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add ka_GE, ku_TR and ne_NP; some cleanup and better handling of sr_XX (patch 1858926)
[wxWidgets.git] / src / gtk / toplevel.cpp
index cb8a7b56ac6b22627cff1063fc55cb7fbeb7326e..2f08c8dedde010046b150b8932d8fa6808f17471 100644 (file)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/gtk/private.h"
 #include "wx/evtloop.h"
+#include "wx/sysopt.h"
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
 // XA_CARDINAL
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
+#if wxUSE_LIBHILDON
+    #include <hildon-widgets/hildon-program.h>
+    #include <hildon-widgets/hildon-window.h>
+#endif // wxUSE_LIBHILDON
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // data
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-extern int              g_openDialogs;
+// this is incremented while a modal dialog is shown
+int wxOpenModalDialogsCount = 0;
+
 extern wxWindowGTK     *g_delayedFocus;
 
 // the frame that is currently active (i.e. its child has focus). It is
@@ -111,8 +119,6 @@ static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
                                          GdkEvent *WXUNUSED(event),
                                          wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 {
-    // don't need to install idle handler, its done from "event" signal
-
     switch ( g_sendActivateEvent )
     {
         case -1:
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@ static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     wxLogTrace(wxT("activate"), wxT("Activating frame %p (from focus_in)"), g_activeFrame);
     wxActivateEvent event(wxEVT_ACTIVATE, true, g_activeFrame->GetId());
     event.SetEventObject(g_activeFrame);
-    g_activeFrame->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
+    g_activeFrame->HandleWindowEvent(event);
 
     return FALSE;
 }
@@ -168,12 +174,11 @@ static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
-                                          GdkEventFocus *WXUNUSED(gdk_event),
-                                          wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
+static
+gboolean gtk_frame_focus_out_callback(GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
+                                      GdkEventFocus *WXUNUSED(gdk_event),
+                                      wxTopLevelWindowGTK * WXUNUSED(win))
 {
-    // don't need to install idle handler, its done from "event" signal
-
     // if the focus goes out of our app alltogether, OnIdle() will send
     // wxActivateEvent, otherwise gtk_window_focus_in_callback() will reset
     // g_sendActivateEvent to -1
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
         wxLogTrace(wxT("activate"), wxT("Activating frame %p (from focus_in)"), g_activeFrame);
         wxActivateEvent event(wxEVT_ACTIVATE, false, g_activeFrame->GetId());
         event.SetEventObject(g_activeFrame);
-        g_activeFrame->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
+        g_activeFrame->HandleWindowEvent(event);
 
         g_activeFrame = NULL;
     }
@@ -198,53 +203,49 @@ static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// "focus" from m_window
+// "size_allocate" from m_wxwindow
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget),
-                                          GtkDirectionType WXUNUSED(d),
-                                          wxWindow *WXUNUSED(win) )
+static void
+size_allocate(GtkWidget*, GtkAllocation* alloc, wxTopLevelWindowGTK* win)
 {
-    if (g_isIdle)
-        wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+    if (win->m_oldClientWidth  != alloc->width ||
+        win->m_oldClientHeight != alloc->height)
+    {
+        win->m_oldClientWidth  = alloc->width;
+        win->m_oldClientHeight = alloc->height;
 
-    // This disables GTK's tab traversal
-    return TRUE;
+        wxSize size(win->m_widget->allocation.width,
+                    win->m_widget->allocation.height);
+        size += win->m_decorSize;
+        win->m_width  = size.x;
+        win->m_height = size.y;
+
+        if (!win->IsIconized())
+        {
+            wxSizeEvent event(size, win->GetId());
+            event.SetEventObject(win);
+            win->HandleWindowEvent(event);
+        }
+        // else the window is currently unmapped, don't generate size events
+    }
 }
 }
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// "size_allocate"
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// "size_request"
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static void gtk_frame_size_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), GtkAllocation* alloc, wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
+static
+void wxgtk_tlw_size_request_callback(GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
+                                     GtkRequisition *requisition,
+                                     wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win)
 {
-    if (g_isIdle)
-        wxapp_install_idle_handler();
-
-    if (!win->m_hasVMT)
-        return;
-
-    if ((win->m_width != alloc->width) || (win->m_height != alloc->height))
-    {
-/*
-        wxPrintf( wxT("gtk_frame_size_callback from ") );
-        if (win->GetClassInfo() && win->GetClassInfo()->GetClassName())
-           wxPrintf( win->GetClassInfo()->GetClassName() );
-        wxPrintf( wxT(" %d %d %d %d\n"), (int)alloc->x,
-                                (int)alloc->y,
-                                (int)alloc->width,
-                                (int)alloc->height );
-*/
-
-        // Tell the wxWindow class about the new size
-        win->m_width = alloc->width;
-        win->m_height = alloc->height;
-        
-        win->GtkUpdateSize();
-    }
+    // we must return the size of the window without WM decorations, otherwise
+    // GTK+ gets confused, so don't call just GetSize() here
+    win->GTKDoGetSize(&requisition->width, &requisition->height);
 }
 }
 
@@ -258,10 +259,8 @@ gtk_frame_delete_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget),
                            GdkEvent *WXUNUSED(event),
                            wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 {
-    // don't need to install idle handler, its done from "event" signal
-
     if (win->IsEnabled() &&
-        (g_openDialogs == 0 || (win->GetExtraStyle() & wxTOPLEVEL_EX_DIALOG) ||
+        (wxOpenModalDialogsCount == 0 || (win->GetExtraStyle() & wxTOPLEVEL_EX_DIALOG) ||
          win->IsGrabbed()))
         win->Close();
 
@@ -276,25 +275,21 @@ gtk_frame_delete_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget),
 
 extern "C" {
 static gboolean
-gtk_frame_configure_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget),
+gtk_frame_configure_callback( GtkWidget* widget,
                               GdkEventConfigure *WXUNUSED(event),
                               wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 {
-    // don't need to install idle handler, its done from "event" signal
-
     if (!win->m_hasVMT || !win->IsShown())
         return FALSE;
 
+    wxPoint point;
+    gtk_window_get_position((GtkWindow*)widget, &point.x, &point.y);
 
-    int x = 0;
-    int y = 0;
-    gdk_window_get_root_origin( win->m_widget->window, &x, &y );
-    win->m_x = x;
-    win->m_y = y;
-
-    wxMoveEvent mevent( wxPoint(win->m_x,win->m_y), win->GetId() );
+    win->m_x = point.x;
+    win->m_y = point.y;
+    wxMoveEvent mevent(point, win->GetId());
     mevent.SetEventObject( win );
-    win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( mevent );
+    win->HandleWindowEvent( mevent );
 
     return FALSE;
 }
@@ -312,9 +307,6 @@ static void
 gtk_frame_realized_callback( GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
                              wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 {
-    if (g_isIdle)
-        wxapp_install_idle_handler();
-
     // All this is for Motif Window Manager "hints" and is supposed to be
     // recognized by other WM as well. Not tested.
     gdk_window_set_decorations(win->m_widget->window,
@@ -330,7 +322,7 @@ gtk_frame_realized_callback( GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
 
     // reset the icon
     wxIconBundle iconsOld = win->GetIcons();
-    if ( iconsOld.GetIcon(-1).Ok() )
+    if ( !iconsOld.IsEmpty() )
     {
         win->SetIcon( wxNullIcon );
         win->SetIcons( iconsOld );
@@ -343,12 +335,28 @@ gtk_frame_realized_callback( GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static void
-gtk_frame_map_callback( GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
+static gboolean
+gtk_frame_map_callback( GtkWidget*,
                         GdkEvent * WXUNUSED(event),
                         wxTopLevelWindow *win )
 {
+    const bool wasIconized = win->IsIconized();
+
     win->SetIconizeState(false);
+
+    if (wasIconized)
+    {
+        // Because GetClientSize() returns (0,0) when IsIconized() is true,
+        // a size event must be generated, just in case GetClientSize() was
+        // called while iconized. This specifically happens when restoring a
+        // tlw that was "rolled up" with some WMs.
+        // Queue a resize rather than sending size event directly to allow
+        // children to be made visible first.
+        win->m_oldClientWidth = 0;
+        gtk_widget_queue_resize(win->m_wxwindow);
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 }
 
@@ -357,78 +365,105 @@ gtk_frame_map_callback( GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static void
+static gboolean
 gtk_frame_unmap_callback( GtkWidget * WXUNUSED(widget),
                           GdkEvent * WXUNUSED(event),
                           wxTopLevelWindow *win )
 {
     win->SetIconizeState(true);
+    return false;
 }
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// "expose_event" of m_client
+// "property_notify_event" from m_widget
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static gboolean
-gtk_window_expose_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
-                            GdkEventExpose *gdk_event,
-                            wxWindow *win )
+static gboolean property_notify_event(
+    GtkWidget*, GdkEventProperty* event, wxTopLevelWindowGTK* win)
 {
-    GtkPizza *pizza = GTK_PIZZA(widget);
-
-    gtk_paint_flat_box (win->m_widget->style,
-                        pizza->bin_window, GTK_STATE_NORMAL,
-                        GTK_SHADOW_NONE,
-                        &gdk_event->area,
-                        win->m_widget,
-                        (char *)"base",
-                        0, 0, -1, -1);
-
-    return FALSE;
+    // Watch for changes to _NET_FRAME_EXTENTS property
+    static GdkAtom property = gdk_atom_intern("_NET_FRAME_EXTENTS", false);
+    if (event->state == GDK_PROPERTY_NEW_VALUE && event->atom == property)
+    {
+        Atom xproperty = gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display(
+                            gdk_drawable_get_display(event->window), property);
+        Atom type;
+        int format;
+        gulong nitems, bytes_after;
+        guchar* data;
+        Status status = XGetWindowProperty(
+            gdk_x11_drawable_get_xdisplay(event->window),
+            gdk_x11_drawable_get_xid(event->window),
+            xproperty,
+            0, 4, false, XA_CARDINAL,
+            &type, &format, &nitems, &bytes_after, &data);
+        if (status == Success && data && nitems == 4)
+        {
+            long* p = (long*)data;
+            const wxSize decorSize =
+                wxSize(int(p[0] + p[1]), int(p[2] + p[3]));
+            if (win->m_decorSize != decorSize)
+            {
+                const wxSize diff = decorSize - win->m_decorSize;
+                win->m_decorSize = decorSize;
+                bool resized = false;
+                if (win->m_deferShow)
+                {
+                    // keep overall size unchanged by shrinking m_widget,
+                    // if min size will allow it
+                    const wxSize minSize = win->GetMinSize();
+                    int w, h;
+                    win->GTKDoGetSize(&w, &h);
+                    if (w >= minSize.x && h >= minSize.y)
+                    {
+                        gtk_window_resize(GTK_WINDOW(win->m_widget), w, h);
+                        resized = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!resized)
+                {
+                    // adjust overall size to match change in frame extents
+                    win->m_width  += diff.x;
+                    win->m_height += diff.y;
+                    if (win->m_width  < 0) win->m_width  = 0;
+                    if (win->m_height < 0) win->m_height = 0;
+                    if (!win->m_deferShow)
+                    {
+                        win->m_oldClientWidth = 0;
+                        gtk_widget_queue_resize(win->m_wxwindow);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (win->m_deferShow)
+            {
+                // gtk_widget_show() was deferred, do it now
+                win->m_deferShow = false;
+                win->GetClientSize(
+                    &win->m_oldClientWidth, &win->m_oldClientHeight);
+                wxSizeEvent sizeEvent(win->GetSize(), win->GetId());
+                sizeEvent.SetEventObject(win);
+                win->HandleWindowEvent(sizeEvent);
+
+                gtk_widget_show(win->m_widget);
+
+                wxShowEvent showEvent(win->GetId(), true);
+                showEvent.SetEventObject(win);
+                win->HandleWindowEvent(showEvent);
+            }
+        }
+        if (data)
+            XFree(data);
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 }
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// wxTopLevelWindowGTK itself
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// InsertChild for wxTopLevelWindowGTK
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/* Callback for wxTopLevelWindowGTK. This very strange beast has to be used because
- * C++ has no virtual methods in a constructor. We have to emulate a
- * virtual function here as wxWidgets requires different ways to insert
- * a child in container classes. */
-
-static void wxInsertChildInTopLevelWindow( wxTopLevelWindowGTK* parent, wxWindow* child )
-{
-    wxASSERT( GTK_IS_WIDGET(child->m_widget) );
+BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxTopLevelWindowGTK, wxTopLevelWindowBase)
+    EVT_SYS_COLOUR_CHANGED(wxTopLevelWindowGTK::OnSysColourChanged)
+END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
-    if (!parent->m_insertInClientArea)
-    {
-        // these are outside the client area
-        wxTopLevelWindowGTK* frame = (wxTopLevelWindowGTK*) parent;
-        gtk_pizza_put( GTK_PIZZA(frame->m_mainWidget),
-                         GTK_WIDGET(child->m_widget),
-                         child->m_x,
-                         child->m_y,
-                         child->m_width,
-                         child->m_height );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // these are inside the client area
-        gtk_pizza_put( GTK_PIZZA(parent->m_wxwindow),
-                         GTK_WIDGET(child->m_widget),
-                         child->m_x,
-                         child->m_y,
-                         child->m_width,
-                         child->m_height );
-    }
-}
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxTopLevelWindowGTK creation
@@ -436,17 +471,13 @@ static void wxInsertChildInTopLevelWindow( wxTopLevelWindowGTK* parent, wxWindow
 
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Init()
 {
-    m_sizeSet = false;
-    m_miniEdge = 0;
-    m_miniTitle = 0;
     m_mainWidget = (GtkWidget*) NULL;
-    m_insertInClientArea = true;
     m_isIconized = false;
     m_fsIsShowing = false;
-    m_fsSaveFlag = 0;
     m_themeEnabled = true;
     m_gdkDecor = m_gdkFunc = 0;
     m_grabbed = false;
+    m_deferShow = true;
 
     m_urgency_hint = -2;
 }
@@ -467,8 +498,6 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
 
     wxTopLevelWindows.Append( this );
 
-    m_needParent = false;
-
     if (!PreCreation( parent, pos, size ) ||
         !CreateBase( parent, id, pos, size, style, wxDefaultValidator, name ))
     {
@@ -478,15 +507,21 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
 
     m_title = title;
 
-    m_insertCallback = (wxInsertChildFunction) wxInsertChildInTopLevelWindow;
-
     // NB: m_widget may be !=NULL if it was created by derived class' Create,
     //     e.g. in wxTaskBarIconAreaGTK
     if (m_widget == NULL)
     {
+#if wxUSE_LIBHILDON
+        // we must create HildonWindow and not a normal GtkWindow as the latter
+        // doesn't look correctly in Maemo environment and it must also be
+        // registered with the main program object
+        m_widget = hildon_window_new();
+        hildon_program_add_window(wxTheApp->GetHildonProgram(),
+                                  HILDON_WINDOW(m_widget));
+#else // !wxUSE_LIBHILDON
+        m_widget = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
         if (GetExtraStyle() & wxTOPLEVEL_EX_DIALOG)
         {
-            m_widget = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
             // Tell WM that this is a dialog window and make it center
             // on parent by default (this is what GtkDialog ctor does):
             gtk_window_set_type_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
@@ -496,26 +531,21 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         }
         else
         {
-            m_widget = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,1,0)
-            if (!gtk_check_version(2,1,0))
+            if (style & wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW)
             {
-                if (style & wxFRAME_TOOL_WINDOW)
-                {
-                    gtk_window_set_type_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
-                                             GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_UTILITY);
-
-                    // On some WMs, like KDE, a TOOL_WINDOW will still show
-                    // on the taskbar, but on Gnome a TOOL_WINDOW will not.
-                    // For consistency between WMs and with Windows, we
-                    // should set the NO_TASKBAR flag which will apply
-                    // the set_skip_taskbar_hint if it is available,
-                    // ensuring no taskbar entry will appear.
-                    style |= wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR;
-                }
+                gtk_window_set_type_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
+                                         GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_UTILITY);
+
+                // On some WMs, like KDE, a TOOL_WINDOW will still show
+                // on the taskbar, but on Gnome a TOOL_WINDOW will not.
+                // For consistency between WMs and with Windows, we
+                // should set the NO_TASKBAR flag which will apply
+                // the set_skip_taskbar_hint if it is available,
+                // ensuring no taskbar entry will appear.
+                style |= wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR;
             }
-#endif
         }
+#endif // wxUSE_LIBHILDON/!wxUSE_LIBHILDON
     }
 
     wxWindow *topParent = wxGetTopLevelParent(m_parent);
@@ -527,25 +557,15 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
                                       GTK_WINDOW(topParent->m_widget) );
     }
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,2,0)
-    if (!gtk_check_version(2,2,0))
+    if (style & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR)
     {
-        if (style & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR)
-        {
-            gtk_window_set_skip_taskbar_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), TRUE);
-        }
+        gtk_window_set_skip_taskbar_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), TRUE);
     }
-#endif
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK24__
-    if (!gtk_check_version(2,4,0))
+    if (style & wxSTAY_ON_TOP)
     {
-        if (style & wxSTAY_ON_TOP)
-        {
-            gtk_window_set_keep_above(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), TRUE);
-        }
+        gtk_window_set_keep_above(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), TRUE);
     }
-#endif
 
 #if 0
     if (!name.empty())
@@ -558,21 +578,14 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
     g_signal_connect (m_widget, "delete_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_delete_callback), this);
 
-    // m_mainWidget holds the toolbar, the menubar and the client area
-    m_mainWidget = gtk_pizza_new();
+    // m_mainWidget is a GtkVBox, holding the bars and client area (m_wxwindow)
+    m_mainWidget = gtk_vbox_new(false, 0);
     gtk_widget_show( m_mainWidget );
     GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS( m_mainWidget, GTK_CAN_FOCUS );
     gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(m_widget), m_mainWidget );
 
-    if (m_miniEdge == 0) // wxMiniFrame has its own version.
-    {
-       // For m_mainWidget themes
-       g_signal_connect (m_mainWidget, "expose_event",
-                         G_CALLBACK (gtk_window_expose_callback), this);
-    }
-
-    // m_wxwindow only represents the client area without toolbar and menubar
-    m_wxwindow = gtk_pizza_new();
+    // m_wxwindow is the client area
+    m_wxwindow = wxPizza::New();
     gtk_widget_show( m_wxwindow );
     gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(m_mainWidget), m_wxwindow );
 
@@ -582,17 +595,16 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
 
     if (m_parent) m_parent->AddChild( this );
 
-    // the user resized the frame by dragging etc.
-    g_signal_connect (m_widget, "size_allocate",
-                      G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_size_callback), this);
+    g_signal_connect(m_wxwindow, "size_allocate",
+        G_CALLBACK(size_allocate), this);
 
+    g_signal_connect (m_widget, "size_request",
+                      G_CALLBACK (wxgtk_tlw_size_request_callback), this);
     PostCreation();
 
     if ((m_x != -1) || (m_y != -1))
         gtk_widget_set_uposition( m_widget, m_x, m_y );
 
-    gtk_window_set_default_size( GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_width, m_height );
-
     //  we cannot set MWM hints and icons before the widget has
     //  been realized, so we do this directly after realization
     g_signal_connect (m_widget, "realize",
@@ -604,20 +616,20 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
     g_signal_connect (m_widget, "unmap_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_unmap_callback), this);
 
-    // the only way to get the window size is to connect to this event
+    // for wxMoveEvent
     g_signal_connect (m_widget, "configure_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_configure_callback), this);
 
-    // disable native tab traversal
-    g_signal_connect (m_widget, "focus",
-                      G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_focus_callback), this);
-
     // activation
     g_signal_connect_after (m_widget, "focus_in_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_focus_in_callback), this);
     g_signal_connect_after (m_widget, "focus_out_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_focus_out_callback), this);
 
+    gtk_widget_add_events(m_widget, GDK_PROPERTY_CHANGE_MASK);
+    g_signal_connect(m_widget, "property_notify_event",
+        G_CALLBACK(property_notify_event), this);
+
     // decorations
     if ((style & wxSIMPLE_BORDER) || (style & wxNO_BORDER))
     {
@@ -625,18 +637,9 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         m_gdkFunc = 0;
     }
     else
-    if (m_miniEdge > 0)
     {
-        m_gdkDecor = 0;
-        m_gdkFunc = 0;
-        
-        if ((style & wxRESIZE_BORDER) != 0)
-           m_gdkFunc |= GDK_FUNC_RESIZE;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        m_gdkDecor = (long) GDK_DECOR_BORDER;
-        m_gdkFunc = (long) GDK_FUNC_MOVE;
+        m_gdkDecor = GDK_DECOR_BORDER;
+        m_gdkFunc = GDK_FUNC_MOVE;
 
         // All this is for Motif Window Manager "hints" and is supposed to be
         // recognized by other WMs as well.
@@ -669,11 +672,22 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         }
     }
 
+    gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_width, m_height);
+
     return true;
 }
 
 wxTopLevelWindowGTK::~wxTopLevelWindowGTK()
 {
+#if wxUSE_LIBHILDON
+    // it can also be a (standard) dialog
+    if ( HILDON_IS_WINDOW(m_widget) )
+    {
+        hildon_program_remove_window(wxTheApp->GetHildonProgram(),
+                                     HILDON_WINDOW(m_widget));
+    }
+#endif // wxUSE_LIBHILDON
+
     if (m_grabbed)
     {
         wxFAIL_MSG(_T("Window still grabbed"));
@@ -700,14 +714,14 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::EnableCloseButton( bool enable )
         m_gdkFunc |= GDK_FUNC_CLOSE;
     else
         m_gdkFunc &= ~GDK_FUNC_CLOSE;
-    
+
     if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_widget) && (m_widget->window))
         gdk_window_set_functions( m_widget->window, (GdkWMFunction)m_gdkFunc );
-        
+
     return true;
 }
 
-bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::ShowFullScreen(bool show, long style )
+bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::ShowFullScreen(bool show, long)
 {
     if (show == m_fsIsShowing)
         return false; // return what?
@@ -718,32 +732,23 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::ShowFullScreen(bool show, long style )
         wxGetFullScreenMethodX11((WXDisplay*)GDK_DISPLAY(),
                                  (WXWindow)GDK_ROOT_WINDOW());
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,2,0)
     // NB: gtk_window_fullscreen() uses freedesktop.org's WMspec extensions
     //     to switch to fullscreen, which is not always available. We must
     //     check if WM supports the spec and use legacy methods if it
     //     doesn't.
-    if ( (method == wxX11_FS_WMSPEC) && !gtk_check_version(2,2,0) )
+    if ( method == wxX11_FS_WMSPEC )
     {
         if (show)
-        {
-            m_fsSaveFlag = style;
             gtk_window_fullscreen( GTK_WINDOW( m_widget ) );
-        }
         else
-        {
-            m_fsSaveFlag = 0;
             gtk_window_unfullscreen( GTK_WINDOW( m_widget ) );
-        }
     }
     else
-#endif // GTK+ >= 2.2.0
     {
         GdkWindow *window = m_widget->window;
 
         if (show)
         {
-            m_fsSaveFlag = style;
             GetPosition( &m_fsSaveFrame.x, &m_fsSaveFrame.y );
             GetSize( &m_fsSaveFrame.width, &m_fsSaveFrame.height );
 
@@ -753,15 +758,11 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::ShowFullScreen(bool show, long style )
             gint client_x, client_y, root_x, root_y;
             gint width, height;
 
-            if (method != wxX11_FS_WMSPEC)
-            {
-                // don't do it always, Metacity hates it
-                m_fsSaveGdkFunc = m_gdkFunc;
-                m_fsSaveGdkDecor = m_gdkDecor;
-                m_gdkFunc = m_gdkDecor = 0;
-                gdk_window_set_decorations(window, (GdkWMDecoration)0);
-                gdk_window_set_functions(window, (GdkWMFunction)0);
-            }
+            m_fsSaveGdkFunc = m_gdkFunc;
+            m_fsSaveGdkDecor = m_gdkDecor;
+            m_gdkFunc = m_gdkDecor = 0;
+            gdk_window_set_decorations(window, (GdkWMDecoration)0);
+            gdk_window_set_functions(window, (GdkWMFunction)0);
 
             gdk_window_get_origin (m_widget->window, &root_x, &root_y);
             gdk_window_get_geometry (m_widget->window, &client_x, &client_y,
@@ -777,15 +778,10 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::ShowFullScreen(bool show, long style )
         }
         else // hide
         {
-            m_fsSaveFlag = 0;
-            if (method != wxX11_FS_WMSPEC)
-            {
-                // don't do it always, Metacity hates it
-                m_gdkFunc = m_fsSaveGdkFunc;
-                m_gdkDecor = m_fsSaveGdkDecor;
-                gdk_window_set_decorations(window, (GdkWMDecoration)m_gdkDecor);
-                gdk_window_set_functions(window, (GdkWMFunction)m_gdkFunc);
-            }
+            m_gdkFunc = m_fsSaveGdkFunc;
+            m_gdkDecor = m_fsSaveGdkDecor;
+            gdk_window_set_decorations(window, (GdkWMDecoration)m_gdkDecor);
+            gdk_window_set_functions(window, (GdkWMFunction)m_gdkFunc);
 
             wxSetFullScreenStateX11((WXDisplay*)GDK_DISPLAY(),
                                     (WXWindow)GDK_ROOT_WINDOW(),
@@ -799,7 +795,7 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::ShowFullScreen(bool show, long style )
 
     // documented behaviour is to show the window if it's still hidden when
     // showing it full screen
-    if ( show && !IsShown() )
+    if (show)
         Show();
 
     return true;
@@ -813,26 +809,81 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Show( bool show )
 {
     wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
 
-    if (show == IsShown())
-        return true;
+    const bool wasRealized = GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_widget);
+    bool deferShow = show && m_deferShow && !wasRealized;
+    if (deferShow)
+    {
+        // Initial show. If WM supports _NET_REQUEST_FRAME_EXTENTS, defer
+        // calling gtk_widget_show() until _NET_FRAME_EXTENTS property
+        // notification is received, so correct frame extents are known.
+        // This allows resizing m_widget to keep the overall size in sync with
+        // what wxWidgets expects it to be without an obvious change in the
+        // window size immediately after it becomes visible.
+
+        // Realize m_widget, so m_widget->window can be used. Realizing causes
+        // the widget tree to be size_allocated, which generates size events in
+        // the wrong order. So temporarily remove child from m_widget while
+        // realizing.
+        GtkWidget* child = GTK_BIN(m_widget)->child;
+        if (child)
+        {
+            g_object_ref(child);
+            gtk_container_remove(GTK_CONTAINER(m_widget), child);
+        }
+        gtk_widget_realize(m_widget);
+        if (child)
+        {
+            gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(m_widget), child);
+            g_object_unref(child);
+        }
 
-    if (show && !m_sizeSet)
+        m_deferShow =
+        deferShow = gdk_x11_screen_supports_net_wm_hint(
+            gdk_drawable_get_screen(m_widget->window),
+            gdk_atom_intern("_NET_REQUEST_FRAME_EXTENTS", false)) != 0;
+    }
+    if (deferShow)
     {
-        /* by calling GtkOnSize here, we don't have to call
-           either after showing the frame, which would entail
-           much ugly flicker or from within the size_allocate
-           handler, because GTK 1.1.X forbids that. */
+        // send _NET_REQUEST_FRAME_EXTENTS
+        XClientMessageEvent xevent;
+        memset(&xevent, 0, sizeof(xevent));
+        xevent.type = ClientMessage;
+        xevent.window = gdk_x11_drawable_get_xid(m_widget->window);
+        xevent.message_type = gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display(
+            gdk_drawable_get_display(m_widget->window),
+            gdk_atom_intern("_NET_REQUEST_FRAME_EXTENTS", false));
+        xevent.format = 32;
+        Display* display = gdk_x11_drawable_get_xdisplay(m_widget->window);
+        XSendEvent(display, DefaultRootWindow(display), false,
+            SubstructureNotifyMask | SubstructureRedirectMask,
+            (XEvent*)&xevent);
+
+        // defer calling gtk_widget_show()
+        m_isShown = true;
+        return true;
+    }
 
-        GtkOnSize();
+    if (show && !wasRealized)
+    {
+        // size_allocate signals occur in reverse order (bottom to top).
+        // Things work better if the initial wxSizeEvents are sent (from the
+        // top down), before the initial size_allocate signals occur.
+        wxSizeEvent event(GetSize(), GetId());
+        event.SetEventObject(this);
+        HandleWindowEvent(event);
     }
 
-    // This seems no longer to be needed and the call
-    // itself is deprecated.
-    //
-    //if (show)
-    //    gtk_widget_set_uposition( m_widget, m_x, m_y );
+    bool change = wxTopLevelWindowBase::Show(show);
+
+    if (change && !show)
+    {
+        // make sure window has a non-default position, so when it is shown
+        // again, it won't be repositioned by WM as if it were a new window
+        // Note that this must be done _after_ the window is hidden.
+        gtk_window_move((GtkWindow*)m_widget, m_x, m_y);
+    }
 
-    return wxWindow::Show( show );
+    return change;
 }
 
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Raise()
@@ -845,116 +896,93 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoMoveWindow(int WXUNUSED(x), int WXUNUSED(y), int WXU
     wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("DoMoveWindow called for wxTopLevelWindowGTK") );
 }
 
-void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetSize( int x, int y, int width, int height, int sizeFlags )
-{
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// window geometry
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    // this shouldn't happen: wxFrame, wxMDIParentFrame and wxMDIChildFrame have m_wxwindow
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_wxwindow != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
+void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::GTKDoGetSize(int *width, int *height) const
+{
+    wxSize size(m_width, m_height);
+    size -= m_decorSize;
+    if (size.x < 0) size.x = 0;
+    if (size.y < 0) size.y = 0;
+    if (width)  *width  = size.x;
+    if (height) *height = size.y;
+}
 
-    // avoid recursions
-    if (m_resizing)
-        return;
-    m_resizing = true;
+void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetSize( int x, int y, int width, int height, int sizeFlags )
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_widget, wxT("invalid frame") );
 
+    // deal with the position first
     int old_x = m_x;
     int old_y = m_y;
 
-    int old_width = m_width;
-    int old_height = m_height;
-
-    if ((sizeFlags & wxSIZE_ALLOW_MINUS_ONE) == 0)
+    if ( !(sizeFlags & wxSIZE_ALLOW_MINUS_ONE) )
     {
-        if (x != -1) m_x = x;
-        if (y != -1) m_y = y;
+        // -1 means "use existing" unless the flag above is specified
+        if ( x != -1 )
+            m_x = x;
+        if ( y != -1 )
+            m_y = y;
     }
-    else
+    else // wxSIZE_ALLOW_MINUS_ONE
     {
         m_x = x;
         m_y = y;
     }
-    if (width != -1) m_width = width;
-    if (height != -1) m_height = height;
-    
-/*
-    if ((sizeFlags & wxSIZE_AUTO_WIDTH) == wxSIZE_AUTO_WIDTH)
-    {
-        if (width == -1) m_width = 80;
-    }
 
-    if ((sizeFlags & wxSIZE_AUTO_HEIGHT) == wxSIZE_AUTO_HEIGHT)
+    if ( m_x != old_x || m_y != old_y )
     {
-       if (height == -1) m_height = 26;
-    }
-*/
-
-    int minWidth = GetMinWidth(),
-        minHeight = GetMinHeight(),
-        maxWidth = GetMaxWidth(),
-        maxHeight = GetMaxHeight();
-
-#ifdef __WXGPE__
-    // GPE's window manager doesn't like size hints
-    // at all, esp. when the user has to use the
-    // virtual keyboard.
-    minWidth = -1;
-    minHeight = -1;
-    maxWidth = -1;
-    maxHeight = -1;
-#endif
-
-    if ((minWidth != -1) && (m_width < minWidth)) m_width = minWidth;
-    if ((minHeight != -1) && (m_height < minHeight)) m_height = minHeight;
-    if ((maxWidth != -1) && (m_width > maxWidth)) m_width = maxWidth;
-    if ((maxHeight != -1) && (m_height > maxHeight)) m_height = maxHeight;
-
-    if ((m_x != -1) || (m_y != -1))
-    {
-        if ((m_x != old_x) || (m_y != old_y))
-        {
-            gtk_window_move( GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_x, m_y );
-        }
+        gtk_window_move( GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_x, m_y );
     }
 
-    if ((m_width != old_width) || (m_height != old_height))
+    const wxSize oldSize(m_width, m_height);
+    if (width >= 0)
+        m_width = width;
+    if (height >= 0)
+        m_height = height;
+    ConstrainSize();
+    if (m_width != oldSize.x || m_height != oldSize.y)
     {
-        gtk_window_resize( GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_width, m_height );
-
-        /* we set the size in GtkOnSize, i.e. mostly the actual resizing is
-           done either directly before the frame is shown or in idle time
-           so that different calls to SetSize() don't lead to flicker. */
-        m_sizeSet = false;
+        int w, h;
+        GTKDoGetSize(&w, &h);
+        gtk_window_resize(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), w, h);
+
+        GetClientSize(&m_oldClientWidth, &m_oldClientHeight);
+        wxSizeEvent event(GetSize(), GetId());
+        event.SetEventObject(this);
+        HandleWindowEvent(event);
     }
+}
 
-    m_resizing = false;
+void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetClientSize(int width, int height)
+{
+    if (m_deferShow && !m_isShown)
+        // Since client size is being explicitly set, don't change it later
+        m_deferShow = false;
+    wxTopLevelWindowBase::DoSetClientSize(width, height);
 }
 
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoGetClientSize( int *width, int *height ) const
 {
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
+    wxASSERT_MSG(m_widget, wxT("invalid frame"));
 
-    if (height)
+    if ( IsIconized() )
     {
-        *height = m_height - 2 * m_miniEdge - m_miniTitle;
-        if (*height < 0)
+        // for consistency with wxMSW, client area is supposed to be empty for
+        // the iconized windows
+        if ( width )
+            *width = 0;
+        if ( height )
             *height = 0;
     }
-    if (width)
+    else
     {
-        *width = m_width - 2 * m_miniEdge;
-        if (*width < 0)
-            *width = 0;
+        GTKDoGetSize(width, height);
     }
 }
 
-void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetClientSize( int width, int height )
-{
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
-
-    DoSetSize(-1, -1,
-              width + m_miniEdge*2, height  + m_miniEdge*2 + m_miniTitle, 0);
-}
-
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetSizeHints( int minW, int minH,
                                           int maxW, int maxH,
                                           int incW, int incH )
@@ -968,14 +996,22 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetSizeHints( int minW, int minH,
     if (minSize.x > 0 || minSize.y > 0)
     {
         hints_mask |= GDK_HINT_MIN_SIZE;
-        hints.min_width  = minSize.x > 0 ? minSize.x : 0;
-        hints.min_height = minSize.y > 0 ? minSize.y : 0;
+        hints.min_width = minSize.x - m_decorSize.x;
+        if (hints.min_width < 0)
+            hints.min_width = 0;
+        hints.min_height = minSize.y - m_decorSize.y;
+        if (hints.min_height < 0)
+            hints.min_height = 0;
     }
     if (maxSize.x > 0 || maxSize.y > 0)
     {
         hints_mask |= GDK_HINT_MAX_SIZE;
-        hints.max_width  = maxSize.x > 0 ? maxSize.x : INT_MAX;
-        hints.max_height = maxSize.y > 0 ? maxSize.y : INT_MAX;
+        hints.max_width = maxSize.x - m_decorSize.x;
+        if (hints.max_width < 0)
+            hints.max_width = INT_MAX;
+        hints.max_height = maxSize.y - m_decorSize.y;
+        if (hints.max_height < 0)
+            hints.max_height = INT_MAX;
     }
     if (incW > 0 || incH > 0)
     {
@@ -987,88 +1023,8 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::DoSetSizeHints( int minW, int minH,
         (GtkWindow*)m_widget, NULL, &hints, (GdkWindowHints)hints_mask);
 }
 
-
-void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::GtkOnSize()
-{
-    // avoid recursions
-    if (m_resizing) return;
-    m_resizing = true;
-
-    if ( m_wxwindow == NULL ) return;
-
-    /* wxMDIChildFrame derives from wxFrame but it _is_ a wxWindow as it uses
-       wxWindow::Create to create it's GTK equivalent. m_mainWidget is only
-       set in wxFrame::Create so it is used to check what kind of frame we
-       have here. if m_mainWidget is NULL it is a wxMDIChildFrame and so we
-       skip the part which handles m_frameMenuBar, m_frameToolBar and (most
-       importantly) m_mainWidget */
-
-    int minWidth = GetMinWidth(),
-        minHeight = GetMinHeight(),
-        maxWidth = GetMaxWidth(),
-        maxHeight = GetMaxHeight();
-
-#ifdef __WXGPE__
-    // GPE's window manager doesn't like size hints
-    // at all, esp. when the user has to use the
-    // virtual keyboard.
-    minWidth = -1;
-    minHeight = -1;
-    maxWidth = -1;
-    maxHeight = -1;
-#endif
-
-    if ((minWidth != -1) && (m_width < minWidth)) m_width = minWidth;
-    if ((minHeight != -1) && (m_height < minHeight)) m_height = minHeight;
-    if ((maxWidth != -1) && (m_width > maxWidth)) m_width = maxWidth;
-    if ((maxHeight != -1) && (m_height > maxHeight)) m_height = maxHeight;
-
-    if (m_mainWidget)
-    {
-        // m_mainWidget holds the menubar, the toolbar and the client area,
-        // which is represented by m_wxwindow.
-        int client_x = m_miniEdge;
-        int client_y = m_miniEdge + m_miniTitle;
-        int client_w = m_width - 2*m_miniEdge;
-        int client_h = m_height - 2*m_miniEdge - m_miniTitle;
-        if (client_w < 0)
-            client_w = 0;
-        if (client_h < 0)
-            client_h = 0;
-
-        // Let the parent perform the resize
-        gtk_pizza_set_size( GTK_PIZZA(m_mainWidget),
-                              m_wxwindow,
-                              client_x, client_y, client_w, client_h );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // If there is no m_mainWidget between m_widget and m_wxwindow there
-        // is no need to set the size or position of m_wxwindow.
-    }
-
-    m_sizeSet = true;
-
-    // send size event to frame
-    wxSizeEvent event( wxSize(m_width,m_height), GetId() );
-    event.SetEventObject( this );
-    GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
-
-    m_resizing = false;
-}
-
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::OnInternalIdle()
 {
-    if (!m_sizeSet && GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_wxwindow))
-    {
-        GtkOnSize();
-
-        // we'll come back later
-        if (g_isIdle)
-            wxapp_install_idle_handler();
-        return;
-    }
-
     // set the focus if not done yet and if we can already do it
     if ( GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_wxwindow) )
     {
@@ -1118,11 +1074,6 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetTitle( const wxString &title )
     gtk_window_set_title( GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), wxGTK_CONV( title ) );
 }
 
-void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetIcon( const wxIcon &icon )
-{
-    SetIcons( wxIconBundle( icon ) );
-}
-
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetIcons( const wxIconBundle &icons )
 {
     wxASSERT_MSG( (m_widget != NULL), wxT("invalid frame") );
@@ -1130,15 +1081,13 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetIcons( const wxIconBundle &icons )
     wxTopLevelWindowBase::SetIcons( icons );
 
     GList *list = NULL;
-    size_t max = icons.m_icons.GetCount();
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < max; i++)
+    const size_t numIcons = icons.GetIconCount();
+    for ( size_t i = 0; i < numIcons; i++ )
     {
-        if (icons.m_icons[i].Ok())
-        {
-            list = g_list_prepend(list, icons.m_icons[i].GetPixbuf());
-        }
+        list = g_list_prepend(list, icons.GetIconByIndex(i).GetPixbuf());
     }
+
     gtk_window_set_icon_list(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), list);
     g_list_free(list);
 }
@@ -1197,7 +1146,7 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::AddGrab()
     {
         m_grabbed = true;
         gtk_grab_add( m_widget );
-        wxEventLoop().Run();
+        wxGUIEventLoop().Run();
         gtk_grab_remove( m_widget );
     }
 }
@@ -1239,8 +1188,7 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetShape(const wxRegion& region)
     GdkWindow *window = NULL;
     if (m_wxwindow)
     {
-        window = GTK_PIZZA(m_wxwindow)->bin_window;
-        do_shape_combine_region(window, region);
+        do_shape_combine_region(m_wxwindow->window, region);
     }
     window = m_widget->window;
     return do_shape_combine_region(window, region);
@@ -1288,10 +1236,8 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::RequestUserAttention(int flags)
 
 void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetWindowStyleFlag( long style )
 {
-#if defined(__WXGTK24__) || GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,2,0)
     // Store which styles were changed
     long styleChanges = style ^ m_windowStyle;
-#endif
 
     // Process wxWindow styles. This also updates the internal variable
     // Therefore m_windowStyle bits carry now the _new_ style values
@@ -1301,19 +1247,18 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetWindowStyleFlag( long style )
     if (!m_widget)
         return;
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK24__
-    if ( (styleChanges & wxSTAY_ON_TOP) && !gtk_check_version(2,4,0) )
-        gtk_window_set_keep_above(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_windowStyle & wxSTAY_ON_TOP);
-#endif // GTK+ 2.4
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,2,0)
-    if ( (styleChanges & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR) && !gtk_check_version(2,2,0) )
+    if ( styleChanges & wxSTAY_ON_TOP )
     {
-        gtk_window_set_skip_taskbar_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget), m_windowStyle & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR);
+        gtk_window_set_keep_above(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
+                                  m_windowStyle & wxSTAY_ON_TOP);
     }
-#endif // GTK+ 2.2
-}
 
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+    if ( styleChanges & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR )
+    {
+        gtk_window_set_skip_taskbar_hint(GTK_WINDOW(m_widget),
+                                         m_windowStyle & wxFRAME_NO_TASKBAR);
+    }
+}
 
 /* Get the X Window between child and the root window.
    This should usually be the WM managed XID */
@@ -1346,21 +1291,30 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::SetTransparent(wxByte alpha)
     // from which the opacity property is checked from.
     Window win = wxGetTopmostWindowX11(dpy, GDK_WINDOW_XID (m_widget->window));
 
-    unsigned int opacity = alpha * 0x1010101;
 
     // Using pure Xlib to not have a GTK version check mess due to gtk2.0 not having GdkDisplay
     if (alpha == 0xff)
         XDeleteProperty(dpy, win, XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY", False));
     else
+    {
+        long opacity = alpha * 0x1010101L;
         XChangeProperty(dpy, win, XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY", False),
                         XA_CARDINAL, 32, PropModeReplace,
                         (unsigned char *) &opacity, 1L);
+    }
     XSync(dpy, False);
     return true;
 }
 
 bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::CanSetTransparent()
 {
+    // allow to override automatic detection as it's far from perfect
+    static const wxChar *SYSOPT_TRANSPARENT = wxT("gtk.tlw.can-set-transparent");
+    if ( wxSystemOptions::HasOption(SYSOPT_TRANSPARENT) )
+    {
+        return wxSystemOptions::GetOptionInt(SYSOPT_TRANSPARENT) != 0;
+    }
+
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,10,0)
     if (!gtk_check_version(2,10,0))
     {
@@ -1379,3 +1333,16 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::CanSetTransparent()
                            "Composite", &opcode, &event, &error);
 #endif
 }
+
+void wxTopLevelWindowGTK::OnSysColourChanged(wxSysColourChangedEvent& event)
+{
+    // We don't know the order in which top-level windows will
+    // be notified, so we need to clear the system objects
+    // for each top-level window.
+    extern void wxClearGtkSystemObjects();
+    wxClearGtkSystemObjects();
+
+    // wxWindowBase::OnSysColourChanged will propagate event
+    // to children
+    event.Skip();
+}