gtk2/docs/reference/gdk-pixbuf/tmpl/refcounting.sgml
Tim Janik d69496c060 urg, removed implementation of gtk_marshal_VOID__INT_INT_INT_INT. if
Wed Oct 25 20:47:41 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * gtk/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c (gdk_pixbuf_loader_class_init): urg, removed
        implementation of gtk_marshal_VOID__INT_INT_INT_INT. if people do that,
        couldn't they at least give it a non-standard name?

        * gtk/gtktextlayout.c: arg! yet another implementation of
        gtk_marshal_VOID__INT_INT_INT_INT(), is this a conspiracy?

        * gtk/gtktextbuffer.c: gotcha! captured a vagabonding
        gtk_marshal_VOID__INT_POINTER_INT() implementation, braught it back
        home. now i know this _is_ a conspiracy.

        * gtk/gtkwidget.c (gtk_widget_class_init): marshaller fixups for
        ::state-changed.

        * gtk/gtkaccelgroup.c (gtk_accel_group_create_remove):
        (gtk_accel_group_create_add): marshaller signature fixups.

        * gtk/gtklistitem.c (gtk_list_item_class_init): signal creation fixups,
        pass in GTK_TYPE_SCROLL_TYPE instead of GTK_TYPE_ENUM.

        * gtk/gtkobject.[hc]: removed GTK_CONNECTED flag, it's not valid
        anymore.

Tue Oct 24 23:59:21 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * docs/reference/Makefile.am: disabled SUBDIRS for the moment, since
        due to the signal system changes, it wouldn't build currently. to
        be fixed soon.

        * docs/Changes-2.0.txt: GtkSignal/GSignal updates.

        * gtk/gtkwidget.c: ::direction_changed takes an enum as argument,
        so it needs gtk_marshal_VOID__ENUM() instead of
        gtk_marshal_NONE__UINT().

        * gdk/gdk*.c: adapted type registration functions.

        * gtk/gtkbindings.c:
        * gtk/gtkaccelgroup.c: operate on GSignalQuery, GtkSignalQuery is
        gone.

        * gtk/gtkenums.h: define GtkSignalRunType in terms of GSignalType.

        * gtk/gtkobject.c:
        (gtk_object_destroy):
        (gtk_object_shutdown): fixed recursion guards. basically we have to
        catch the case where any of GObject.shutdown() or gtk_object_destroy()
        is called during ::destroy, and avoid recursion there.

        * gtk/gtktypeutils.c:
        * gtk/maketypes.awk: awk-script hackup to provide gtk_type_init() with
        boxed_copy/boxed_free. this needs a more general solution based on a
        publically installed code-generator utility.

        * gtk/gtktypeutils.[hc]: compat aliased GTK_TYPE_BOXED to G_TYPE_BOXED,
        glib's gobject has support for that now.
        define GtkSignalMarshaller in terms of GSignalCMarshaller.


Mon Oct 23 09:36:42 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * gtk/gtksignal.[hc]:
        * gtk/gtkmarshal.[hc]:
        * gtk/Makefile.am: generate marshallers with glib-genmarshal and don't
        compile gtkmarshal.c on its own anymore, just include it in gtksignal.c.
        removed #include <gtkmarshal.h>s all over the place, gtksignal.h takes
        care of that.

        * *.c: marshaller name fixups.

        * gtk/gtkmarshal.list: added a comment briefing the format.

Sun Oct 22 23:14:39 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * gtk/gtksignal.[hc]: nuked old implementation. we mostly have
        compatibility macros here now. more specifically, most of
        the API is preserved (yes, _most_, nonwithstanding the
        following exceptions listed, the API is stil lHUGE ;)
        things that got removed completely:
        GtkSignalQuery, gtk_signal_query(), gtk_signal_n_emissions(),
        gtk_signal_n_emissions_by_name(), gtk_signal_handlers_destroy(),
        gtk_signal_set_funcs(), gtk_signal_handler_pending_by_id(),
        gtk_signal_add_emission_hook(), gtk_signal_add_emission_hook_full(),
        gtk_signal_remove_emission_hook().
        non-functional functions variants:
        gtk_signal_add_emission_hook(), gtk_signal_remove_emission_hook().
        the GtkCallbackMarshal argument to gtk_signal_connect_full() is
        not supported anymore.
        (gtk_signal_compat_matched): new internal function to aid
        implementation of the compatibility macros, it  provides
        functionality to block/unblock/disconnect handlers based
        on func/data.

        * gtk/gtkenums.h: define GtkSignalRunType in terms of GSignalType,

        * *.c: adaptions to new type registration API signatures.


Fri Oct 20 15:26:33 2000  Tim Janik  <timj@gtk.org>

        * gtk/gtktypeutils.[hc]: removed G_TYPE_GTK_POINTER cludge.
2000-10-25 22:34:14 +00:00

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<!-- ##### SECTION Title ##### -->
Reference Counting and Memory Mangement
<!-- ##### SECTION Short_Description ##### -->
Functions to perform reference counting and memory management on a
#GdkPixbuf.
<!-- ##### SECTION Long_Description ##### -->
<para>
#GdkPixbuf structures are reference counted. This means that
an application can share a single pixbuf among many parts of the
code. When a piece of the program needs to keep a pointer to a
pixbuf, it should add a reference to it. When it no longer needs
the pixbuf, it should subtract a reference. The pixbuf will be
destroyed when its reference count drops to zero. Newly-created
#GdkPixbuf structures start with a reference count of one.
</para>
<para>
<emphasis>Finalizing</emphasis> a pixbuf means to free its pixel
data and to free the #GdkPixbuf structure itself. Most of the
library functions that create #GdkPixbuf structures create the
pixel data by themselves and define the way it should be freed;
you do not need to worry about those. The only function that lets
you specify how to free the pixel data is
gdk_pixbuf_new_from_data(). Since you pass it a pre-allocated
pixel buffer, you must also specify a way to free that data. This
is done with a function of type #GdkPixbufDestroyNotify. When a
pixbuf created with gdk_pixbuf_new_from_data() is finalized, your
destroy notification function will be called, and it is its
responsibility to free the pixel array.
</para>
<para>
As an extension to traditional reference counting, #GdkPixbuf
structures support defining a handler for the last unref
operation. If gdk_pixbuf_unref() is called on a #GdkPixbuf
structure that has a reference count of 1, i.e. its last
reference, then the pixbuf's last unref handler function will be
called. It is up to this function to determine whether to
finalize the pixbuf using gdk_pixbuf_finalize() or to just
continue execution. This can be used to implement a pixbuf cache
efficiently; please see the programmer's documentation for
details.
</para>
<!-- FIXME: link the last sentence above to the relevant section of
the programmer's docs.
-->
<!-- ##### SECTION See_Also ##### -->
<para>
#GdkPixbuf, gdk_pixbuf_new_from_data().
</para>