GTK+ 2.23.0 released

[Matthias Clasen <mclasen redhat com>]

GTK+ 2.23.0 is now available for download at:

 ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/2.23/
 http://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/2.23/

407c37e5564b0f1587617367edfc70238a817e58e9a493c071cd91a41f3003a9  gtk
+-2.23.0.tar.bz2
36fe2e8bfe73e966b568494d851b19915c52045ba6f956a9cb63be7b83fca914  gtk
+-2.23.0.tar.gz

This is a development release leading toward 2.24.

Notes:

 * GTK+ 2.24 is planned to be the last stable GTK+ 2.x release,
   to be released in parallel with GTK+ 3. It will not receive
   major feature work beyond API additions that are required
   to facilitate porting to GTK+ 3.

 * Installing this version will overwrite your existing
   copy of GTK+ 2.22. If you have problems, you'll need
   to reinstall GTK+ 2.22.

 * GTK+ 2.24 will be source and binary compatible with
   the GTK+ 2.22 series; however, the new API additions
   are not yet finalized, so there may be incompatibilities
   between this release and the final 2.24 release.

 * Bugs should be reported to http://bugzilla.gnome.org.


What is GTK+
============

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.


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+ 2.x is found at:

 http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-building.html

Common questions:

http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/gtk/gtk-question-index.html
http://www.gtk.org/faq/


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 the project
mailing lists to offer your help and read over our list of vacant
project tasks:
   http://live.gnome.org/GtkTasks


Overview of Changes from GTK+ 2.22.0 to 2.23.0
==============================================

* New deprecations:
 - gdk_cairo_set_source_pixmap
 - Misc GdkDrawable APIs
 - gtk_object_destroy
 - gtk_init_add, gtk_remove_add, etc
 - gtk_noteboook_set_window_creation_hook
 - gtk_notebook_set/get_group
 - gtk_link_button_set_uri_hook
 - gtk_about_dialog_set_url/email_hook
 - GtkComboBoxEntry
 - combo box text convenience API

* New APIs added to aid migration to GTK+ 3:
 - gdk_cairo_set_source_window
 - GdkWindow API to supersede GdkDrawable API
 - gtk_notebook_set/get_group_name
 - GtkLinkButton::activate-link signal
 - gtk_combo_box_new_with_entry
 - GtkComboBoxText

* Bugs fixed:
 423201i gtk_combo_box_entry_active_changed does not transform...
 612396 Implement GtkComboBoxText subclass to supersede "text"...
 613728 Rationalize GtkTreeView focus
 629722 save_entry_get_info_cb() doesn't behave correctly
 629955 Deprecate / remove gtk_main and gtk_init_add / remove* API
 630521 Remove some remaining API warts from tab dnd api
 631473 Fix GTK+3 documentation
 631697 [2.24] build warnings which might crash 64-bit
 632140 optionally take hotspot coordinates from the pixbuf...


Thanks to everybody who contributed to this release:
Claudio Saavedra
Stephen Shaw
Federico Mena Quintero
Javier Jardón
Christian Persch
Christian Dywan
Marek Kasik


October 16, 2010
Matthias Clasen