A port of the GTK+ 1.3 library has been successfully prepared to run on Windows 11, compiled using modern development tools MSVC 2022 and CMake. The regular examples, such as helloworld and testgtk, function properly with an authentic appearance. The RAM consumption when running these examples is measured at 1.7 MB. Additionally, there are plans to develop a backend for the GDK rendering library, enabling the use of SDL 1.2 and SDL3, which will enhance compatibility with modern systems.
GTK+ 1.3 was chosen for porting due to its representation of the “golden era” of user interface development. It offers advantages such as the implementation of widgets based on basic GDK primitives, lightweight layout of interface elements without excessive CSS parsing overhead, a simple object model in GObject, and a native GDK Win32 that directly interacts with Windows without unnecessary layers.
