Migrating from Previous Versions of GTK+

This part describes what you need to change in programs use older versions of GTK+ so that they can use the new features.

Table of Contents

Migration Checklist

Implement GtkWidget::popup_menu
Use GdkEventExpose.region
Test for modifier keys correctly

Changes from 1.0 to 1.2 - Incompatible changes made between version 1.0 and version 1.2

Changes from 1.2 to 2.0 - Incompatible changes made between version 1.2 and version 2.0

Migrating from GtkFileSelection to GtkFileChooser

Creating a GtkFileChooserDialog
Selection Modes
Installing a Preview widget
Installing Extra Widgets
New features

Migrating from old menu and toolbar systems to GtkAction

Actions and Action Groups
User Interface Manager Object
Migrating from GnomeUIInfo

Migrating from GtkOptionMenu and GtkCombo to GtkComboBox and GtkComboBoxEntry

Migrating from GtkOptionMenu to GtkComboBox
Migrating from GtkCombo to GtkComboBoxEntry
New features