From a0fcaf3b2f7724c5ad48b59828910291bc3a854b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GMT 2003 Tony Gale Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:02:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More 2.x updates, fix pkg-config command error, update copyright. Tue Nov 4 15:00:33 GMT 2003 Tony Gale * docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml: More 2.x updates, fix pkg-config command error, update copyright. --- ChangeLog | 5 +++ ChangeLog.pre-2-10 | 5 +++ ChangeLog.pre-2-4 | 5 +++ ChangeLog.pre-2-6 | 5 +++ ChangeLog.pre-2-8 | 5 +++ docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 6 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index dcdb201f0d..478ca66f09 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Nov 4 15:00:33 GMT 2003 Tony Gale + + * docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml: More 2.x updates, fix + pkg-config command error, update copyright. + 2003-11-03 Federico Mena Quintero * gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c (error_dialog): Take in a path as diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 index dcdb201f0d..478ca66f09 100644 --- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 +++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Nov 4 15:00:33 GMT 2003 Tony Gale + + * docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml: More 2.x updates, fix + pkg-config command error, update copyright. + 2003-11-03 Federico Mena Quintero * gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c (error_dialog): Take in a path as diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 index dcdb201f0d..478ca66f09 100644 --- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 +++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Nov 4 15:00:33 GMT 2003 Tony Gale + + * docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml: More 2.x updates, fix + pkg-config command error, update copyright. + 2003-11-03 Federico Mena Quintero * gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c (error_dialog): Take in a path as diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 index dcdb201f0d..478ca66f09 100644 --- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 +++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Nov 4 15:00:33 GMT 2003 Tony Gale + + * docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml: More 2.x updates, fix + pkg-config command error, update copyright. + 2003-11-03 Federico Mena Quintero * gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c (error_dialog): Take in a path as diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 index dcdb201f0d..478ca66f09 100644 --- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 +++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Nov 4 15:00:33 GMT 2003 Tony Gale + + * docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml: More 2.x updates, fix + pkg-config command error, update copyright. + 2003-11-03 Federico Mena Quintero * gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c (error_dialog): Take in a path as diff --git a/docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml b/docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml index e35f37e6a5..36b07c75c6 100644 --- a/docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml +++ b/docs/faq/gtk-faq.sgml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ - October 29th 2003 + November 4th 2003 GTK+ FAQ @@ -36,17 +36,19 @@ -Note: This FAQ mainly covers GTK+ 1.2 -This FAQ mainly covers GTK+ 1.2. +Note: This FAQ is undergoing conversion to GTK+ 2.x +This FAQ is undergoing conversion to GTK+ 2.x. Where the text covers GTK+ 2.x this will be indicated by prefixing the -text with: [GTK+ 2.x] +text with: [GTK+ 2.x]. Where this is not +indicated, the text has not yet been updated from GTK+ 1.2 and may +not be totally correct. -Before anything else: the greetings +Before anything else: the greetings <emphasis>[GTK 2.x]</emphasis> The FAQ authors want to thank: @@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ it's really short :) -Authors +Authors <emphasis>[GTK 2.x]</emphasis> The original authors of GTK+ were: @@ -103,29 +105,66 @@ it's really short :) Since then, much has been added by others. Please see the -AUTHORS file in the distribution for the GTK+ Team. +AUTHORS file in the distribution for the GTK+ Team. The people currently +contributing the most code to GTK+ are (in no particular order): + + + + +Owen Taylor + + +Matthias Clasen + + +Federico Mena Quintero + + +Soeren Sandmann + + +Padraig O'Briain + + +Manish Singh + + +Kristian Rietveld + + +Tor Lillqvist + + -What is GTK+? +What is GTK+? <emphasis>[GTK 2.x]</emphasis> -GTK+ is a small and efficient widget set designed with +GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user +interfaces, originally designed with the general look and feel of Motif. In reality, it looks much -better than Motif. It contains common widgets and some more -complex widgets such as a file selection, and color selection -widgets. +better than Motif. It contains common and complex widgets, such as +file selection, and color selection widgets. -GTK+ provides some unique features. (At least, I know of -no other widget library which provides them). For example, a -button does not contain a label, it contains a child widget, -which in most instances will be a label. However, the child -widget can also be a pixmap, image or any combination possible -the programmer desires. This flexibility is adhered to -throughout the library. +GTK+ was initially developed as a widget set for the GIMP (GNU Image +Manipulation Program). It has grown extensively since then, and is today +used by a large number of applications, and is the toolkit used by the +GNOME desktop project. +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. + +GTK+ has been designed from the ground up to support a range of + +language bindings, 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.. @@ -594,7 +633,7 @@ component of GTK) isn't in your path, or there is an old version on your system. Type: -pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --version +pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --modversion to check for both of these. If it returns a value @@ -3658,22 +3697,15 @@ and become more useful! Tony Gale <gale@gtk.org> -Nathan Froyd - -<maestrox@geocities.com>, -and -Emmanuel Deloget -<logout@free.fr>. - This FAQ was created by Shawn T. Amundson -<amundson@gimp.org> who continues to provide support. +<amundson@gimp.org>. Contributions should be sent to Tony Gale <gale@gtk.org> -The GTK+ FAQ is Copyright (C) 1997-2000 by Shawn T. Amundson, -Tony Gale, Emmanuel Deloget and Nathan Froyd. +The GTK+ FAQ is Copyright (C) 1997-2003 by Shawn T. Amundson, +Tony Gale. 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