GTK+ 2.8.0 released

GTK+2.8.0 has just been released. New features in this version include, most notably, support for the Cairo vector graphics library for rendering most of GTK's traditional widgets with antialiasing, as well as bringing graphics capabilities like the ability to create antialiased shapes, and apply alpha blending and gradients. You can download it from here, and see the release notes here.In other words, this release allows for engine and theme developers to exploit the new OpenGL accelerated (if Cairo was compiled with Glitz support) eye-candy capabilities.

In other news, the Clearlooks engine and theme, the new default them for GNOME 2.12, already has begun work for a version supporting the Cairo library. Screenshots can be seen here.