lookup object %s on signal %s of object %s",
                         signal->connect_object_name, signal->name,
                         signal->object_name);
        }
@@ -921,23 +1537,26 @@ gtk_builder_connect_signals_full (GtkBuilder            *builder,
 }
 
 /**
- * gtk_builder_value_from_string
+ * gtk_builder_value_from_string:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
- * @pspec: the GParamSpec for the property
- * @string: the string representation of the value.
- * @value: the GValue to store the result in.
- * @error: return location for an error
+ * @pspec: the #GParamSpec for the property
+ * @string: the string representation of the value
+ * @value: (out): the #GValue to store the result in
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
  *
- * This function demarshals a value from a string.  This function
+ * This function demarshals a value from a string. This function
  * calls g_value_init() on the @value argument, so it need not be
  * initialised beforehand.
  *
  * This function can handle char, uchar, boolean, int, uint, long,
- * ulong, enum, flags, float, double, string, GdkColor and
- * GtkAdjustment type values.  Support for GtkWidget type values is
+ * ulong, enum, flags, float, double, string, #GdkColor, #GdkRGBA and
+ * #GtkAdjustment type values. Support for #GtkWidget type values is
  * still to come.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE on success.
+ * Upon errors %FALSE will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR domain.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  */
@@ -948,6 +1567,12 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string (GtkBuilder   *builder,
                                GValue       *value,
                               GError      **error)
 {
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC (pspec), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
+
   /*
    * GParamSpecUnichar has the internal type G_TYPE_UINT,
    * so we cannot handle this in the switch, do it separately
@@ -962,22 +1587,53 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string (GtkBuilder   *builder,
       return TRUE;
     }
 
+  /*
+   * GParamSpecVariant can specify a GVariantType which can help with
+   * parsing, so we need to take care of that here.
+   */
+  if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_VARIANT (pspec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecVariant *variant_pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_VARIANT (pspec);
+      const GVariantType *type;
+      GVariant *variant;
+
+      g_value_init (value, G_TYPE_VARIANT);
+
+      /* The GVariant parser doesn't deal with indefinite types */
+      if (g_variant_type_is_definite (variant_pspec->type))
+        type = variant_pspec->type;
+      else
+        type = NULL;
+
+      variant = g_variant_parse (type, string, NULL, NULL, error);
+      if (variant == NULL)
+        return FALSE;
+      g_value_take_variant (value, variant);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
   return gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (builder,
                                             G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (pspec),
                                              string, value, error);
 }
 
 /**
- * gtk_builder_value_from_string_type
+ * gtk_builder_value_from_string_type:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
- * @type: the GType of the value
- * @string: the string representation of the value.
- * @value: the GValue to store the result in.
- * @error: return location for an error
+ * @type: the #GType of the value
+ * @string: the string representation of the value
+ * @value: (out): the #GValue to store the result in
+ * @error: (allow-none): return location for an error, or %NULL
  *
- * Like gtk_builder_value_from_string(), but takes a #GType instead of #GParamSpec.
+ * Like gtk_builder_value_from_string(), this function demarshals 
+ * a value from a string, but takes a #GType instead of #GParamSpec.
+ * This function calls g_value_init() on the @value argument, so it 
+ * need not be initialised beforehand.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE on success.
+ * Upon errors %FALSE will be returned and @error will be assigned a
+ * #GError from the #GTK_BUILDER_ERROR domain.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success
  *
  * Since: 2.12
  */
@@ -992,13 +1648,14 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (type != G_TYPE_INVALID, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
 
   g_value_init (value, type);
 
   switch (G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type))
     {
     case G_TYPE_CHAR:
-      g_value_set_char (value, string[0]);
+      g_value_set_schar (value, string[0]);
       break;
     case G_TYPE_UCHAR:
       g_value_set_uchar (value, (guchar)string[0]);
@@ -1007,33 +1664,10 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
       {
         gboolean b;
 
-        switch (g_ascii_tolower (string[0]))
-          {
-          case 't':
-          case 'y':
-            b = TRUE;
-            break;
-          case 'f':
-          case 'n':
-            b = FALSE;
-            break;
-          default:
-            {
-              gchar *endptr;
-              errno = 0;
-              b = strtol (string, &endptr, 0);
-              if (errno || endptr == string)
-                {
-                 g_set_error (error,
-                              GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
-                              GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                              "could not parse int `%s'",
-                              string);
-                  ret = FALSE;
-                  break;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
+       if (!_gtk_builder_boolean_from_string (string, &b, error))
+         {
+           ret = FALSE;
+           break;
           }
         g_value_set_boolean (value, b);
         break;
@@ -1042,15 +1676,15 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
     case G_TYPE_LONG:
       {
         long l;
-        gchar *endptr;
+        gchar *endptr = NULL;
         errno = 0;
-        l = strtol (string, &endptr, 0);
+        l = g_ascii_strtoll (string, &endptr, 0);
         if (errno || endptr == string)
           {
            g_set_error (error,
                         GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
                         GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                        "could not parse long `%s'",
+                        "Could not parse integer `%s'",
                         string);
             ret = FALSE;
             break;
@@ -1065,15 +1699,15 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
     case G_TYPE_ULONG:
       {
         gulong ul;
-        gchar *endptr;
+        gchar *endptr = NULL;
         errno = 0;
-        ul = strtoul (string, &endptr, 0);
+        ul = g_ascii_strtoull (string, &endptr, 0);
         if (errno || endptr == string)
           {
            g_set_error (error,
                         GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
                         GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                        "could not parse ulong `%s'",
+                        "Could not parse unsigned integer `%s'",
                         string);
             ret = FALSE;
             break;
@@ -1085,16 +1719,33 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
         break;
       }
     case G_TYPE_ENUM:
-      g_value_set_enum (value, _gtk_builder_enum_from_string (type, string));
-      break;
+      {
+       gint enum_value;
+       if (!_gtk_builder_enum_from_string (type, string, &enum_value, error))
+         {
+           ret = FALSE;
+           break;
+          }
+       g_value_set_enum (value, enum_value);
+       break;
+      }
     case G_TYPE_FLAGS:
-      g_value_set_flags (value, _gtk_builder_flags_from_string (type, string));
-      break;
+      {
+       guint flags_value;
+
+       if (!_gtk_builder_flags_from_string (type, string, &flags_value, error))
+         {
+           ret = FALSE;
+           break;
+          }
+       g_value_set_flags (value, flags_value);
+       break;
+      }
     case G_TYPE_FLOAT:
     case G_TYPE_DOUBLE:
       {
-        double d;
-        gchar *endptr;
+        gdouble d;
+        gchar *endptr = NULL;
         errno = 0;
         d = g_ascii_strtod (string, &endptr);
         if (errno || endptr == string)
@@ -1102,7 +1753,7 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
            g_set_error (error,
                         GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
                         GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                        "could not parse double `%s'",
+                        "Could not parse double `%s'",
                         string);
             ret = FALSE;
             break;
@@ -1116,202 +1767,313 @@ gtk_builder_value_from_string_type (GtkBuilder   *builder,
     case G_TYPE_STRING:
       g_value_set_string (value, string);
       break;
+    case G_TYPE_VARIANT:
+      {
+        GVariant *variant;
+
+        variant = g_variant_parse (NULL, string, NULL, NULL, error);
+        if (value != NULL)
+          g_value_take_variant (value, variant);
+        else
+          ret = FALSE;
+      }
+      break;
     case G_TYPE_BOXED:
       if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, GDK_TYPE_COLOR))
         {
-          GdkColor colour = { 0, };
+          GdkColor color = { 0, };
 
-          if (gdk_color_parse (string, &colour) &&
-              gdk_colormap_alloc_color (gtk_widget_get_default_colormap (),
-                                        &colour, FALSE, TRUE))
-            g_value_set_boxed (value, &colour);
+          if (gdk_color_parse (string, &color))
+            g_value_set_boxed (value, &color);
           else
             {
              g_set_error (error,
                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                          "could not parse color `%s'",
+                          "Could not parse color `%s'",
                           string);
               ret = FALSE;
             }
         }
+      else if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, GDK_TYPE_RGBA))
+        {
+          GdkRGBA rgba = { 0 };
+
+          if (gdk_rgba_parse (&rgba, string))
+            g_value_set_boxed (value, &rgba);
+          else
+            {
+              g_set_error (error,
+                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                           "Could not parse RGBA color '%s'",
+                           string);
+              ret = FALSE;
+            }
+        }
       else if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, G_TYPE_STRV))
         {
-          char **vector = g_strsplit (string, "\n", 0);
+          gchar **vector = g_strsplit (string, "\n", 0);
           g_value_take_boxed (value, vector);
         }
       else
-        ret = FALSE;
+        {
+          g_set_error (error,
+                       GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                       GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                       "Could not parse '%s' as a %s",
+                       string, G_VALUE_TYPE_NAME (value));
+          ret = FALSE;
+        }
       break;
     case G_TYPE_OBJECT:
-#if 0
-        if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF))
-      {
-        gchar *filename;
-        GError *tmp_error = NULL;
-        GdkPixbuf *pixbuf;
+      if (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF))
+        {
+          gchar *filename;
+          GError *tmp_error = NULL;
+          GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = NULL;
+       
+          if (gtk_builder_get_object (builder, string))
+            {
+              g_set_error (error,
+                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                           GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                           "Could not load image '%s': "
+                           " '%s' is already used as object id",
+                           string, string);
+              return FALSE;
+            }
 
-        filename = gtk_xml_relative_file (xml, string);
-        pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file (filename, &tmp_error);
-        if (pixbuf)
-          {
-            g_value_set_object (value, pixbuf);
-            g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (pixbuf));
-          }
-        else
-          {
-           g_set_error (error,
-                        GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
-                        GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                        "could not load image `%s'",
-                        tmp_error->message);
-            g_error_free (tmp_error);
-            ret = FALSE;
-          }
-        g_free (filename);
-      }
-        else
-#endif
-          ret = FALSE;
+         filename = _gtk_builder_get_resource_path (builder, string);
+         if (filename != NULL)
+           {
+             GInputStream *stream = g_resources_open_stream (filename, 0, &tmp_error);
+             if (stream != NULL)
+               {
+                 pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_stream (stream, NULL, &tmp_error);
+                 g_object_unref (stream);
+               }
+           }
+         else
+           {
+             filename = _gtk_builder_get_absolute_filename (builder, string);
+             pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file (filename, &tmp_error);
+           }
+
+          if (pixbuf == NULL)
+            {
+              GtkIconTheme *theme;
+
+              g_warning ("Could not load image '%s': %s", 
+                         string, tmp_error->message);
+              g_error_free (tmp_error);
+
+              /* fall back to a missing image */
+              theme = gtk_icon_theme_get_default ();
+              pixbuf = gtk_icon_theme_load_icon (theme, 
+                                                 GTK_STOCK_MISSING_IMAGE,
+                                                 16,
+                                                 GTK_ICON_LOOKUP_USE_BUILTIN,
+                                                 NULL);
+            }
+          if (pixbuf)
+            {
+              g_value_set_object (value, pixbuf);
+              g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (pixbuf));
+            }
+
+          g_free (filename);
+
+          ret = TRUE;
+        }
+      else
+        ret = FALSE;
       break;
     default:
-      g_set_error (error,
-                  GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
-                  GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
-                  "unsupported GType `%s'",
-                  g_type_name (type));
       ret = FALSE;
       break;
     }
+  /* Catch unassigned error for object types as well as any unsupported types.
+   * While parsing GtkBuilder; object types are deserialized
+   * without calling gtk_builder_value_from_string_type().
+   */
+  if (!ret && error && *error == NULL) 
+    g_set_error (error,
+                GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                "Unsupported GType `%s'", g_type_name (type));
 
   return ret;
 }
 
-static gint
-_gtk_builder_enum_from_string (GType type, const char *string)
+gboolean
+_gtk_builder_enum_from_string (GType         type, 
+                               const gchar  *string,
+                              gint         *enum_value,
+                              GError      **error)
 {
   GEnumClass *eclass;
   GEnumValue *ev;
   gchar *endptr;
-  gint ret = 0;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_ENUM (type), 0);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, 0);
+  gint value;
+  gboolean ret;
   
-  ret = strtoul (string, &endptr, 0);
-  if (endptr != string) /* parsed a number */
-    return ret;
-
-  eclass = g_type_class_ref (type);
-  ev = g_enum_get_value_by_name (eclass, string);
-  if (!ev)
-    ev = g_enum_get_value_by_nick (eclass, string);
-
-  if (ev)
-    ret = ev->value;
+  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_ENUM (type), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, FALSE);
+  
+  ret = TRUE;
 
-  g_type_class_unref (eclass);
+  endptr = NULL;
+  errno = 0;
+  value = g_ascii_strtoull (string, &endptr, 0);
+  if (errno == 0 && endptr != string) /* parsed a number */
+    *enum_value = value;
+  else
+    {
+      eclass = g_type_class_ref (type);
+      ev = g_enum_get_value_by_name (eclass, string);
+      if (!ev)
+       ev = g_enum_get_value_by_nick (eclass, string);
 
+      if (ev)
+       *enum_value = ev->value;
+      else
+       {
+         g_set_error (error,
+                      GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                      GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                      "Could not parse enum: `%s'",
+                      string);
+         ret = FALSE;
+       }
+      
+      g_type_class_unref (eclass);
+    }
+  
   return ret;
 }
 
-guint
-_gtk_builder_flags_from_string (GType type, const char *string)
+gboolean
+_gtk_builder_flags_from_string (GType         type, 
+                                const gchar  *string,
+                               guint        *flags_value,
+                               GError      **error)
 {
   GFlagsClass *fclass;
   gchar *endptr, *prevptr;
-  guint i, j, ret;
-  char *flagstr;
+  guint i, j, value;
+  gchar *flagstr;
   GFlagsValue *fv;
-  const char  *flag;
+  const gchar *flag;
   gunichar ch;
-  gboolean eos;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_FLAGS (type), 0);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (string != 0, 0);
+  gboolean eos, ret;
 
-  ret = strtoul (string, &endptr, 0);
-  if (endptr != string) /* parsed a number */
-    return ret;
+  g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_FLAGS (type), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (string != 0, FALSE);
 
-  fclass = g_type_class_ref (type);
+  ret = TRUE;
 
-  flagstr = g_strdup (string);
-  for (ret = i = j = 0; ; i++)
+  endptr = NULL;
+  errno = 0;
+  value = g_ascii_strtoull (string, &endptr, 0);
+  if (errno == 0 && endptr != string) /* parsed a number */
+    *flags_value = value;
+  else
     {
+      fclass = g_type_class_ref (type);
 
-      eos = flagstr[i] == '\0';
-
-      if (!eos && flagstr[i] != '|')
-        continue;
-
-      flag = &flagstr[j];
-      endptr = &flagstr[i];
-
-      if (!eos)
-        {
-          flagstr[i++] = '\0';
-          j = i;
-        }
-
-      /* trim spaces */
-      for (;;)
-        {
-          ch = g_utf8_get_char (flag);
-          if (!g_unichar_isspace (ch))
-            break;
-          flag = g_utf8_next_char (flag);
-        }
-
-      while (endptr > flag)
-        {
-          prevptr = g_utf8_prev_char (endptr);
-          ch = g_utf8_get_char (prevptr);
-          if (!g_unichar_isspace (ch))
-            break;
-          endptr = prevptr;
-        }
-
-      if (endptr > flag)
-        {
-          *endptr = '\0';
-          fv = g_flags_get_value_by_name (fclass, flag);
-
-          if (!fv)
-            fv = g_flags_get_value_by_nick (fclass, flag);
-
-          if (fv)
-            ret |= fv->value;
-          else
-            g_warning ("Unknown flag: '%s'", flag);
-        }
-
-      if (eos)
-        break;
+      flagstr = g_strdup (string);
+      for (value = i = j = 0; ; i++)
+       {
+         
+         eos = flagstr[i] == '\0';
+         
+         if (!eos && flagstr[i] != '|')
+           continue;
+         
+         flag = &flagstr[j];
+         endptr = &flagstr[i];
+         
+         if (!eos)
+           {
+             flagstr[i++] = '\0';
+             j = i;
+           }
+         
+         /* trim spaces */
+         for (;;)
+           {
+             ch = g_utf8_get_char (flag);
+             if (!g_unichar_isspace (ch))
+               break;
+             flag = g_utf8_next_char (flag);
+           }
+         
+         while (endptr > flag)
+           {
+             prevptr = g_utf8_prev_char (endptr);
+             ch = g_utf8_get_char (prevptr);
+             if (!g_unichar_isspace (ch))
+               break;
+             endptr = prevptr;
+           }
+         
+         if (endptr > flag)
+           {
+             *endptr = '\0';
+             fv = g_flags_get_value_by_name (fclass, flag);
+             
+             if (!fv)
+               fv = g_flags_get_value_by_nick (fclass, flag);
+             
+             if (fv)
+               value |= fv->value;
+             else
+               {
+                 g_set_error (error,
+                              GTK_BUILDER_ERROR,
+                              GTK_BUILDER_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE,
+                              "Unknown flag: `%s'",
+                              flag);
+                 ret = FALSE;
+                 break;
+               }
+           }
+         
+         if (eos)
+           {
+             *flags_value = value;
+             break;
+           }
+       }
+      
+      g_free (flagstr);
+      
+      g_type_class_unref (fclass);
     }
 
-  g_free (flagstr);
-
-  g_type_class_unref (fclass);
-
   return ret;
 }
 
 /**
  * gtk_builder_get_type_from_name:
  * @builder: a #GtkBuilder
- * @type_name: Type name to lookup
+ * @type_name: type name to lookup
  *
- * This method is used to lookup a type. It can be implemented in a 
- * subclass to override the #GType of an object created by the builder.
+ * Looks up a type by name, using the virtual function that 
+ * #GtkBuilder has for that purpose. This is mainly used when
+ * implementing the #GtkBuildable interface on a type.
  *
- * Returns: the #GType found for @type_name or #G_TYPE_INVALID if no
- *   type was found
+ * Returns: the #GType found for @type_name or #G_TYPE_INVALID 
+ *   if no type was found
  *
- * Since 2.12
+ * Since: 2.12
  */
 GType
-gtk_builder_get_type_from_name (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *type_name)
+gtk_builder_get_type_from_name (GtkBuilder  *builder, 
+                                const gchar *type_name)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_BUILDER (builder), G_TYPE_INVALID);
   g_return_val_if_fail (type_name != NULL, G_TYPE_INVALID);
@@ -1319,21 +2081,50 @@ gtk_builder_get_type_from_name (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *type_name)
   return GTK_BUILDER_GET_CLASS (builder)->get_type_from_name (builder, type_name);
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_builder_error_quark:
- *
- * Registers an error quark for #GtkBuilder if necessary.
- * 
- * Return value: The error quark used for #GtkBuilder errors.
- *
- * Since: 2.12
- **/
 GQuark
 gtk_builder_error_quark (void)
 {
   return g_quark_from_static_string ("gtk-builder-error-quark");
 }
 
+gchar *
+_gtk_builder_get_resource_path (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *string)
+{
+  if (g_str_has_prefix (string, "resource:///"))
+    return g_uri_unescape_string (string + 11, "/");
+
+  if (g_path_is_absolute (string) ||
+      builder->priv->resource_prefix == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  return g_build_path ("/", builder->priv->resource_prefix, string, NULL);
+}
 
-#define __GTK_BUILDER_C__
-#include "gtkaliasdef.c"
+gchar *
+_gtk_builder_get_absolute_filename (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *string)
+{
+  gchar *filename;
+  gchar *dirname = NULL;
+  
+  if (g_path_is_absolute (string))
+    return g_strdup (string);
+
+  if (builder->priv->filename &&
+      strcmp (builder->priv->filename, ".") != 0) 
+    {
+      dirname = g_path_get_dirname (builder->priv->filename);
+
+      if (strcmp (dirname, ".") == 0)
+       {
+         g_free (dirname);
+         dirname = g_get_current_dir ();
+       }
+    }
+  else
+    dirname = g_get_current_dir ();
+    
+  filename = g_build_filename (dirname, string, NULL);
+  g_free (dirname);
+  
+  return filename;
+}