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generalized type system
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fully internationalized, all text is UTF-8
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Pango-based Text widget can render any text in any language in the same box,
and provides enough visual and navigation features to make a reasonable code editor
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GdkPixbuf is integrated
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GDK is no longer an orphan child, as far as objects are concerned and has
double-buffering for smoooooth rendering
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Powerful new tree widget based on model-view approach
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Accessibility support for disabled users
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lots of cleanup and simplification
