GTK+ 3.89.1 Released As First Development Step Towards GTK4

Written by Michael Larabel in GNOME on 21 November 2016 at 07:34 PM EST. 32 Comments
GNOME
Matthias Clasen tagged the release today of GTK+ 3.89.1 as the first development snapshot leading towards GTK+ 4.0.

This early GTK4 development code merges the GTK Scene Kit (GSK) with widgets rendering to GskRenderNodes and then drawn via OpenGL, GTK+ is installed now as a single shared library, various APIs have been removed, many new APIs added and some existing APIs extended, GtkInspector has added a frame recorder with frame-by-frame playback, HiDPI support on Windows, better OpenGL support on Windows, and dozens of bug fixes along with a ton of code improvements.

Expect more changes to come as GTK+ 4.0 development continues. Of course, most exciting so far is finally the landing of GSK. More details on GTK+ 3.89.1 via this Git commit.
Related News
About The Author
Michael Larabel

Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael has written more than 20,000 articles covering the state of Linux hardware support, Linux performance, graphics drivers, and other topics. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software. He can be followed via Twitter, LinkedIn, or contacted via MichaelLarabel.com.

Popular News This Week