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<chapter id="gtk-getting-started" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude">
<title>Getting Started with GTK+</title>
<para>GTK+ is a <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_toolkit">
widget toolkit</ulink>. Each user interface created by
GTK+ consists of widgets. This is implemented in C using
<link linkend="gobject">GObject</link>, an object-oriented framework for C.
Widgets are organized in a hierachy. The window widget is the main container.
The user interface is then built by adding buttons, drop-down menus, input
fields, and other widgets to the window.
If you are creating advanced or complex user interfaces it is recommended to
use #GtkBuilder and its GTK-specific markup description language, instead of
assembling the interface manually. You can also use a visual user interface
editor, like <ulink url="https://glade.gnome.org/">Glade</ulink>.</para>
<para>GTK+ is event-driven. The toolkit listens for events such as
a click on a button, and passes the event to your application.</para>
<para>This chapter contains some tutorial information to get you
started with GTK+ programming. It assumes that you have GTK+, its
dependencies and a C compiler installed and ready to use. If you