GBindingTransformFunc called its arguments "source_value" and
"target_value", but in the transform_from function of a bidirectional
binding, "source_value" comes from the target object, and
"target_value" comes from the source object, which quickly gets
confusing if you need to use g_binding_get_source(), etc, in the
function.
Of course developers can call their transform function arguments
whatever they want, but many will copy from the headers/docs to start
out, so use less confusing names here ("from_value" and "to_value").
Also, fix the documentation to describe the bidirectional case
correctly.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=709440
The automatic memory management of GBinding is not optimal for high
order languages with garbage collectors semantics. If we leave the
binding instance inert but still referenced it will be leaked, so one
solution that does not throw away the baby of C convenience with the
bathwater of language bindability is to have unbind() perform an
implicit unref().
Hopefully, C developers will read the documentation and especially the
note that says that after calling unbind() the reference count on the
GBinding instance is decreased.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698018
Higher order languages with garbage collection can have issues releasing
a binding, as they do not control the last reference being dropped on
the binding, source, or target instances.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698018
The g_object_bind_property_with_closures() function should set a
marshaller if the two GClosures don't have one already. This simplifies
the caller code and avoids duplication.
We need to add a new marshaller to the gmarshal.list matching the
signature of the GBindingTransformFunc function.
Since GSettings got the same functionality and flag in commit ca3b7b75b
GBinding should also have the ability to automatically invert a boolean
value without requiring a custom transformation function.
Since using the function pointer version muddles the memory management
requirements of language bindings, we should implement a GClosure-based
variant on top of g_object_bind_property_full().
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=622278
When creating a binding between two object properties we might want to
automatically synchronize the two values at the moment of the binding
creation, instead of waiting for the next change.
The G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE flag does exactly what it says on the tin.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=622281
Since an object instance might have a lot of bindings, using a list
might become a performance issue when removing them. Using a simple
hash table guarantees constant time lookup, which is the most common
operation.
GBinding is a simple, opaque object that represents a binding between a
property on a GObject instance (source) and property on another GObject
instance (target).
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=348080
