Table of Contents
- I. GTK+ Overview
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Compiling the GTK+ libraries - 
How to compile GTK+ itself
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Compiling GTK+ Applications - 
How to compile your GTK+ application
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Running GTK+ Applications - 
How to run and debug your GTK+ application
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Using GTK+ on Windows - 
Windows-specific aspects of using GTK+
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Using GTK+ on the Framebuffer - 
Linux framebuffer aspects of using GTK+
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Using GTK+ on the X Window System - 
X11 aspects of using GTK+
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Mailing lists and bug reports - 
Getting help with GTK+
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Common Questions - 
Find answers to common questions in the GTK+ manual
 
- II. GTK+ Core Reference
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Main loop and Events - Library initialization, main event loop, and events
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Accelerator Groups - Groups of global keyboard accelerators for an entire GtkWindow
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Accelerator Maps - Loadable keyboard accelerator specifications
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Clipboards - Storing data on clipboards
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Drag and Drop - Functions for controlling drag and drop handling
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GtkIconTheme - Looking up icons by name
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Stock Items - 
Prebuilt common menu/toolbar items and corresponding icons
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Themeable Stock Images - 
Manipulating stock icons
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Resource Files - Routines for handling resource files
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Settings - Sharing settings between applications
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Bindings - Key bindings for individual widgets
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Standard Enumerations - Public enumerated types used throughout GTK+
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Graphics Contexts - A shared pool of GdkGC objects
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Styles - Functions for drawing widget parts
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Selections - Functions for handling inter-process communication via selections
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Version Information - Variables and functions to check the GTK+ version
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Signals - Object methods and callbacks
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Types - Handle run-time type creation
 
- III. GTK+ Widgets and Objects
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- Object Hierarchy
- Widget Gallery
- Windows
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GtkDialog - Create popup windows
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GtkInvisible - A widget which is not displayed
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GtkMessageDialog - A convenient message window
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GtkWindow - Toplevel which can contain other widgets
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GtkWindowGroup - Limit the effect of grabs
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GtkAboutDialog - Display information about an application
 
- Display Widgets
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GtkAccelLabel - A label which displays an accelerator key on the right of the text
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GtkImage - A widget displaying an image
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GtkLabel - A widget that displays a small to medium amount of text
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GtkProgressBar - A widget which indicates progress visually
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GtkStatusbar - Report messages of minor importance to the user
 
- Buttons and Toggles
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GtkButton - A widget that creates a signal when clicked on
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GtkCheckButton - Create widgets with a discrete toggle button
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GtkRadioButton - A choice from multiple check buttons
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GtkToggleButton - Create buttons which retain their state
 
- Numeric/Text Data Entry
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GtkEntry - A single line text entry field
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GtkEntryCompletion - Completion functionality for GtkEntry
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GtkHScale - A horizontal slider widget for selecting a value from a range
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GtkVScale - A vertical slider widget for selecting a value from a range
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GtkSpinButton - Retrieve an integer or floating-point number from the user
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GtkEditable - Interface for text-editing widgets
 
- Multiline Text Editor
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Text Widget Overview - Overview of GtkTextBuffer, GtkTextView, and friends
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GtkTextIter - Text buffer iterator
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GtkTextMark - 
A position in the buffer preserved across buffer modifications
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GtkTextBuffer - 
Stores attributed text for display in a GtkTextView
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GtkTextTag - 
A tag that can be applied to text in a GtkTextBuffer
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GtkTextTagTable - 
Collection of tags that can be used together
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GtkTextView - Widget that displays a GtkTextBuffer
 
- Tree, List and Icon Grid Widgets
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Tree and List Widget Overview - Overview of GtkTreeModel, GtkTreeView, and other 
    associated widgets
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GtkTreeModel - The tree interface used by GtkTreeView
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GtkTreeSelection - The selection object for GtkTreeView
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GtkTreeViewColumn - A visible column in a GtkTreeView widget
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GtkTreeView - A widget for displaying both trees and lists
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GtkTreeView drag-and-drop - Interfaces for drag-and-drop support in GtkTreeView
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GtkCellView - A widget displaying a single row of a GtkTreeModel
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GtkIconView - A widget which displays a list of icons in a grid
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GtkTreeSortable - The interface for sortable models used by GtkTreeView
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GtkTreeModelSort - A GtkTreeModel which makes an underlying tree model sortable
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GtkTreeModelFilter - A GtkTreeModel which hides parts of an underlying tree model
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GtkCellLayout - An interface for packing cells
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GtkCellRenderer - An object for rendering a single cell on a GdkDrawable
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GtkCellEditable - Interface for widgets which can are used for editing cells
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GtkCellRendererCombo - Renders a combobox in a cell
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GtkCellRendererPixbuf - Renders a pixbuf in a cell
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GtkCellRendererProgress - Renders numbers as progress bars
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GtkCellRendererText - Renders text in a cell
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GtkCellRendererToggle - Renders a toggle button in a cell
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GtkListStore - A list-like data structure that can be used with the GtkTreeView
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GtkTreeStore - A tree-like data structure that can be used with the GtkTreeView
 
- Menus, Combo Box, Toolbar
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GtkComboBox - A widget used to choose from a list of items
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GtkComboBoxEntry - A text entry field with a dropdown list
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GtkMenu - A menu widget
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GtkMenuBar - A subclass widget for GtkMenuShell which holds GtkMenuItem widgets
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GtkMenuItem - The widget used for item in menus
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GtkMenuShell - A base class for menu objects
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GtkImageMenuItem - A menu item with an icon
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GtkRadioMenuItem - A choice from multiple check menu items
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GtkCheckMenuItem - A menu item with a check box
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GtkSeparatorMenuItem - A separator used in menus
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GtkTearoffMenuItem - A menu item used to tear off and reattach its menu
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GtkToolbar - Create bars of buttons and other widgets
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GtkToolItem - The base class of widgets that can be added to GtkToolbar
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GtkSeparatorToolItem - A toolbar item that separates groups of other toolbar items
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GtkToolButton - A GtkToolItem subclass that displays buttons
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GtkMenuToolButton - A GtkToolItem containing a button with an additional dropdown menu
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GtkToggleToolButton - A GtkToolItem containing a toggle button
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GtkRadioToolButton - A toolbar item that contains a radio button
 
- Action-based menus and toolbars
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GtkUIManager - Constructing menus and toolbars from an XML description
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GtkActionGroup - A group of actions
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GtkAction - An action which can be triggered by a menu or toolbar item
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GtkToggleAction - An action which can be toggled between two states
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GtkRadioAction - An action of which only one in a group can be active
 
- Selectors (File/Font/Color/Input Devices)
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GtkColorButton - A button to launch a color selection dialog
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GtkColorSelection - A widget used to select a color
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GtkColorSelectionDialog - A standard dialog box for selecting a color
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GtkFileSelection - Prompt the user for a file or directory name
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GtkFileChooser - File chooser interface used by GtkFileChooserWidget and GtkFileChooserDialog
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GtkFileChooserButton - A button to launch a file selection dialog
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GtkFileChooserDialog - A file chooser dialog, suitable for "File/Open" or "File/Save" commands
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GtkFileChooserWidget - File chooser widget that can be embedded in other widgets
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GtkFileFilter - A filter for selecting a file subset
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GtkFontButton - A button to launch a font selection dialog
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GtkFontSelection - A widget for selecting fonts
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GtkFontSelectionDialog - A dialog box for selecting fonts
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GtkInputDialog - Configure devices for the XInput extension
 
- Layout Containers
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GtkAlignment - A widget which controls the alignment and size of its child
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GtkAspectFrame - A frame that constrains its child to a particular aspect ratio
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GtkHBox - A horizontal container box
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GtkVBox - A vertical container box
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GtkHButtonBox - A container for arranging buttons horizontally
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GtkVButtonBox - A container for arranging buttons vertically
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GtkFixed - A container which allows you to position widgets at fixed coordinates
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GtkHPaned - A container with two panes arranged horizontally
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GtkVPaned - A container with two panes arranged vertically
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GtkLayout - 
Infinite scrollable area containing child widgets and/or custom drawing
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GtkNotebook - A tabbed notebook container
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GtkTable - Pack widgets in regular patterns
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GtkExpander - A container which can hide its child
 
- Ornaments
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GtkFrame - A bin with a decorative frame and optional label
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GtkHSeparator - A horizontal separator
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GtkVSeparator - A vertical separator
 
- Scrolling
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GtkHScrollbar - A horizontal scrollbar
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GtkVScrollbar - A vertical scrollbar
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GtkScrolledWindow - Adds scrollbars to its child widget
 
- Miscellaneous
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GtkAdjustment - A GtkObject representing an adjustable bounded value
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GtkArrow - Displays an arrow
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GtkCalendar - Displays a calendar and allows the user to select a date
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GtkDrawingArea - A widget for custom user interface elements
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GtkEventBox - A widget used to catch events for widgets which do not have their own window
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GtkHandleBox - a widget for detachable window portions
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GtkIMContextSimple - An input method context supporting table-based input methods
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GtkIMMulticontext - An input method context supporting multiple, loadable input methods
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GtkSizeGroup - Grouping widgets so they request the same size
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GtkTooltips - Add tips to your widgets
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GtkViewport - An adapter which makes widgets scrollable
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GtkAccessible - Accessibility support for widgets
 
- Abstract Base Classes
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GtkBin - A container with just one child
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GtkBox - Base class for box containers
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GtkButtonBox - Base class for GtkHButtonBox and GtkVButtonBox
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GtkContainer - Base class for widgets which contain other widgets
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GtkItem - Abstract base class for GtkMenuItem, GtkListItem and GtkTreeItem
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GtkMisc - Base class for widgets with alignments and padding
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GtkObject - The base class of the GTK+ type hierarchy
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GtkPaned - Base class for widgets with two adjustable panes
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GtkRange - Base class for widgets which visualize an adjustment
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GtkScale - Base class for GtkHScale and GtkVScale
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GtkScrollbar - Base class for GtkHScrollbar and GtkVScrollbar
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GtkSeparator - Base class for GtkHSeparator and GtkVSeparator
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GtkWidget - Base class for all widgets
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GtkIMContext - Base class for input method contexts
 
- Cross-process Embedding
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GtkPlug - Toplevel for embedding into other processes
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GtkSocket - Container for widgets from other processes
 
- Special-purpose features
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GtkCurve - Allows direct editing of a curve
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GtkGammaCurve - a subclass of GtkCurve for editing gamma curves.
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GtkRuler - Base class for horizontal or vertical rulers
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GtkHRuler - A horizontal ruler.
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GtkVRuler - A vertical ruler.
 
- Deprecated
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GtkCList - A multi-columned scrolling list widget
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GtkCTree - A widget displaying a hierarchical tree
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GtkCombo - A text entry field with a dropdown list
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GtkItemFactory - A factory for menus
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GtkList - Widget for packing a list of selectable items
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GtkListItem - An item in a GtkList
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GtkOldEditable - Base class for text-editing widgets
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GtkOptionMenu - A widget used to choose from a list of valid choices
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GtkPixmap - A widget displaying a graphical image or icon
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GtkPreview - A widget to display RGB or grayscale data
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GtkProgress - Base class for GtkProgressBar
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GtkText - A text widget
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GtkTipsQuery - Displays help about widgets in the user interface
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GtkTree - A tree widget
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GtkTreeItem - The widget used for items in a GtkTree
 
 
- IV. Migrating from Previous Versions of GTK+
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- Migration Checklist
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- Implement GtkWidget::popup_menu
- Use GdkEventExpose.region
- Test for modifier keys correctly
- Use named icons
 
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Changes from 1.0 to 1.2 - 
Incompatible changes made between version 1.0 and version 1.2
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Changes from 1.2 to 2.0 - 
Incompatible changes made between version 1.2 and version 2.0
- Migrating from GtkFileSelection to GtkFileChooser
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- Creating a GtkFileChooserDialog
- Selection Modes
- Installing a Preview widget
- Installing Extra Widgets
- New features
 
- Migrating from old menu and toolbar systems to GtkAction
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- Actions and Action Groups
- User Interface Manager Object
- Migrating from GnomeUIInfo
 
- Migrating from GtkOptionMenu and GtkCombo to GtkComboBox and 
         GtkComboBoxEntry
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- Migrating from GtkOptionMenu to GtkComboBox
- Migrating from GtkCombo to GtkComboBoxEntry
- New features
 
- Migrating from GnomeIconList to GtkIconView
- Migrating from GnomeAbout to GtkAboutDialog
- Migrating from GnomeColorPicker to GtkColorButton
 
- V. GTK+ Tools
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gtk-query-immodules-2.0 - Input method module registration utility
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gtk-update-icon-cache - Icon theme caching utility
 
- Glossary
- Index
- Index of deprecated symbols
- Index of new symbols in 2.2
- Index of new symbols in 2.4
- Index of new symbols in 2.6
- Index of new symbols in 2.8