- 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 the X Window System — 
X11 aspects of using GTK+
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Using GTK+ on Windows — 
Windows-specific aspects of using GTK+
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Using GTK+ on Mac OS X — 
OS X-specific aspects of using GTK+
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Using GTK+ on DirectFB — 
DirectFB-specific aspects of using GTK+
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Using GTK+ on the Framebuffer — 
Linux framebuffer 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
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GtkAssistant — A widget used to guide users through multi-step operations
 
- 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
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GtkStatusIcon — Display an icon in the system tray
 
- 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
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GtkLinkButton — Create buttons bound to a URL
 
- 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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GtkCellRendererAccel — Renders a keyboard accelerator in a cell
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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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GtkCellRendererSpin — Renders a spin button in a cell
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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
 
- Printing
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GtkPrintOperation — High-level Printing API
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GtkPrintContext — Encapsulates context for drawing pages
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GtkPrintSettings — Stores print settings
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GtkPageSetup — Stores page setup information
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GtkPaperSize — Support for named paper sizes
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GtkPrinter — Represents a printer
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GtkPrintJob — Represents a print job
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GtkPrintUnixDialog — A print dialog
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GtkPageSetupUnixDialog — A page setup dialog
 
- 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.
 
- Recently Used Documents
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GtkRecentManager — Managing Recently Used Files
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GtkRecentChooser — Interface implemented by GtkRecentChooserWidget, GtkRecentChooserMenu and GtkRecentChooserDialog
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GtkRecentChooserDialog — Displays recently used files in a dialog
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GtkRecentChooserMenu — Displays recently used files in a menu
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GtkRecentChooserWidget — Displays recently used files
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GtkRecentFilter — A filter for selecting a subset of recently used files
 
- 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
- Migrating from GnomeDruid to GtkAssistant
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- Inserting pages
- Decorating the assistant pages
- Setting the page flow
 
- Migrating from EggRecent to GtkRecentChooser
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- Managing the Recently Used Documents
- Displaying the Recently Used Documents
- Advanced usage
 
- Migrating from GnomeHRef to GtkLinkButton
 
- 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
- Index of new symbols in 2.10