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@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 <div class="sect1">
 <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
 <a name="gtype-instantiable-classed"></a>Instantiable classed types: objects</h2></div></div></div>
+<p>
+          This section covers the theory behind objects. See
+          <a class="xref" href="howto-gobject.html" title="How to define and implement a new GObject"><i>How to define and implement a new GObject</i></a> for the recommended way to define a
+          GObject.
+        </p>
 <p>
           Types which are registered with a class and are declared instantiable are
           what most closely resembles an <span class="emphasis"><em>object</em></span>.
@@ -33,7 +38,8 @@
         </p>
 <p>
           For example, the code below shows how you could register
-          such a fundamental object type in the type system:
+          such a fundamental object type in the type system (using none of the
+          GObject convenience API):
 </p>
 <div class="informalexample">
   <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
@@ -76,53 +82,65 @@
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-38</pre></td>
-        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">typedef</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GObject</span><span class="normal"> parent</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="comment">/* instance members */</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">int</span><span class="normal"> field_a</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="normal"> MamanBar</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
+38
+39
+40
+41
+42
+43
+44</pre></td>
+        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="gtkdoc kwc">typedef</span> <span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  GObject parent<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="comment">/* instance members */</span>
+  gchar <span class="gtkdoc opt">*</span>filename<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span> ViewerFile<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
-<span class="keyword">typedef</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GObjectClass</span><span class="normal"> parent</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="comment">/* class members */</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">void</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(*</span><span class="normal">do_action_public_virtual</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">MamanBar</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">self</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="usertype">guint8</span><span class="normal"> i</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc kwc">typedef</span> <span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  GObjectClass parent<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">void</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(*</span><span class="normal">do_action_public_pure_virtual</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">MamanBar</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">self</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="usertype">guint8</span><span class="normal"> i</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="normal"> MamanBarClass</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
+  <span class="comment">/* class members */</span>
+  <span class="comment">/* the first is public, pure and virtual */</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(*</span>open<span class="gtkdoc opt">)  (</span>ViewerFile  <span class="gtkdoc opt">*</span>self<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>
+                 GError     <span class="gtkdoc opt">**</span>error<span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
-<span class="preproc">#define</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="function">MAMAN_TYPE_BAR</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="function">maman_bar_get_type</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">())</span>
+  <span class="comment">/* the second is public and virtual */</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(*</span>close<span class="gtkdoc opt">) (</span>ViewerFile  <span class="gtkdoc opt">*</span>self<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>
+                 GError     <span class="gtkdoc opt">**</span>error<span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span> ViewerFileClass<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
-<span class="normal"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GType">GType</a> </span>
-<span class="function">maman_bar_get_type</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="type">void</span><span class="symbol">)</span>
-<span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="keyword">static</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="usertype">GType</span><span class="normal"> type </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="number">0</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="keyword">if</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">type </span><span class="symbol">==</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="number">0</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">    </span><span class="keyword">const</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="usertype">GTypeInfo</span><span class="normal"> info </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">      </span><span class="keyword">sizeof</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">MamanBarClass</span><span class="symbol">),</span>
-<span class="normal">      <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS">NULL</a></span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal">           </span><span class="comment">/* base_init */</span>
-<span class="normal">      <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS">NULL</a></span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal">           </span><span class="comment">/* base_finalize */</span>
-<span class="normal">      </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GClassInitFunc">GClassInitFunc</a></span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> foo_class_init</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
-<span class="normal">      <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS">NULL</a></span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal">           </span><span class="comment">/* class_finalize */</span>
-<span class="normal">      <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS">NULL</a></span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal">           </span><span class="comment">/* class_data */</span>
-<span class="normal">      </span><span class="keyword">sizeof</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal">MamanBar</span><span class="symbol">),</span>
-<span class="normal">      </span><span class="number">0</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal">              </span><span class="comment">/* n_preallocs */</span>
-<span class="normal">      </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GInstanceInitFunc">GInstanceInitFunc</a></span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> <a href="../glib/glib-Standard-Macros.html#NULL:CAPS">NULL</a> </span><span class="comment">/* instance_init */</span>
-<span class="normal">    </span><span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">    type </span><span class="symbol">=</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="function"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-register-static">g_type_register_static</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="normal"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#G-TYPE-OBJECT:CAPS">G_TYPE_OBJECT</a></span><span class="symbol">,</span>
-<span class="normal">                                   </span><span class="string">"BarType"</span><span class="symbol">,</span>
-<span class="normal">                                   </span><span class="symbol">&amp;</span><span class="normal">info</span><span class="symbol">,</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="number">0</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="cbracket">}</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="keyword">return</span><span class="normal"> type</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span></pre></td>
+<span class="gtkdoc ppc">#define VIEWER_TYPE_FILE (viewer_file_get_type ())</span>
+GType
+<span class="function">viewer_file_get_type</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span><span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">)</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">static</span> GType type <span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span>type <span class="gtkdoc opt">==</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">) {</span>
+    <span class="gtkdoc kwb">const</span> GTypeInfo info <span class="gtkdoc opt">= {</span>
+      <span class="keyword">sizeof</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span>ViewerFileClass<span class="gtkdoc opt">),</span>
+      NULL<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>           <span class="comment">/* base_init */</span>
+      NULL<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>           <span class="comment">/* base_finalize */</span>
+      <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span>GClassInitFunc<span class="gtkdoc opt">)</span> viewer_file_class_init<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>
+      NULL<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>           <span class="comment">/* class_finalize */</span>
+      NULL<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>           <span class="comment">/* class_data */</span>
+      <span class="keyword">sizeof</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span>ViewerFile<span class="gtkdoc opt">),</span>
+      <span class="number">0</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>              <span class="comment">/* n_preallocs */</span>
+      <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span>GInstanceInitFunc<span class="gtkdoc opt">)</span> NULL <span class="comment">/* instance_init */</span>
+    <span class="gtkdoc opt">};</span>
+    type <span class="gtkdoc opt">=</span> <span class="function"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-register-static">g_type_register_static</a></span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(</span>G_TYPE_OBJECT<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>
+                                   <span class="string">&quot;ViewerFile&quot;</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span>
+                                   <span class="gtkdoc opt">&amp;</span>info<span class="gtkdoc opt">,</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span>
+  <span class="keyword">return</span> type<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span></pre></td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
 </div>
 <p>
-          Upon the first call to <code class="function">maman_bar_get_type</code>, the type named
-          <span class="emphasis"><em>BarType</em></span> will be registered in the type system as inheriting
+          Upon the first call to <code class="function">viewer_file_get_type</code>, the type named
+          <span class="emphasis"><em>ViewerFile</em></span> will be registered in the type system as inheriting
           from the type <span class="emphasis"><em>G_TYPE_OBJECT</em></span>.
         </p>
 <p>
@@ -144,14 +162,14 @@
 6
 7
 8</pre></td>
-        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="classname">_GTypeClass</span>
-<span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GType</span><span class="normal"> g_type</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="classname">_GTypeInstance</span>
-<span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GTypeClass</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">g_class</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="symbol">;</span></pre></td>
+        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> _GTypeClass
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  GType g_type<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">};</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> _GTypeInstance
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  GTypeClass <span class="gtkdoc opt">*</span>g_class<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">};</span></pre></td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
@@ -194,28 +212,28 @@
 22
 23</pre></td>
         <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/* A definitions */</span>
-<span class="keyword">typedef</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GTypeInstance</span><span class="normal"> parent</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">int</span><span class="normal"> field_a</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">int</span><span class="normal"> field_b</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="normal"> A</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="keyword">typedef</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">GTypeClass</span><span class="normal"> parent_class</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">void</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(*</span><span class="normal">method_a</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="type">void</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">void</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(*</span><span class="normal">method_b</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="type">void</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="normal"> AClass</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc kwc">typedef</span> <span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  GTypeInstance parent<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">int</span> field_a<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">int</span> field_b<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span> A<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc kwc">typedef</span> <span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  GTypeClass parent_class<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(*</span>method_a<span class="gtkdoc opt">) (</span><span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(*</span>method_b<span class="gtkdoc opt">) (</span><span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span> AClass<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
 <span class="comment">/* B definitions. */</span>
-<span class="keyword">typedef</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">A</span><span class="normal"> parent</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">int</span><span class="normal"> field_c</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">int</span><span class="normal"> field_d</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="normal"> B</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="keyword">typedef</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="keyword">struct</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="cbracket">{</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="usertype">AClass</span><span class="normal"> parent_class</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">void</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(*</span><span class="normal">method_c</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="type">void</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="normal">  </span><span class="type">void</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(*</span><span class="normal">method_d</span><span class="symbol">)</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="type">void</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="cbracket">}</span><span class="normal"> BClass</span><span class="symbol">;</span></pre></td>
+<span class="gtkdoc kwc">typedef</span> <span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  A parent<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">int</span> field_c<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">int</span> field_d<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span> B<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc kwc">typedef</span> <span class="gtkdoc kwb">struct</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">{</span>
+  AClass parent_class<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(*</span>method_c<span class="gtkdoc opt">) (</span><span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
+  <span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span> <span class="gtkdoc opt">(*</span>method_d<span class="gtkdoc opt">) (</span><span class="gtkdoc kwb">void</span><span class="gtkdoc opt">);</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">}</span> BClass<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span></pre></td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
@@ -225,7 +243,8 @@
           The C standard mandates that the first field of a C structure is stored starting
           in the first byte of the buffer used to hold the structure's fields in memory.
           This means that the first field of an instance of an object B is A's first field
-          which in turn is GTypeInstance's first field which in turn is g_class, a pointer
+          which in turn is <span class="type">GTypeInstance</span>'s first field which in
+          turn is <em class="structfield"><code>g_class</code></em>, a pointer
           to B's class structure.
         </p>
 <p>
@@ -238,8 +257,8 @@
       <tr>
         <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
 2</pre></td>
-        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="usertype">B</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">b</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="normal">b</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">parent</span><span class="symbol">.</span><span class="normal">parent</span><span class="symbol">.</span><span class="normal">g_class</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">g_type</span></pre></td>
+        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting">B <span class="gtkdoc opt">*</span>b<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+b<span class="gtkdoc opt">-&gt;</span>parent<span class="gtkdoc opt">.</span>parent<span class="gtkdoc opt">.</span>g_class<span class="gtkdoc opt">-&gt;</span>g_type</pre></td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
@@ -254,8 +273,8 @@
       <tr>
         <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
 2</pre></td>
-        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="usertype">B</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">b</span><span class="symbol">;</span>
-<span class="symbol">((</span><span class="normal"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GTypeInstance">GTypeInstance</a></span><span class="symbol">*)</span><span class="normal">b</span><span class="symbol">)-&gt;</span><span class="normal">g_class</span><span class="symbol">-&gt;</span><span class="normal">g_type</span></pre></td>
+        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting">B <span class="gtkdoc opt">*</span>b<span class="gtkdoc opt">;</span>
+<span class="gtkdoc opt">((</span>GTypeInstance <span class="gtkdoc opt">*)</span> b<span class="gtkdoc opt">)-&gt;</span>g_class<span class="gtkdoc opt">-&gt;</span>g_type</pre></td>
       </tr>
     </tbody>
   </table>
@@ -268,25 +287,11 @@
 <a name="gtype-instantiable-classed-init-done"></a>Initialization and Destruction</h3></div></div></div>
 <p>
             instantiation of these types can be done with
-            <code class="function"><a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-create-instance" title="g_type_create_instance ()">g_type_create_instance</a></code>:
-</p>
-<div class="informalexample">
-  <table class="listing_frame" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
-    <tbody>
-      <tr>
-        <td class="listing_lines" align="right"><pre>1
-2</pre></td>
-        <td class="listing_code"><pre class="programlisting"><span class="normal"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GTypeInstance">GTypeInstance</a></span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="function"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-create-instance">g_type_create_instance</a></span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">GType</span><span class="normal">          type</span><span class="symbol">);</span>
-<span class="type">void</span><span class="normal">           </span><span class="function"><a href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-free-instance">g_type_free_instance</a></span><span class="normal">   </span><span class="symbol">(</span><span class="usertype">GTypeInstance</span><span class="normal"> </span><span class="symbol">*</span><span class="normal">instance</span><span class="symbol">);</span></pre></td>
-      </tr>
-    </tbody>
-  </table>
-</div>
-<p>
-            <code class="function"><a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-create-instance" title="g_type_create_instance ()">g_type_create_instance</a></code> will look up the type information
-            structure associated to the type requested. Then, the instance size and instantiation
-            policy (if the n_preallocs field is set to a non-zero value, the type system allocates
+            <code class="function"><a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-create-instance" title="g_type_create_instance ()">g_type_create_instance</a></code>,
+            which will look up the type information
+            structure associated with the type requested. Then, the instance size and instantiation
+            policy (if the <em class="structfield"><code>n_preallocs</code></em> field is set
+            to a non-zero value, the type system allocates
             the object's instance structures in chunks rather than mallocing for every instance)
             declared by the user are used to get a buffer to hold the object's instance
             structure.
@@ -297,8 +302,9 @@
             class structure (ie: the embedded parent class structure) is initialized by copying the contents from
             the class structure of the parent class. The rest of class structure is initialized to zero.  If there
             is no parent, the entire class structure is initialized to zero. The type system then invokes the
-            base_class_initialization functions (<a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GBaseInitFunc" title="GBaseInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GBaseInitFunc</span></a>) from topmost
-            fundamental object to bottom-most most derived object. The object's class_init
+            <code class="function">base_class_initialization</code> functions
+            (<a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GBaseInitFunc" title="GBaseInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GBaseInitFunc</span></a>) from topmost
+            fundamental object to bottom-most most derived object. The object's <code class="function">class_init</code>
             (<a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GClassInitFunc" title="GClassInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GClassInitFunc</span></a>) function is invoked afterwards to complete
             initialization of the class structure.
             Finally, the object's interfaces are initialized (we will discuss interface initialization
@@ -307,8 +313,10 @@
 <p>
             Once the type system has a pointer to an initialized class structure, it sets the object's
             instance class pointer to the object's class structure and invokes the object's
-            instance_init (<a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GInstanceInitFunc" title="GInstanceInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GInstanceInitFunc</span></a>)functions, from top-most fundamental
-            type to bottom-most most derived type.
+            <code class="function">instance_init</code>
+            (<a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#GInstanceInitFunc" title="GInstanceInitFunc ()"><span class="type">GInstanceInitFunc</span></a>)
+            functions, from top-most fundamental
+            type to bottom-most most-derived type.
           </p>
 <p>
             Object instance destruction through <code class="function"><a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-free-instance" title="g_type_free_instance ()">g_type_free_instance</a></code> is very simple:
@@ -326,15 +334,15 @@
             the class structure is freed.
           </p>
 <p>
-            As many readers have now understood it, the base initialization/finalization process is
+            The base initialization/finalization process is
             very similar to the C++ constructor/destructor paradigm. The practical details are different
             though and it is important not to get confused by superficial similarities.
             GTypes have no instance destruction mechanism. It is
             the user's responsibility to implement correct destruction semantics on top
-            of the existing GType code. (this is what GObject does. See
-            <a class="xref" href="chapter-gobject.html" title="The GObject base class"><i>The GObject base class</i></a>)
-           Furthermore, C++ code equivalent to the base_init
-           and class_init callbacks of GType is usually not needed because C++ cannot really create object
+            of the existing GType code. (This is what GObject does: see
+            <a class="xref" href="chapter-gobject.html" title="The GObject base class"><i>The GObject base class</i></a>.)
+           Furthermore, C++ code equivalent to the <code class="function">base_init</code>
+           and <code class="function">class_init</code> callbacks of GType is usually not needed because C++ cannot really create object
            types at runtime.
           </p>
 <p>
@@ -342,7 +350,7 @@
             </p>
 <div class="table">
 <a name="gtype-init-fini-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 1. GType Instantiation/Finalization</b></p>
-<div class="table-contents"><table summary="GType Instantiation/Finalization" border="1">
+<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="GType Instantiation/Finalization" border="1">
 <colgroup>
 <col align="left">
 <col align="left">
@@ -350,18 +358,18 @@
 </colgroup>
 <thead><tr>
 <th align="left">Invocation time</th>
-<th align="left">Function Invoked</th>
+<th align="left">Function invoked</th>
 <th align="left">Function's parameters</th>
 </tr></thead>
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td rowspan="3" align="left">First call to <code class="function"><a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-create-instance" title="g_type_create_instance ()">g_type_create_instance</a></code> for target type</td>
-<td align="left">type's base_init function</td>
+<td align="left">type's <code class="function">base_init</code> function</td>
 <td align="left">On the inheritance tree of classes from fundamental type to target type.
-                      base_init is invoked once for each class structure.</td>
+                      <code class="function">base_init</code> is invoked once for each class structure.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td align="left">target type's class_init function</td>
+<td align="left">target type's <code class="function">class_init</code> function</td>
 <td align="left">On target type's class structure</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -372,7 +380,7 @@
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td align="left">Each call to <code class="function"><a class="link" href="gobject-Type-Information.html#g-type-create-instance" title="g_type_create_instance ()">g_type_create_instance</a></code> for target type</td>
-<td align="left">target type's instance_init function</td>
+<td align="left">target type's <code class="function">instance_init</code> function</td>
 <td align="left">On object's instance</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ -383,13 +391,13 @@
 <td align="left"> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td align="left">target type's class_finalize function</td>
+<td align="left">target type's <code class="function">class_finalize</code> function</td>
 <td align="left">On target type's class structure</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td align="left">type's base_finalize function</td>
+<td align="left">type's <code class="function">base_finalize</code> function</td>
 <td align="left">On the inheritance tree of classes from fundamental type to target type.
-                      base_finalize is invoked once for each class structure.</td>
+                      <code class="function">base_finalize</code> is invoked once for each class structure.</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table></div>
@@ -399,7 +407,6 @@
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