ANNOUNCE: gtkmm 1.3.14

[murrayc t-online de (Murray Cumming)]

*** gtkmm2

gtkmm provides a C++ interface to GTK+. This development branch of gtkmm
wraps gtk+ 2.0.x

*** Changes

* Gtk::TreeView and friends:
  - Namespaced TreeIter, TreePath, TreeViewColumn, etc, as TreeModel::iterator,
    TreeModel::Path, TreeView::Column, etc. (Murray Cumming)
  - Separated TreeModel::iterator into iterator and Row, obtained by 
    dereferencing the iterator. This is more STL-like. (Daniel Elstner)
  - Some Model methods moved to Row, and set_value()/get_value() replaced by
    array-style operator[]. (Daniel Elstner)
  - Added overrides to allow for simple model-to-view column mapping without
    repetitive specifying of TreeViewColumns and CellRenderers and attributes.
    Examples and demos therefore greatly simplified. (Murray Cumming)
  - TreeModel::iterator comparison problems fixed. (Daniel Elstner)
  - Added Path(iterator&) constructor.
  - All get_*() methods are now const. (Murray Cumming)
* Gtk::Box::pack_start() and pack_end(): Now uses AttachOptions flags instead
  of two bool paratemers, to make code more readable and to be consistent with 
  Gtk::Table::attach(). (Murray Cumming)
* Gtk::Notebook: STL-style interface remoeved because GTK+ doesn't expose 
  enough internals anymore. The simple append/prepend interface remains.
  (Murray Cumming)
* Some enums placed inside their related classes. (Daniel Elstner)
* Glib::FileError enums renamed to avoid clashes with C #defines on some 
  platforms (Daniel Elstner)
* Fixed refcount problem with manage() ed child widget destruction.
  (Murray Cumming)
* test suite started. (Daniel Elstner)
* Glib::Value and properties simplifications. (Daniel Elstner)
* Gtk::Dialog: Dialogs are now hidden when run() finishes. (Murray Cumming)

*** Download 

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1161

You will need the alpha release of libsigc++1.1, available here: 
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1970

If you wish to install this in parallel with gtk--1.2, you will first 
need to update to the latest libsigc++1.0.x, available here: 
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1970


*** Development 

This is an unstable release, currently under heavy development. You can find 
cvs instructions here: 
http://cvs.gnome.org/lxr/source/gtkmm-root/base/README

The CHANGES file describes some of the more significant differences 
compared to gtkmm 1.2: 
http://cvs.gnome.org/lxr/source/gtkmm-root/base/CHANGES

There is also ongoing discussion on the mailing list: 
http://gtkmm.sourceforge.net/mailinglist.html
and in the #c++ channel on irc.gnome.org  

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Murray Cumming
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