GTK+ 3.2 supports HTML 5

A new version GTK + 3.2 has been released. The library can be used to create user interface in programs written in C++ on Linux systems. The new version brings support for HTML5 and the Wayland server.

The most popular programs that use GTK include GIMP, Inkscape and desktop environments GNOME and Xfce. The latest edition of the library has a special function called HTML5 "Broadway," which allows the rendering of GTK applications in web browsers. This applies, of course, to the latest versions of browsers that support HTML5. This feature will make it possible to run applications such as Gedit or GIMP from within Firefox or Chrome – both locally and remotely. Below we include a video that shows how new this feature works in practice.

Another very important change in the GTK + 3.2 is experimental support for Wayland that is a project created by Red Hat. Wayland is to be simpler than X.org while being more efficient. Wayland also uses special technologies available in the Linux kernel such as the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM), the mechanism of Kernel Mode Setting, and system of memory management Graphics Execution Manager (GEM). Since June this year, Wayland has natively supported OpenGL ES. Wayland among other things is to be included in future releases of Ubuntu.

GTK + 3.2 can already be downloaded from the project website. Those interested in the detailed list of changes can subscribe to mailing list.