just include glib.h instead of the gtk stuff.

2002-11-02  Chris Toshok  <toshok@ximian.com>

	* backend/ebook/e-book-types.h: just include glib.h instead of the
	gtk stuff.

	* backend/ebook/e-book-listener.[ch]: convert to
	GObject/bonobo-activation/etc/etc.
	* e-book-util.[ch]: same.
	* e-book-view-listener.[ch]: same.
	* e-book-view.[ch]: same.
	* e-book.[ch]: same.
	* e-card-compare.[ch]: same.
	* e-card-cursor.[ch]: same.
	* e-card-simple.[ch]: same.
	* e-card.[ch]: same.
	* e-destination.[ch]: same.
	* evolution-ldif-importer.c: same.
	* evolution-vcard-importer.c: same.
	* load-gnomecard-addressbook.c: same.
	* load-pine-addressbok.c: same.
	* test-card.c: same.
	* test-client-list.c: same.
	* test-client.c: same.

	* backend/ebook/Makefile.am: add e-book-marshal.c to SOURCES, add
	e-book-marshal.[ch] to CLEANFILES, and add e-book-marshal.list to
	EXTRA_DIST.  Also, remove the camel libs from the test LDADD's,
	and leave e-destination.[ch] out of the build.

	* backend/ebook/.cvsignore: ignore e-book-marshal.[ch]

	* backend/ebook/e-book-marshal.list: marshallers for e-book.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=18505

31 files changed, 1531 insertions, 1205 deletions

diff --git a/addressbook/ChangeLog b/addressbook/ChangeLog
index 80ecbc62cc..d739565403 100644
--- a/addressbook/ChangeLog
+++ b/addressbook/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
+2002-11-02  Chris Toshok  <toshok@ximian.com>
+
+	* backend/ebook/e-book-types.h: just include glib.h instead of the
+	gtk stuff.
+
+	* backend/ebook/e-book-listener.[ch]: convert to
+	GObject/bonobo-activation/etc/etc.
+	* e-book-util.[ch]: same.
+	* e-book-view-listener.[ch]: same.
+	* e-book-view.[ch]: same.
+	* e-book.[ch]: same.
+	* e-card-compare.[ch]: same.
+	* e-card-cursor.[ch]: same.
+	* e-card-simple.[ch]: same.
+	* e-card.[ch]: same.
+	* e-destination.[ch]: same.
+	* evolution-ldif-importer.c: same.
+	* evolution-vcard-importer.c: same.
+	* load-gnomecard-addressbook.c: same.
+	* load-pine-addressbok.c: same.
+	* test-card.c: same.
+	* test-client-list.c: same.
+	* test-client.c: same.
+
+	* backend/ebook/Makefile.am: add e-book-marshal.c to SOURCES, add
+	e-book-marshal.[ch] to CLEANFILES, and add e-book-marshal.list to
+	EXTRA_DIST.  Also, remove the camel libs from the test LDADD's,
+	and leave e-destination.[ch] out of the build.
+
+	* backend/ebook/.cvsignore: ignore e-book-marshal.[ch]
+
+	* backend/ebook/e-book-marshal.list: marshallers for e-book.
+
 2002-10-28  Larry Ewing  <lewing@ximian.com>
 
 	* backend/ebook/e-card.c (addPropValueUTF8): never set the charset
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/.cvsignore b/addressbook/backend/ebook/.cvsignore
index deec6ea2e7..a90a07be40 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/.cvsignore
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/.cvsignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ Evolution-Composer-common.c
 Evolution-Composer.h
 GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_VCard_Importer.oaf
 GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_LDIF_Importer.oaf
+e-book-marshal.c
+e-book-marshal.h
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/Makefile.am b/addressbook/backend/ebook/Makefile.am
index 307ec123fd..e4068d440d 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/Makefile.am
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 noinst_PROGRAMS = test-card test-client test-client-list
 
-bin_PROGRAMS =	evolution-vcard-importer 	\
-		evolution-ldif-importer		\
-		load-pine-addressbook		\
-		load-gnomecard-addressbook
+#bin_PROGRAMS =	evolution-vcard-importer 	\
+#		evolution-ldif-importer		\
+#		load-pine-addressbook		\
+#		load-gnomecard-addressbook
 
 CORBA_SOURCE =				\
 	addressbook.h			\
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ idls =								\
 	$(srcdir)/../idl/addressbook.idl			\
 	$(srcdir)/../../../composer/Evolution-Composer.idl
 
-idl_flags = `$(GNOME_CONFIG) --cflags idl` -I $(datadir)/idl
-
 $(CORBA_SOURCE): $(idls)
-	$(ORBIT_IDL) -I $(srcdir) $(idls) $(idl_flags)
+	$(ORBIT_IDL) -I $(srcdir) $(IDL_INCLUDES) $(idls)
 
 INCLUDES =						\
         -DGNOMELOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\"        	\
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ privlib_LTLIBRARIES = libebook.la libebook-static.la
 libebook_la_SOURCES =					\
 	$(CORBA_SOURCE)					\
 	e-book-listener.c				\
+	e-book-marshal.c				\
 	e-book-view-listener.c				\
 	e-book-view.c					\
 	e-book.c					\
@@ -49,8 +48,9 @@ libebook_la_SOURCES =					\
 	e-card-cursor.c					\
 	e-card-simple.c					\
 	e-card.c					\
-	e-card-compare.c				\
-	e-destination.c
+	e-card-compare.c
+
+#	e-destination.c
 
 libebookincludedir = $(includedir)/evolution/ebook
 
@@ -76,13 +76,26 @@ libebookinclude_HEADERS =				\
 libebook_static_la_SOURCES = $(libebook_la_SOURCES)
 libebook_static_la_LDFLAGS = -all-static
 
+# GLib marshalling cruft
+
+e-book-marshal.h: e-book-marshal.list
+	( @GLIB_GENMARSHAL@ --prefix=e_book_marshal e-book-marshal.list --header > e-book-marshal.tmp \
+	&& mv e-book-marshal.tmp e-book-marshal.h ) \
+	|| ( rm -f e-book-marshal.tmp && exit 1 )
+
+e-book-marshal.c: e-book-marshal.h
+	( @GLIB_GENMARSHAL@ --prefix=e_book_marshal e-book-marshal.list --body > e-book-marshal.tmp \
+	&& mv e-book-marshal.tmp e-book-marshal.c ) \
+	|| ( rm -f e-book-marshal.tmp && exit 1 )
+
+MARSHAL_GENERATED = e-book-marshal.c e-book-marshal.h
+
 test_client_SOURCES =					\
 	test-client.c
 
 test_client_LDADD =					\
 	libebook.la					\
 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
@@ -93,7 +106,6 @@ test_client_list_SOURCES =				\
 test_client_list_LDADD =				\
 	libebook.la					\
 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
@@ -104,62 +116,60 @@ test_card_SOURCES =					\
 test_card_LDADD =					\
 	libebook.la					\
 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
-	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
-
-evolution_vcard_importer_SOURCES = \
-	evolution-vcard-importer.c
-
-evolution_vcard_importer_LDADD =				\
-	libebook.la						\
-	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)				\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la			\
-	$(top_builddir)/shell/importer/libevolution-importer.la \
-	$(DB3_LDADD)						\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la		\
-	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a			\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
-
-evolution_ldif_importer_SOURCES = \
-	evolution-ldif-importer.c
-
-evolution_ldif_importer_LDADD =					\
-	libebook.la						\
-	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)				\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la			\
-	$(top_builddir)/shell/importer/libevolution-importer.la \
-	$(DB3_LDADD)						\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la		\
-	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a			\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
-
-load_pine_addressbook_SOURCES =				\
-	load-pine-addressbook.c
-
-load_pine_addressbook_LDADD =				\
-	libebook.la					\
-	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
 
-
-load_gnomecard_addressbook_SOURCES =			\
-	load-gnomecard-addressbook.c
-
-load_gnomecard_addressbook_LDADD =			\
-	libebook.la					\
-	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
-	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
-	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
-	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
-
-
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(CORBA_SOURCE)
+# evolution_vcard_importer_SOURCES = \
+# 	evolution-vcard-importer.c
+
+# evolution_vcard_importer_LDADD =				\
+# 	libebook.la						\
+# 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)				\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la			\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/shell/importer/libevolution-importer.la \
+# 	$(DB3_LDADD)						\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la		\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a			\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
+
+# evolution_ldif_importer_SOURCES = \
+# 	evolution-ldif-importer.c
+
+# evolution_ldif_importer_LDADD =					\
+# 	libebook.la						\
+# 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)				\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la			\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/shell/importer/libevolution-importer.la \
+# 	$(DB3_LDADD)						\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la		\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a			\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
+
+# load_pine_addressbook_SOURCES =				\
+# 	load-pine-addressbook.c
+
+# load_pine_addressbook_LDADD =				\
+# 	libebook.la					\
+# 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
+
+# load_gnomecard_addressbook_SOURCES =			\
+# 	load-gnomecard-addressbook.c
+
+# load_gnomecard_addressbook_LDADD =			\
+# 	libebook.la					\
+# 	$(EVOLUTION_ADDRESSBOOK_LIBS)			\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/camel/libcamel.la		\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/ename/libename.la	\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/libversit/libversit.a		\
+# 	$(top_builddir)/e-util/libeutil.la
+
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(CORBA_SOURCE) $(MARSHAL_GENERATED)
 CLEANFILES    = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
 dist-hook:
@@ -175,4 +185,4 @@ oaf_DATA = $(oaf_in_files:.oaf.in=.oaf)
 # add this back when you add the file to the archive ;)
 #	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_Pine_Importer.oafinfo
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(oaf_in_files) $(oaf_DATA)
+EXTRA_DIST = $(oaf_in_files) $(oaf_DATA) e-book-marshal.list
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.c
index ca366386f2..ed3fad586a 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.c
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
 #include "e-book-listener.h"
+#include "e-book-marshal.h"
 
 static EBookStatus e_book_listener_convert_status (GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener_CallStatus status);
 
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@ enum {
 
 static guint e_book_listener_signals [LAST_SIGNAL];
 
-static BonoboObjectClass          *e_book_listener_parent_class;
+static BonoboObjectClass          *parent_class;
 POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__vepv  e_book_listener_vepv;
 
 struct _EBookListenerPrivate {
+	EBookListenerServant *servant;
+	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener corba_objref;
+
 	GList   *response_queue;
 	gint     timeout_id;
 
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ e_book_listener_check_queue (EBookListener *listener)
 	listener->priv->timeout_lock = TRUE;
 
 	if (listener->priv->response_queue != NULL && !listener->priv->stopped) {
-		gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (listener), e_book_listener_signals [RESPONSES_QUEUED]);
+		g_signal_emit (listener, e_book_listener_signals [RESPONSES_QUEUED], 0);
 	}
 
 	if (listener->priv->response_queue == NULL || listener->priv->stopped) {
@@ -372,7 +376,7 @@ e_book_listener_queue_get_supported_fields_response (EBookListener *listener,
 static void
 impl_BookListener_respond_create_card (PortableServer_Servant                   servant,
 				       const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener_CallStatus  status,
-				       const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_CardId id,
+				       const CORBA_char* id,
 				       CORBA_Environment                       *ev)
 {
 	EBookListener *listener = E_BOOK_LISTENER (bonobo_object_from_servant (servant));
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ impl_BookListener_respond_modify_card (PortableServer_Servant servant,
 static void
 impl_BookListener_respond_get_vcard (PortableServer_Servant servant,
 				     const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener_CallStatus status,
-				     const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_VCard card,
+				     const CORBA_char* card,
 				     CORBA_Environment *ev)
 {
 	EBookListener        *listener = E_BOOK_LISTENER (bonobo_object_from_servant (servant));
@@ -646,41 +650,70 @@ e_book_listener_convert_status (const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener_C
 	}
 }
 
-static EBookListener *
-e_book_listener_construct (EBookListener *listener)
+void
+e_book_listener_construct (EBookListener *listener,
+			   GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener corba_objref)
 {
-	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener *servant;
-	CORBA_Environment           ev;
-	CORBA_Object                obj;
+	EBookListenerPrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (listener != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail (corba_objref != CORBA_OBJECT_NIL);
 
-	g_assert (listener != NULL);
-	g_assert (E_IS_BOOK_LISTENER (listener));
+	priv = listener->priv;
 
-	servant = (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener *) g_new0 (BonoboObjectServant, 1);
-	servant->vepv = &e_book_listener_vepv;
+	g_return_if_fail (priv->corba_objref == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL);
+
+	priv->corba_objref = corba_objref;
+}
+
+static EBookListenerServant *
+create_servant (EBookListener *listener)
+{
+	EBookListenerServant *servant;
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener *corba_servant;
+	CORBA_Environment ev;
 
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
 
-	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__init ((PortableServer_Servant) servant, &ev);
+	servant = g_new0 (EBookListenerServant, 1);
+	corba_servant = (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener *) servant;
+
+	corba_servant->vepv = &e_book_listener_vepv;
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__init ((PortableServer_Servant) corba_servant, &ev);
 	if (ev._major != CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION) {
 		g_free (servant);
 		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
-
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	servant->object = listener;
+
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-	obj = bonobo_object_activate_servant (BONOBO_OBJECT (listener), servant);
-	if (obj == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) {
-		g_free (servant);
+	return servant;
+}
 
-		return NULL;
+static GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener
+activate_servant (EBookListener *listener,
+		  POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener *servant)
+{
+	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener corba_object;
+	CORBA_Environment ev;
+
+	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
+
+	CORBA_free (PortableServer_POA_activate_object (bonobo_poa (), servant, &ev));
+
+	corba_object = PortableServer_POA_servant_to_reference (bonobo_poa(), servant, &ev);
+
+	if (ev._major == CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION && ! CORBA_Object_is_nil (corba_object, &ev)) {
+		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
+		return corba_object;
 	}
 
-	bonobo_object_construct (BONOBO_OBJECT (listener), obj);
+	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-	return listener;
+	return CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -695,26 +728,25 @@ EBookListener *
 e_book_listener_new ()
 {
 	EBookListener *listener;
-	EBookListener *retval;
+	EBookListenerPrivate *priv;
+	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener corba_objref;
 
-	listener = gtk_type_new (E_BOOK_LISTENER_TYPE);
+	listener = g_object_new (E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER, NULL);
+	priv = listener->priv;
 
-	retval = e_book_listener_construct (listener);
+	priv->servant = create_servant (listener);
+	corba_objref = activate_servant (listener, (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener *) priv->servant);
 
-	if (retval == NULL) {
-		g_warning ("e_book_listener_new: Error constructing "
-			   "EBookListener!\n");
-		bonobo_object_unref (BONOBO_OBJECT (listener));
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	e_book_listener_construct (listener, corba_objref);
 
-	return retval;
+	return listener;
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_listener_init (EBookListener *listener)
 {
 	listener->priv = g_new0 (EBookListenerPrivate, 1);
+	listener->priv->corba_objref   = CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
 }
 
 void
@@ -726,7 +758,7 @@ e_book_listener_stop (EBookListener *listener)
 }
 
 static void
-e_book_listener_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_book_listener_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBookListener *listener = E_BOOK_LISTENER (object);
 	GList *l;
@@ -746,88 +778,87 @@ e_book_listener_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	g_list_free (listener->priv->response_queue);
 
 	g_free (listener->priv);
-	
-	GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_listener_parent_class)->destroy (object);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
-POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__epv *
-e_book_listener_get_epv (void)
+static void
+corba_class_init (void)
 {
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__vepv *vepv;
 	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__epv *epv;
+	PortableServer_ServantBase__epv *base_epv;
+
+	base_epv = g_new0 (PortableServer_ServantBase__epv, 1);
+	base_epv->_private    = NULL;
+	base_epv->finalize    = NULL;
+	base_epv->default_POA = NULL;
 
-	epv                             = g_new0 (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__epv, 1);
+
+	epv = g_new0 (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__epv, 1);
 
 	epv->notifyOpenBookProgress     = impl_BookListener_report_open_book_progress;
 	epv->notifyBookOpened           = impl_BookListener_respond_open_book;
-
 	epv->notifyCardCreated          = impl_BookListener_respond_create_card;
 	epv->notifyCardRemoved          = impl_BookListener_respond_remove_card;
 	epv->notifyCardModified         = impl_BookListener_respond_modify_card;
-
 	epv->notifyAuthenticationResult = impl_BookListener_respond_authentication_result;
 	epv->notifySupportedFields      = impl_BookListener_response_get_supported_fields;
-
 	epv->notifyCardRequested        = impl_BookListener_respond_get_vcard;
 	epv->notifyCursorRequested      = impl_BookListener_respond_get_cursor;
 	epv->notifyViewRequested        = impl_BookListener_respond_get_view;
 	epv->notifyChangesRequested     = impl_BookListener_respond_get_changes;
-
 	epv->notifyConnectionStatus     = impl_BookListener_report_connection_status;
 	epv->notifyWritable             = impl_BookListener_report_writable;
 
-	return epv;
-}
-
-static void
-e_book_listener_corba_class_init (void)
-{
-	e_book_listener_vepv.Bonobo_Unknown_epv          = bonobo_object_get_epv ();
-	e_book_listener_vepv.GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener_epv = e_book_listener_get_epv ();
+	vepv = &e_book_listener_vepv;
+	vepv->_base_epv                                    = base_epv;
+	vepv->GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener_epv = epv;
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_listener_class_init (EBookListenerClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class = (GtkObjectClass *) klass;
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
-	e_book_listener_parent_class = gtk_type_class (bonobo_object_get_type ());
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (BONOBO_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 	e_book_listener_signals [RESPONSES_QUEUED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("responses_queued",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookListenerClass, responses_queued),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-
-	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_book_listener_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
+		g_signal_new ("responses_queued",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookListenerClass, responses_queued),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__NONE,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
-	object_class->destroy = e_book_listener_destroy;
+	object_class->dispose = e_book_listener_dispose;
 
-	e_book_listener_corba_class_init ();
+	corba_class_init ();
 }
 
 /**
  * e_book_listener_get_type:
  */
-GtkType
+GType
 e_book_listener_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType type = 0;
+	static GType type = 0;
 
 	if (! type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo info = {
-			"EBookListener",
-			sizeof (EBookListener),
+		GTypeInfo info = {
 			sizeof (EBookListenerClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc)  e_book_listener_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_book_listener_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved 1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved 2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL, /* base_class_init */
+			NULL, /* base_class_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc)  e_book_listener_class_init,
+			NULL, /* class_finalize */
+			NULL, /* class_data */
+			sizeof (EBookListener),
+			0,    /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_book_listener_init
 		};
 
-		type = gtk_type_unique (bonobo_object_get_type (), &info);
+		type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "EBookListener", &info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return type;
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.h
index f546c9a029..6956d23db4 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-listener.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
 /*
- * A client-side GtkObject which exposes the
+ * A client-side GObject which exposes the
  * Evolution:BookListener interface.
  *
  * Author:
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@
 #ifndef __E_BOOK_LISTENER_H__
 #define __E_BOOK_LISTENER_H__
 
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-object.h>
 #include <ebook/addressbook.h>
 #include <ebook/e-book-types.h>
 #include <e-util/e-list.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+#define E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER        (e_book_listener_get_type ())
+#define E_BOOK_LISTENER(o)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER, EBookListener))
+#define E_BOOK_LISTENER_CLASS(k)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER, EBookListenerClass))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_LISTENER(o)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_LISTENER_CLASS(k) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER))
+#define E_BOOK_LISTENER_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_LISTENER, EBookListenerClass))
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _EBookListener EBookListener;
 typedef struct _EBookListenerClass EBookListenerClass;
@@ -90,20 +96,23 @@ typedef struct {
 	char                   *vcard;
 } EBookListenerResponse;
 
+
+struct _EBookListenerServant {
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener servant_placeholder;
+	EBookListener *object;
+};
+typedef struct _EBookListenerServant EBookListenerServant;
+
+
+
 EBookListener         *e_book_listener_new            (void);
+void                   e_book_listener_construct      (EBookListener *listener,
+						       GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener corba_objref);
 int                    e_book_listener_check_pending  (EBookListener *listener);
 EBookListenerResponse *e_book_listener_pop_response   (EBookListener *listener);
-GtkType                e_book_listener_get_type       (void);
+GType                  e_book_listener_get_type       (void);
 void                   e_book_listener_stop           (EBookListener *listener);
 
-POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookListener__epv *e_book_listener_get_epv (void);
-
-#define E_BOOK_LISTENER_TYPE        (e_book_listener_get_type ())
-#define E_BOOK_LISTENER(o)          (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((o), E_BOOK_LISTENER_TYPE, EBookListener))
-#define E_BOOK_LISTENER_CLASS(k)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_BOOK_LISTENER_TYPE, EBookListenerClass))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_LISTENER(o)       (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((o), E_BOOK_LISTENER_TYPE))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_LISTENER_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_BOOK_LISTENER_TYPE))
-
-END_GNOME_DECLS
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ! __E_BOOK_LISTENER_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-marshal.list b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-marshal.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3624766421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-marshal.list
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+NONE:NONE
+NONE:BOOL
+NONE:POINTER
+NONE:STRING
+NONE:ENUM
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-types.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-types.h
index eb70a778fc..b1900e77ed 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-types.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-types.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
 /*
- * A client-side GtkObject which exposes the
+ * A client-side GObject which exposes the
  * Evolution:BookListener interface.
  *
  * Author:
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef __E_BOOK_TYPES_H__
 #define __E_BOOK_TYPES_H__
 
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
+#include <glib.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef enum {
 	E_BOOK_STATUS_SUCCESS,
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	E_BOOK_SIMPLE_QUERY_STATUS_OTHER_ERROR
 } EBookSimpleQueryStatus;
 
-END_GNOME_DECLS
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ! __E_BOOK_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.c
index 06e2787f3e..a43416abbf 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.c
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include "e-book-util.h"
 
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
-#include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-util.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include "e-card-compare.h"
 
 typedef struct _CommonBookInfo CommonBookInfo;
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ e_book_expand_uri (const char *uri)
 			char *ret_val;
 			char *file_name;
 
-			file_name = g_concat_dir_and_file(uri + offset, "addressbook.db");
+			file_name = g_build_path(uri + offset, "addressbook.db", NULL);
 			ret_val = g_strdup_printf("file://%s", file_name);
 			g_free(file_name);
 			return ret_val; 
@@ -115,21 +113,23 @@ e_book_use_address_book_by_uri (const char *uri, EBookCommonCallback cb, gpointe
 
 	book = e_book_new ();
 	if (! e_book_load_address_book_by_uri (book, uri, got_uri_book_cb, info)) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+		g_object_unref (book);
 		g_free (info);
 	}
 }
 
-Bonobo_ConfigDatabase
-e_book_get_config_database (CORBA_Environment *ev)
+#if PENDING_PORT_WORK
+EConfigListener *
+e_book_get_config_database ()
 {
-	static Bonobo_ConfigDatabase config_db;
+	static EConfigListener *config_db;
 
 	if (config_db == NULL)
-		config_db = bonobo_get_object ("wombat:", "Bonobo/ConfigDatabase", ev);
+		config_db = e_config_listener_new ();
 
 	return config_db;
 }
+#endif
 
 static EBook *common_default_book = NULL;
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ got_default_book_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, gpointer closure)
 		   default book got loaded twice. */
 
 		if (common_default_book) {
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+			g_object_unref (book);
 			book = common_default_book;
 		}
 		
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ e_book_use_default_book (EBookCommonCallback cb, gpointer closure)
 
 	book = e_book_new ();
 	if (! e_book_load_default_book (book, got_default_book_cb, info)) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+		g_object_unref (book);
 		g_free (info);
 	}
 }
@@ -196,27 +196,27 @@ set_default_book_uri_local (void)
 	if (default_book_uri)
 		g_free (default_book_uri);
 
-	filename = gnome_util_prepend_user_home ("evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db");
+	filename = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir(),
+				     "evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db");
 	default_book_uri = g_strdup_printf ("file://%s", filename);
 	g_free (filename);
 }
 
 static void
-set_default_book_uri_from_bonobo_conf (void)
+set_default_book_uri_from_config_db (void)
 {
-	CORBA_Environment ev;
+#if PENDING_PORT_WORK
 	char *val;
-	Bonobo_ConfigDatabase config_db;
+	EConfigListener* config_db;
 
-	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
-	config_db = e_book_get_config_database (&ev);
-	val = bonobo_config_get_string (config_db, "/DefaultFolders/contacts_uri", &ev);
-	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
+	config_db = e_book_get_config_database ();
+	val = e_config_listener_get_string_with_default (config_db, "/DefaultFolders/contacts_uri", NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (val) {
 		default_book_uri = e_book_expand_uri (val);
 		g_free (val);
 	} else
+#endif
 		set_default_book_uri_local ();
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ char*
 e_book_get_default_book_uri ()
 {
 	if (!default_book_uri)
-		set_default_book_uri_from_bonobo_conf ();
+		set_default_book_uri_from_config_db ();
 
 	return default_book_uri;
 }
@@ -307,15 +307,15 @@ struct _SimpleQueryInfo {
 static void
 book_add_simple_query (EBook *book, SimpleQueryInfo *info)
 {
-	GList *pending = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending");
+	GList *pending = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT(book), "sq_pending");
 	pending = g_list_prepend (pending, info);
-	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending", pending);
+	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending", pending);
 }
 
 static SimpleQueryInfo *
 book_lookup_simple_query (EBook *book, guint tag)
 {
-	GList *pending = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending");
+	GList *pending = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending");
 	while (pending) {
 		SimpleQueryInfo *sq = pending->data;
 		if (sq->tag == tag)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ book_lookup_simple_query (EBook *book, guint tag)
 static void
 book_remove_simple_query (EBook *book, SimpleQueryInfo *info)
 {
-	GList *pending = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending");
+	GList *pending = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending");
 	GList *i;
 
 	for (i=pending; i != NULL; i = g_list_next (i)) {
@@ -338,17 +338,17 @@ book_remove_simple_query (EBook *book, SimpleQueryInfo *info)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending", pending);
+	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (book), "sq_pending", pending);
 }
 
 static guint
 book_issue_tag (EBook *book)
 {
-	gpointer ptr = gtk_object_get_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_tag");
+	gpointer ptr = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (book), "sq_tag");
 	guint tag = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (ptr);
 	if (tag == 0)
 		tag = 1;
-	gtk_object_set_data (GTK_OBJECT (book), "sq_tag", GUINT_TO_POINTER (tag+1));
+	g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (book), "sq_tag", GUINT_TO_POINTER (tag+1));
 	return tag;
 }
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ simple_query_new (EBook *book, const char *query, EBookSimpleQueryCallback cb, g
 
 	sq->tag = book_issue_tag (book);
 	sq->book = book;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+	g_object_ref (book);
 	sq->query = g_strdup (query);
 	sq->cb = cb;
 	sq->closure = closure;
@@ -375,17 +375,17 @@ static void
 simple_query_disconnect (SimpleQueryInfo *sq)
 {
 	if (sq->add_tag) {
-		gtk_signal_disconnect (GTK_OBJECT (sq->view), sq->add_tag);
+		g_signal_handler_disconnect (sq->view, sq->add_tag);
 		sq->add_tag = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (sq->seq_complete_tag) {
-		gtk_signal_disconnect (GTK_OBJECT (sq->view), sq->seq_complete_tag);
+		g_signal_handler_disconnect (sq->view, sq->seq_complete_tag);
 		sq->seq_complete_tag = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (sq->view) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (sq->view));
+		g_object_unref (sq->view);
 		sq->view = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ simple_query_free (SimpleQueryInfo *sq)
 	g_free (sq->query);
 
 	if (sq->book)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (sq->book));
+		g_object_unref (sq->book);
 
-	g_list_foreach (sq->cards, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+	g_list_foreach (sq->cards, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 	g_list_free (sq->cards);
 
 	g_free (sq);
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ simple_query_card_added_cb (EBookView *view, const GList *cards, gpointer closur
 		return;
 
 	sq->cards = g_list_concat (sq->cards, g_list_copy ((GList *) cards));
-	g_list_foreach ((GList *) cards, (GFunc) gtk_object_ref, NULL);
+	g_list_foreach ((GList *) cards, (GFunc) g_object_ref, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -452,16 +452,12 @@ simple_query_book_view_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, EBookView *book_view
 	}
 
 	sq->view = book_view;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (book_view));
-
-	sq->add_tag = gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (sq->view),
-					  "card_added",
-					  GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (simple_query_card_added_cb),
-					  sq);
-	sq->seq_complete_tag = gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (sq->view),
-						   "sequence_complete",
-						   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (simple_query_sequence_complete_cb),
-						   sq);
+	g_object_ref (book_view);
+
+	sq->add_tag = g_signal_connect (sq->view, "card_added",
+					G_CALLBACK (simple_query_card_added_cb), sq);
+	sq->seq_complete_tag = g_signal_connect (sq->view, "sequence_complete",
+						 G_CALLBACK (simple_query_sequence_complete_cb), sq);
 }
 
 guint
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.h
index c1c07564cd..71d9cd0c33 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-util.h
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
 #ifndef __E_BOOK_UTIL_H__
 #define __E_BOOK_UTIL_H__
 
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
 #include "e-book.h"
-#include <bonobo-conf/bonobo-config-database.h>
+#include "e-util/e-config-listener.h"
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-object.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-moniker-util.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /* Callbacks for asynchronous functions. */
 typedef void (*EBookCommonCallback)      (EBook *book, gpointer closure);
@@ -58,8 +57,8 @@ gboolean               e_book_load_default_book         (EBook
 							 gpointer                  closure);
 char                  *e_book_get_default_book_uri      (void);
 
-/* Bonoboconf database interface. */
-Bonobo_ConfigDatabase  e_book_get_config_database       (CORBA_Environment        *ev);
+/* config database interface. */
+EConfigListener       *e_book_get_config_database       (void);
 
 /* Simple Query Interface. */
 guint                  e_book_simple_query              (EBook                    *book,
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@ void                   e_book_query_address_default     (const gchar
 							 EBookHaveAddressCallback  cb,
 							 gpointer                  closure);
 
-END_GNOME_DECLS
-
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __E_BOOK_UTIL_H__ */
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.c
index ce46fd1100..5e8c9300ae 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.c
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
 #include "e-book-view-listener.h"
 #include "e-book-view.h"
 #include "e-card.h"
+#include "e-book-marshal.h"
 
 static EBookViewStatus e_book_view_listener_convert_status (GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener_CallStatus status);
 
@@ -24,10 +25,13 @@ enum {
 
 static guint e_book_view_listener_signals [LAST_SIGNAL];
 
-static BonoboObjectClass          *e_book_view_listener_parent_class;
+static BonoboObjectClass          *parent_class;
 POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__vepv  e_book_view_listener_vepv;
 
 struct _EBookViewListenerPrivate {
+	EBookViewListenerServant *servant;
+	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener corba_objref;
+
 	GList   *response_queue;
 	gint     timeout_id;
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ e_book_view_listener_check_queue (EBookViewListener *listener)
 	listener->priv->timeout_lock = TRUE;
 
 	if (listener->priv->response_queue != NULL && !listener->priv->stopped) {
-		gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (listener), e_book_view_listener_signals [RESPONSES_QUEUED]);
+		g_signal_emit (listener, e_book_view_listener_signals [RESPONSES_QUEUED], 0);
 	}
 
 	if (listener->priv->response_queue == NULL || listener->priv->stopped) {
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ e_book_view_listener_queue_response (EBookViewListener         *listener,
 	if (listener->priv->stopped) {
 		/* Free response and return */
 		g_free (response->id);
-		g_list_foreach (response->cards, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+		g_list_foreach (response->cards, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 		g_list_free (response->cards);
 		g_free (response->message);
 		g_free (response);
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ impl_BookViewListener_notify_card_added (PortableServer_Servant servant,
 
 static void
 impl_BookViewListener_notify_card_removed (PortableServer_Servant servant,
-					   const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_CardId id,
+					   const CORBA_char* id,
 					   CORBA_Environment *ev)
 {
 	EBookViewListener *listener = E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER (bonobo_object_from_servant (servant));
@@ -327,41 +331,70 @@ e_book_view_listener_convert_status (const GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewL
 	}
 }
 
-static EBookViewListener *
-e_book_view_listener_construct (EBookViewListener *listener)
+void
+e_book_view_listener_construct      (EBookViewListener *listener,
+				     GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener corba_objref)
 {
-	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener *servant;
-	CORBA_Environment           ev;
-	CORBA_Object                obj;
+	EBookViewListenerPrivate *priv;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (listener != NULL);
+	g_return_if_fail (corba_objref != CORBA_OBJECT_NIL);
+
+	priv = listener->priv;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (priv->corba_objref == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL);
 
-	g_assert (listener != NULL);
-	g_assert (E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER (listener));
+	priv->corba_objref = corba_objref;
+}
 
-	servant = (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener *) g_new0 (BonoboObjectServant, 1);
-	servant->vepv = &e_book_view_listener_vepv;
+static EBookViewListenerServant *
+create_servant (EBookViewListener *listener)
+{
+	EBookViewListenerServant *servant;
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener *corba_servant;
+	CORBA_Environment ev;
 
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
 
-	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__init ((PortableServer_Servant) servant, &ev);
+	servant = g_new0 (EBookViewListenerServant, 1);
+	corba_servant = (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener *) servant;
+
+	corba_servant->vepv = &e_book_view_listener_vepv;
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__init ((PortableServer_Servant) corba_servant, &ev);
 	if (ev._major != CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION) {
 		g_free (servant);
 		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
-
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	servant->object = listener;
+
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-	obj = bonobo_object_activate_servant (BONOBO_OBJECT (listener), servant);
-	if (obj == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) {
-		g_free (servant);
+	return servant;
+}
 
-		return NULL;
+static GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener
+activate_servant (EBookViewListener *listener,
+		  POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener *servant)
+{
+	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener corba_object;
+	CORBA_Environment ev;
+
+	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
+
+	CORBA_free (PortableServer_POA_activate_object (bonobo_poa (), servant, &ev));
+
+	corba_object = PortableServer_POA_servant_to_reference (bonobo_poa(), servant, &ev);
+
+	if (ev._major == CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION && ! CORBA_Object_is_nil (corba_object, &ev)) {
+		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
+		return corba_object;
 	}
 
-	bonobo_object_construct (BONOBO_OBJECT (listener), obj);
+	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-	return listener;
+	return CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -376,26 +409,25 @@ EBookViewListener *
 e_book_view_listener_new ()
 {
 	EBookViewListener *listener;
-	EBookViewListener *retval;
+	EBookViewListenerPrivate *priv;
+	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener corba_objref;
 
-	listener = gtk_type_new (E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_TYPE);
+	listener = g_object_new (E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER, NULL);
+	priv = listener->priv;
 
-	retval = e_book_view_listener_construct (listener);
+	priv->servant = create_servant (listener);
+	corba_objref = activate_servant (listener, (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener *) priv->servant);
 
-	if (retval == NULL) {
-		g_warning ("e_book_view_listener_new: Error constructing "
-			   "EBookViewListener!\n");
-		bonobo_object_unref (BONOBO_OBJECT (listener));
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	e_book_view_listener_construct (listener, corba_objref);
 
-	return retval;
+	return listener;
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_view_listener_init (EBookViewListener *listener)
 {
 	listener->priv                 = g_new0 (EBookViewListenerPrivate, 1);
+	listener->priv->corba_objref   = CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
 	listener->priv->response_queue = NULL;
 	listener->priv->timeout_id     = 0;
 	listener->priv->timeout_lock   = FALSE;
@@ -410,7 +442,7 @@ e_book_view_listener_stop (EBookViewListener *listener)
 }
 
 static void
-e_book_view_listener_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_book_view_listener_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBookViewListener *listener = E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER (object);
 	GList *l;
@@ -427,7 +459,7 @@ e_book_view_listener_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 
 		g_free(resp->id);
 
-		g_list_foreach(resp->cards, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+		g_list_foreach(resp->cards, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 		g_list_free(resp->cards);
 		resp->cards = NULL;
 
@@ -440,76 +472,78 @@ e_book_view_listener_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	
 	g_free (listener->priv);
 	listener->priv = NULL;
-	
-	GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_view_listener_parent_class)->destroy (object);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
-POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__epv *
-e_book_view_listener_get_epv (void)
+static void
+corba_class_init (void)
 {
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__vepv *vepv;
 	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__epv *epv;
+	PortableServer_ServantBase__epv *base_epv;
 
-	epv = g_new0 (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__epv, 1);
+	base_epv = g_new0 (PortableServer_ServantBase__epv, 1);
+	base_epv->_private    = NULL;
+	base_epv->finalize    = NULL;
+	base_epv->default_POA = NULL;
 
+
+	epv = g_new0 (POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__epv, 1);
 	epv->notifyCardChanged      = impl_BookViewListener_notify_card_changed;
 	epv->notifyCardRemoved      = impl_BookViewListener_notify_card_removed;
 	epv->notifyCardAdded        = impl_BookViewListener_notify_card_added;
 	epv->notifySequenceComplete = impl_BookViewListener_notify_sequence_complete;
 	epv->notifyStatusMessage    = impl_BookViewListener_notify_status_message;
 
-	return epv;
-}
-
-static void
-e_book_view_listener_corba_class_init (void)
-{
-	e_book_view_listener_vepv.Bonobo_Unknown_epv          = bonobo_object_get_epv ();
-	e_book_view_listener_vepv.GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener_epv = e_book_view_listener_get_epv ();
+	vepv = &e_book_view_listener_vepv;
+	vepv->_base_epv                                    = base_epv;
+	vepv->GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener_epv = epv;
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_view_listener_class_init (EBookViewListenerClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class = (GtkObjectClass *) klass;
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
-	e_book_view_listener_parent_class = gtk_type_class (bonobo_object_get_type ());
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (BONOBO_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 	e_book_view_listener_signals [RESPONSES_QUEUED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("responses_queued",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookViewListenerClass, responses_queued),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-
-	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_book_view_listener_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
+		g_signal_new ("responses_queued",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookViewListenerClass, responses_queued),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__NONE,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
-	object_class->destroy = e_book_view_listener_destroy;
+	object_class->dispose = e_book_view_listener_dispose;
 
-	e_book_view_listener_corba_class_init ();
+	corba_class_init ();
 }
 
 /**
  * e_book_view_listener_get_type:
  */
-GtkType
+GType
 e_book_view_listener_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType type = 0;
+	static GType type = 0;
 
 	if (! type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo info = {
-			"EBookViewListener",
-			sizeof (EBookViewListener),
+		GTypeInfo info = {
 			sizeof (EBookViewListenerClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc)  e_book_view_listener_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_book_view_listener_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved 1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved 2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL, /* base_class_init */
+			NULL, /* base_class_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc)  e_book_view_listener_class_init,
+			NULL, /* class_finalize */
+			NULL, /* class_data */
+			sizeof (EBookViewListener),
+			0,    /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_book_view_listener_init
 		};
 
-		type = gtk_type_unique (bonobo_object_get_type (), &info);
+		type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "EBookViewListener", &info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return type;
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.h
index 284c880ed1..3ca502dbfc 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view-listener.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
 /*
- * A client-side GtkObject which exposes the
+ * A client-side GObject which exposes the
  * Evolution:BookViewListener interface.
  *
  * Author:
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@
 #ifndef __E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_H__
 #define __E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_H__
 
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-object.h>
 #include <ebook/e-book-types.h>
 #include <ebook/addressbook.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+#define E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER           (e_book_view_listener_get_type ())
+#define E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER(o)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER, EBookViewListener))
+#define E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_CLASS(k)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER, EBookViewListenerClass))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER(o)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_CLASS(k)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER))
+#define E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER, EBookViewListenerClass))
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _EBookViewListener EBookViewListener;
 typedef struct _EBookViewListenerClass EBookViewListenerClass;
@@ -63,20 +69,23 @@ typedef struct {
 	
 } EBookViewListenerResponse;
 
+
+struct _EBookViewListenerServant {
+	POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener servant_placeholder;
+	EBookViewListener *object;
+};
+typedef struct _EBookViewListenerServant EBookViewListenerServant;
+
+
+
 EBookViewListener         *e_book_view_listener_new            (void);
+void                       e_book_view_listener_construct      (EBookViewListener *listener,
+								GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener corba_objref);
 int                        e_book_view_listener_check_pending  (EBookViewListener *listener);
 EBookViewListenerResponse *e_book_view_listener_pop_response   (EBookViewListener *listener);
-GtkType                    e_book_view_listener_get_type       (void);
+GType                      e_book_view_listener_get_type       (void);
 void                       e_book_view_listener_stop           (EBookViewListener *listener);
 
-POA_GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookViewListener__epv *e_book_view_listener_get_epv (void);
-
-#define E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_TYPE        (e_book_view_listener_get_type ())
-#define E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER(o)          (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((o), E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_TYPE, EBookViewListener))
-#define E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_CLASS(k)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_TYPE, EBookViewListenerClass))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER(o)       (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((o), E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_TYPE))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_TYPE))
-
-END_GNOME_DECLS
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ! __E_BOOK_VIEW_LISTENER_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.c
index 3dd5f4c703..47f8575b8f 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.c
@@ -9,16 +9,15 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmarshal.h>
 
 #include "addressbook.h"
 #include "e-card-cursor.h"
 #include "e-book-view-listener.h"
 #include "e-book-view.h"
 #include "e-book.h"
+#include "e-book-marshal.h"
 
-GtkObjectClass *e_book_view_parent_class;
+static GObjectClass *parent_class;
 
 struct _EBookViewPrivate {
 	GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookView     corba_book_view;
@@ -57,10 +56,10 @@ e_book_view_do_added_event (EBookView                 *book_view,
 	if (book_view->priv->book)
 		g_list_foreach (resp->cards, add_book_iterator, book_view->priv->book);
 
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book_view), e_book_view_signals [CARD_ADDED],
-			 resp->cards);
+	g_signal_emit (book_view, e_book_view_signals [CARD_ADDED], 0,
+		       resp->cards);
 
-	g_list_foreach (resp->cards, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+	g_list_foreach (resp->cards, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 	g_list_free (resp->cards);
 }
 
@@ -71,10 +70,10 @@ e_book_view_do_modified_event (EBookView                 *book_view,
 	if (book_view->priv->book)
 		g_list_foreach (resp->cards, add_book_iterator, book_view->priv->book);
 
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book_view), e_book_view_signals [CARD_CHANGED],
-			 resp->cards);
+	g_signal_emit (book_view, e_book_view_signals [CARD_CHANGED], 0,
+		       resp->cards);
 
-	g_list_foreach (resp->cards, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+	g_list_foreach (resp->cards, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 	g_list_free (resp->cards);
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +81,8 @@ static void
 e_book_view_do_removed_event (EBookView                 *book_view,
 			      EBookViewListenerResponse *resp)
 {
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book_view), e_book_view_signals [CARD_REMOVED],
-			 resp->id);
+	g_signal_emit (book_view, e_book_view_signals [CARD_REMOVED], 0,
+		       resp->id);
 
 	g_free(resp->id);
 }
@@ -92,15 +91,16 @@ static void
 e_book_view_do_complete_event (EBookView                 *book_view,
 			       EBookViewListenerResponse *resp)
 {
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book_view), e_book_view_signals [SEQUENCE_COMPLETE], resp->status);
+	g_signal_emit (book_view, e_book_view_signals [SEQUENCE_COMPLETE], 0,
+		       resp->status);
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_view_do_status_message_event (EBookView                 *book_view,
 				     EBookViewListenerResponse *resp)
 {
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book_view), e_book_view_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE],
-			 resp->message);
+	g_signal_emit (book_view, e_book_view_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE], 0,
+		       resp->message);
 	g_free(resp->message);
 }
 
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ e_book_view_construct (EBookView *book_view, GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookVie
 	 * Create our local BookListener interface.
 	 */
 	book_view->priv->listener = listener;
-	book_view->priv->responses_queued_id = gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (book_view->priv->listener), "responses_queued",
-								   e_book_view_check_listener_queue, book_view);
+	book_view->priv->responses_queued_id = g_signal_connect (book_view->priv->listener, "responses_queued",
+								 G_CALLBACK (e_book_view_check_listener_queue), book_view);
 
 	bonobo_object_ref(BONOBO_OBJECT(book_view->priv->listener));
 
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ e_book_view_new (GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookView corba_book_view, EBookView
 {
 	EBookView *book_view;
 
-	book_view = gtk_type_new (E_BOOK_VIEW_TYPE);
+	book_view = g_object_new (E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW, NULL);
 
 	if (! e_book_view_construct (book_view, corba_book_view, listener)) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book_view));
+		g_object_unref (book_view);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ e_book_view_set_book (EBookView *book_view, EBook *book)
 	g_return_if_fail (book_view->priv->book == NULL);
 
 	book_view->priv->book = book;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+	g_object_ref (book);
 }
 
 void
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ e_book_view_init (EBookView *book_view)
 }
 
 static void
-e_book_view_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_book_view_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBookView             *book_view = E_BOOK_VIEW (object);
 	CORBA_Environment  ev;
 
 	if (book_view->priv->book) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book_view->priv->book));
+		g_object_unref (book_view->priv->book);
 	}
 
 	if (book_view->priv->corba_book_view) {
@@ -249,103 +249,99 @@ e_book_view_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 
 	if (book_view->priv->listener) {
 		if (book_view->priv->responses_queued_id)
-			gtk_signal_disconnect(GTK_OBJECT(book_view->priv->listener),
-					      book_view->priv->responses_queued_id);
+			g_signal_handler_disconnect(book_view->priv->listener,
+						    book_view->priv->responses_queued_id);
 		e_book_view_listener_stop (book_view->priv->listener);
 		bonobo_object_unref (BONOBO_OBJECT(book_view->priv->listener));
 	}
 
 	g_free (book_view->priv);
 
-	if (GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_view_parent_class)->destroy)
-		GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_view_parent_class)->destroy (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS(parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_view_class_init (EBookViewClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class = (GtkObjectClass *) klass;
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
-	e_book_view_parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 	e_book_view_signals [CARD_CHANGED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("card_changed",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, card_changed),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+		g_signal_new ("card_changed",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, card_changed),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_POINTER);
 
 	e_book_view_signals [CARD_ADDED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("card_added",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, card_added),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__STRING,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_STRING);
+		g_signal_new ("card_added",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, card_added),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__STRING,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_STRING);
 
 	e_book_view_signals [CARD_REMOVED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("card_removed",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, card_removed),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+		g_signal_new ("card_removed",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, card_removed),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_POINTER);
 
 	e_book_view_signals [SEQUENCE_COMPLETE] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("sequence_complete",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, sequence_complete),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__ENUM,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_ENUM);
+		g_signal_new ("sequence_complete",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, sequence_complete),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__ENUM,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_ENUM);
 
 	e_book_view_signals [STATUS_MESSAGE] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("status_message",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, status_message),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__STRING,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_STRING);
-
-	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_book_view_signals,
-				      LAST_SIGNAL);
-
-	klass->card_changed = NULL;
-	klass->card_added = NULL;
-	klass->card_removed = NULL;
-	klass->sequence_complete = NULL;
-	klass->status_message = NULL;
-
-	object_class->destroy = e_book_view_destroy;
+		g_signal_new ("status_message",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookViewClass, status_message),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__STRING,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_STRING);
+
+	object_class->dispose = e_book_view_dispose;
 }
 
 /**
  * e_book_view_get_type:
  */
-GtkType
+GType
 e_book_view_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType type = 0;
+	static GType type = 0;
 
 	if (! type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo info = {
-			"EBookView",
-			sizeof (EBookView),
+		GTypeInfo info = {
 			sizeof (EBookViewClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc)  e_book_view_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_book_view_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved 1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved 2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL, /* base_class_init */
+			NULL, /* base_class_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc)  e_book_view_class_init,
+			NULL, /* class_finalize */
+			NULL, /* class_data */
+			sizeof (EBookView),
+			0,    /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_book_view_init
 		};
 
-		type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &info);
+		type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "EBookView", &info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return type;
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.h
index 2e055ddec9..98eee4cde3 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book-view.h
@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@
 #ifndef __E_BOOK_VIEW_H__
 #define __E_BOOK_VIEW_H__
 
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card.h>
 #include <ebook/e-book-view-listener.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+#define E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW           (e_book_view_get_type ())
+#define E_BOOK_VIEW(o)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW, EBookView))
+#define E_BOOK_VIEW_CLASS(k)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW, EBookViewClass))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW(o)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_CLASS(k)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW))
+#define E_BOOK_VIEW_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_VIEW, EBookViewClass))
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _EBookView        EBookView;
 typedef struct _EBookViewClass   EBookViewClass;
@@ -25,12 +32,12 @@ typedef struct _EBookViewPrivate EBookViewPrivate;
 struct _EBook;  /* Forward reference */
 
 struct _EBookView {
-	GtkObject     parent;
+	GObject     parent;
 	EBookViewPrivate *priv;
 };
 
 struct _EBookViewClass {
-	GtkObjectClass parent;
+	GObjectClass parent;
 
 	/*
 	 * Signals.
@@ -45,18 +52,12 @@ struct _EBookViewClass {
 /* Creating a new addressbook. */
 EBookView         *e_book_view_new                    (GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookView corba_book_view, EBookViewListener *listener);
 
-GtkType            e_book_view_get_type               (void);
+GType              e_book_view_get_type               (void);
 
 void               e_book_view_set_book               (EBookView *book_view, struct _EBook *book);
 
 void               e_book_view_stop                   (EBookView *book_view);
 
-#define E_BOOK_VIEW_TYPE        (e_book_view_get_type ())
-#define E_BOOK_VIEW(o)          (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((o), E_BOOK_VIEW_TYPE, EBookView))
-#define E_BOOK_VIEW_CLASS(k)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_BOOK_VIEW_TYPE, EBookViewClass))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW(o)       (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((o), E_BOOK_VIEW_TYPE))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_VIEW_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_BOOK_VIEW_TYPE))
-
-END_GNOME_DECLS
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ! __E_BOOK_VIEW_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.c
index d211496261..fe8f90cee7 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.c
@@ -9,18 +9,19 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include <gtk/gtksignal.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmarshal.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation.h>
 
 #include "addressbook.h"
 #include "e-card-cursor.h"
 #include "e-book-listener.h"
 #include "e-book.h"
+#include "e-book-marshal.h"
 #include "e-util/e-component-listener.h"
 
-GtkObjectClass *e_book_parent_class;
+static GObjectClass *parent_class;
 
 #define CARDSERVER_OAF_ID "OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Wombat_ServerFactory"
 
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ struct _EBookPrivate {
 	guint op_tag;
 
 	gchar *uri;
+
+	gulong died_signal;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ e_book_do_response_get_vcard (EBook                 *book,
 					((EBookCardCallback) op->cb) (book, E_BOOK_STATUS_CANCELLED, NULL, op->closure);
 			}
 
-			gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+			g_object_unref(card);
 		} else {
 			((EBookCursorCallback) op->cb) (book, resp->status, NULL, op->closure);
 		}
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ e_book_do_response_get_cursor (EBook                 *book,
 
 		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(cursor));
+		g_object_unref(cursor);
 	} else {
 		((EBookCursorCallback) op->cb) (book, E_BOOK_STATUS_CANCELLED, NULL, op->closure);
 	}
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ e_book_do_response_get_view (EBook                 *book,
 
 		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(book_view));
+		g_object_unref(book_view);
 	} else {
 		e_book_view_listener_stop (op->listener);
 		((EBookBookViewCallback) op->cb) (book, E_BOOK_STATUS_CANCELLED, NULL, op->closure);
@@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ e_book_do_response_get_changes (EBook                 *book,
 
 		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(book_view));
+		g_object_unref(book_view);
 	} else {
 		e_book_view_listener_stop (op->listener);
 		((EBookBookViewCallback) op->cb) (book, E_BOOK_STATUS_CANCELLED, NULL, op->closure);
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ backend_died_cb (EComponentListener *cl, gpointer user_data)
 	EBook *book = user_data;
 
 	book->priv->load_state = URINotLoaded;
-        gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book), e_book_signals [BACKEND_DIED]);
+        g_signal_emit (book, e_book_signals [BACKEND_DIED], 0);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -418,9 +421,11 @@ e_book_do_response_open (EBook                 *book,
 		book->priv->corba_book  = resp->book;
 		book->priv->load_state  = URILoaded;
 
+#if PENDING_PORT_WORK
 		book->priv->comp_listener = e_component_listener_new (book->priv->corba_book, 0);
-                gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (book->priv->comp_listener), "component_died",
-                                    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (backend_died_cb), book);
+                book->priv->died_signal = g_signal_connect (book->priv->comp_listener, "component_died",
+							    G_CALLBACK (backend_died_cb), book);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	op = e_book_pop_op (book);
@@ -440,8 +445,8 @@ static void
 e_book_do_progress_event (EBook                 *book,
 			  EBookListenerResponse *resp)
 {
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book), e_book_signals [OPEN_PROGRESS],
-			 resp->msg, resp->percent);
+	g_signal_emit (book, e_book_signals [OPEN_PROGRESS], 0,
+		       resp->msg, resp->percent);
 
 	g_free (resp->msg);
 }
@@ -450,16 +455,16 @@ static void
 e_book_do_link_event (EBook                 *book,
 		      EBookListenerResponse *resp)
 {
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book), e_book_signals [LINK_STATUS],
-			 resp->connected);
+	g_signal_emit (book, e_book_signals [LINK_STATUS], 0,
+		       resp->connected);
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_do_writable_event (EBook                 *book,
 			  EBookListenerResponse *resp)
 {
-	gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (book), e_book_signals [WRITABLE_STATUS],
-			 resp->writable);
+	g_signal_emit (book, e_book_signals [WRITABLE_STATUS], 0,
+		       resp->writable);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -483,7 +488,7 @@ e_book_do_response_get_supported_fields (EBook                 *book,
 			((EBookFieldsCallback) op->cb) (book, E_BOOK_STATUS_CANCELLED, NULL, op->closure);
 	}
 
-	gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(resp->fields));
+	g_object_unref(resp->fields);
 
 	e_book_op_free (op);
 }
@@ -631,7 +636,7 @@ static gboolean
 activate_factories_for_uri (EBook *book, const char *uri)
 {
 	CORBA_Environment ev;
-	OAF_ServerInfoList *info_list = NULL;
+	Bonobo_ServerInfoList *info_list = NULL;
 	int i;
 	char *protocol, *query, *colon;
 	gboolean retval = FALSE;
@@ -649,10 +654,10 @@ activate_factories_for_uri (EBook *book, const char *uri)
 
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
 	
-	info_list = oaf_query (query, NULL, &ev);
+	info_list = bonobo_activation_query (query, NULL, &ev);
 
 	if (ev._major != CORBA_NO_EXCEPTION) {
-		g_warning ("Eeek!  Cannot perform OAF query for book factories.");
+		g_warning ("Eeek!  Cannot perform bonobo-activation query for book factories.");
 		CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 		goto shutdown;
 	}
@@ -666,12 +671,12 @@ activate_factories_for_uri (EBook *book, const char *uri)
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < info_list->_length; i ++) {
-		const OAF_ServerInfo *info;
+		const Bonobo_ServerInfo *info;
 		GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_BookFactory factory;
 
 		info = info_list->_buffer + i;
 
-		factory = oaf_activate_from_id (info->iid, 0, NULL, NULL);
+		factory = bonobo_activation_activate_from_id (info->iid, 0, NULL, NULL);
 
 		if (factory == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL)
 			g_warning ("e_book_construct: Could not obtain a handle "
@@ -735,8 +740,8 @@ e_book_load_uri (EBook                     *book,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (book->priv->listener), "responses_queued",
-			    e_book_check_listener_queue, book);
+	g_signal_connect (book->priv->listener, "responses_queued",
+			  G_CALLBACK (e_book_check_listener_queue), book);
 
 	load_uri_data = g_new (EBookLoadURIData, 1);
 	load_uri_data->open_response = open_response;
@@ -886,10 +891,10 @@ e_book_new (void)
 {
 	EBook *book;
 
-	book = gtk_type_new (E_BOOK_TYPE);
+	book = g_object_new (E_TYPE_BOOK, NULL);
 
 	if (! e_book_construct (book)) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+		g_object_unref (book);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1084,9 +1089,9 @@ e_book_add_card (EBook           *book,
 	g_free (vcard);
 
 	if (card->book && card->book != book)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+		g_object_unref (card->book);
 	card->book = book;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+	g_object_ref (card->book);
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1167,9 +1172,9 @@ e_book_commit_card (EBook         *book,
 	g_free (vcard);
 
 	if (card->book && card->book != book)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+		g_object_unref (card->book);
 	card->book = book;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+	g_object_ref (card->book);
 
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1471,7 +1476,7 @@ e_book_init (EBook *book)
 }
 
 static void
-e_book_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_book_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBook             *book = E_BOOK (object);
 	CORBA_Environment  ev;
@@ -1493,8 +1498,8 @@ e_book_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	}
 
         if (book->priv->comp_listener) {
-                gtk_signal_disconnect_by_data (GTK_OBJECT (book->priv->comp_listener), book);
-                gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (book->priv->comp_listener));
+                g_signal_handler_disconnect (book->priv->comp_listener, book->priv->died_signal);
+                g_object_unref (book->priv->comp_listener);
                 book->priv->comp_listener = NULL;
         }
 
@@ -1502,69 +1507,70 @@ e_book_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 
 	g_free (book->priv);
 
-	GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_parent_class)->destroy (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
 e_book_class_init (EBookClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class = (GtkObjectClass *) klass;
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
-	e_book_parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 	e_book_signals [LINK_STATUS] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("link_status",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookClass, link_status),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__BOOL,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_BOOL);
+		g_signal_new ("link_status",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookClass, link_status),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__BOOL,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
 
 	e_book_signals [WRITABLE_STATUS] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("writable_status",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookClass, writable_status),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__BOOL,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
-				GTK_TYPE_BOOL);
+		g_signal_new ("writable_status",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookClass, writable_status),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__BOOL,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			      G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
 
 	e_book_signals [BACKEND_DIED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("backend_died",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EBookClass, backend_died),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-
-	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_book_signals,
-				      LAST_SIGNAL);
-
-	object_class->destroy = e_book_destroy;
+		g_signal_new ("backend_died",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EBookClass, backend_died),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__NONE,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+
+	object_class->dispose = e_book_dispose;
 }
 
 /**
  * e_book_get_type:
  */
-GtkType
+GType
 e_book_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType type = 0;
+	static GType type = 0;
 
 	if (! type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo info = {
-			"EBook",
-			sizeof (EBook),
+		GTypeInfo info = {
 			sizeof (EBookClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc)  e_book_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_book_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved 1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved 2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL, /* base_class_init */
+			NULL, /* base_class_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc)  e_book_class_init,
+			NULL, /* class_finalize */
+			NULL, /* class_data */
+			sizeof (EBook),
+			0,    /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_book_init
 		};
 
-		type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &info);
+		type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "EBook", &info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return type;
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.h
index be90f52c04..c7b8a100e8 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-book.h
@@ -11,26 +11,34 @@
 #ifndef __E_BOOK_H__
 #define __E_BOOK_H__
 
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 
 #include <ebook/e-card.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card-cursor.h>
 #include <ebook/e-book-view.h>
 #include <ebook/e-book-types.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+#define E_TYPE_BOOK        (e_book_get_type ())
+#define E_BOOK(o)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK, EBook))
+#define E_BOOK_CLASS(k)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((k), E_TYPE_BOOK, EBookClass))
+#define E_IS_BOOK(o)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_BOOK))
+#define E_IS_BOOK_CLASS(k) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_BOOK))
+#define E_BOOK_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK, EBookClass))
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _EBook        EBook;
 typedef struct _EBookClass   EBookClass;
 typedef struct _EBookPrivate EBookPrivate;
 
 struct _EBook {
-	GtkObject     parent;
+	GObject       parent;
 	EBookPrivate *priv;
 };
 
 struct _EBookClass {
-	GtkObjectClass parent;
+	GObjectClass parent;
 
 	/*
 	 * Signals.
@@ -145,14 +153,8 @@ void      e_book_cancel                   (EBook                 *book,
 /* Getting the name of the repository. */
 char     *e_book_get_name                 (EBook                 *book);
 
-GtkType   e_book_get_type                 (void);
-
-#define E_BOOK_TYPE        (e_book_get_type ())
-#define E_BOOK(o)          (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((o), E_BOOK_TYPE, EBook))
-#define E_BOOK_CLASS(k)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_BOOK_TYPE, EBookClass))
-#define E_IS_BOOK(o)       (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((o), E_BOOK_TYPE))
-#define E_IS_BOOK_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_BOOK_TYPE))
+GType     e_book_get_type                 (void);
 
-END_GNOME_DECLS
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ! __E_BOOK_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-compare.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-compare.c
index b8866e7e81..7b6c6f0823 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-compare.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-compare.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <gal/unicode/gunicode.h>
 #include "e-book-util.h"
 #include "e-card-compare.h"
 
@@ -80,7 +79,28 @@ static gchar *name_synonyms[][2] = {
 	/* We should add soundex here. */
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };
-	
+
+static int
+utf8_casefold_collate_len (const gchar *str1, const gchar *str2, int len)
+{
+	gchar *s1 = g_utf8_casefold(str1, len);
+	gchar *s2 = g_utf8_casefold(str2, len);
+	int rv;
+
+	rv = g_utf8_collate (s1, s2);
+
+	g_free (s1);
+	g_free (s2);
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
+static int
+utf8_casefold_collate (const gchar *str1, const gchar *str2)
+{
+	return utf8_casefold_collate_len (str1, str2, -1);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 name_fragment_match (const gchar *a, const gchar *b, gboolean strict)
 {
@@ -102,7 +122,7 @@ name_fragment_match (const gchar *a, const gchar *b, gboolean strict)
 		len = MIN (g_utf8_strlen (a, -1), g_utf8_strlen (b, -1));
 	}
 
-	return !g_utf8_strncasecmp (a, b, len);
+	return !utf8_casefold_collate_len (a, b, len);
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -119,12 +139,12 @@ name_fragment_match_with_synonyms (const gchar *a, const gchar *b, gboolean stri
 	/* Check for nicknames.  Yes, the linear search blows. */
 	for (i=0; name_synonyms[i][0]; ++i) {
 
-		if (!g_utf8_strcasecmp (name_synonyms[i][0], a)
-		    && !g_utf8_strcasecmp (name_synonyms[i][1], b))
+		if (!utf8_casefold_collate (name_synonyms[i][0], a)
+		    && !utf8_casefold_collate (name_synonyms[i][1], b))
 			return TRUE;
 		
-		if (!g_utf8_strcasecmp (name_synonyms[i][0], b)
-		    && !g_utf8_strcasecmp (name_synonyms[i][1], a))
+		if (!utf8_casefold_collate (name_synonyms[i][0], b)
+		    && !utf8_casefold_collate (name_synonyms[i][1], a))
 			return TRUE;
 	}
 
@@ -221,7 +241,7 @@ e_card_compare_name_to_string_full (ECard *card, const gchar *str, gboolean allo
 			if (familyv && this_part_match == E_CARD_MATCH_PART_NONE) {
 				for (j = 0; familyv[j]; ++j) {
 					if (allow_partial_matches ? name_fragment_match_with_synonyms (familyv[j], namev[i], allow_partial_matches)
-					    : !g_utf8_strcasecmp (familyv[j], namev[i])) {
+					    : !utf8_casefold_collate (familyv[j], namev[i])) {
 
 						this_part_match = E_CARD_MATCH_PART_FAMILY_NAME;
 
@@ -310,7 +330,7 @@ e_card_compare_name (ECard *card1, ECard *card2)
 	if (a->family && b->family) {
 		++possible;
 		/* We don't allow "loose matching" (i.e. John vs. Jon) on family names */
-		if (! g_utf8_strcasecmp (a->family, b->family)) {
+		if (! utf8_casefold_collate (a->family, b->family)) {
 			++matches;
 			family_match = TRUE;
 		}
@@ -464,8 +484,8 @@ e_card_compare_email (ECard *card1, ECard *card2)
 		e_iterator_next (i1);
 	}
 
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (i1));
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (i2));
+	g_object_unref (i1);
+	g_object_unref (i2);
 
 	return match;
 }
@@ -522,11 +542,11 @@ static void
 match_search_info_free (MatchSearchInfo *info)
 {
 	if (info) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (info->card));
+		g_object_unref (info->card);
 
 		/* This should already have been deallocated, but just in case... */
 		if (info->avoid) {
-			g_list_foreach (info->avoid, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+			g_list_foreach (info->avoid, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 			g_list_free (info->avoid);
 			info->avoid = NULL;
 		}
@@ -663,7 +683,7 @@ e_card_locate_match (ECard *card, ECardMatchQueryCallback cb, gpointer closure)
 
 	info = g_new (MatchSearchInfo, 1);
 	info->card = card;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (card));
+	g_object_ref (card);
 	info->cb = cb;
 	info->closure = closure;
 	info->avoid = NULL;
@@ -692,11 +712,11 @@ e_card_locate_match_full (EBook *book, ECard *card, GList *avoid, ECardMatchQuer
 
 	info = g_new (MatchSearchInfo, 1);
 	info->card = card;
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (card));
+	g_object_ref (card);
 	info->cb = cb;
 	info->closure = closure;
 	info->avoid = g_list_copy (avoid);
-	g_list_foreach (info->avoid, (GFunc) gtk_object_ref, NULL);
+	g_list_foreach (info->avoid, (GFunc) g_object_ref, NULL);
 
 	if (book)
 		use_common_book_cb (book, info);
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.c
index 171f83d736..4c96338a52 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
 #include "addressbook.h"
 #include "e-card-cursor.h"
 
@@ -18,13 +17,13 @@ struct _ECardCursorPrivate {
 /*
  * A pointer to our parent object class
  */
-static GtkObjectClass *parent_class;
+static GObjectClass *parent_class;
 
 /*
- * Implemented GtkObject::destroy
+ * Implemented GObject::dispose
  */
 static void
-e_card_cursor_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_card_cursor_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECardCursor *cursor = E_CARD_CURSOR (object);
 	CORBA_Environment      ev;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ e_card_cursor_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	if ( cursor->priv )
 		g_free ( cursor->priv );
 
-	GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->destroy (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -129,11 +128,11 @@ e_card_cursor_get_nth (ECardCursor *cursor,
 static void
 e_card_cursor_class_init (ECardCursorClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class = (GtkObjectClass *) klass;
+	GObjectClass *object_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
 
-	parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
-	object_class->destroy = e_card_cursor_destroy;
+	object_class->dispose = e_card_cursor_dispose;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -143,24 +142,25 @@ e_card_cursor_init (ECardCursor *cursor)
 	cursor->priv->corba_cursor = CORBA_OBJECT_NIL;
 }
 
-GtkType
+GType
 e_card_cursor_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType type = 0;
+	static GType type = 0;
 
 	if (!type){
-		GtkTypeInfo info = {
-			"ECardCursor",
-			sizeof (ECardCursor),
+		static const GTypeInfo info =  {
 			sizeof (ECardCursorClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) e_card_cursor_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_card_cursor_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved 1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved 2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL,           /* base_init */
+			NULL,           /* base_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc) e_card_cursor_class_init,
+			NULL,           /* class_finalize */
+			NULL,           /* class_data */
+			sizeof (ECardCursor),
+			0,             /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_card_cursor_init,
 		};
 
-		type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &info);
+		type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "ECardCursor", &info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return type;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ e_card_cursor_construct (ECardCursor          *cursor,
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
 	
 	/*
-	 * Success: return the GtkType we were given
+	 * Success: return the GType we were given
 	 */
 	return cursor;
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ e_card_cursor_new (GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_CardCursor corba_cursor)
 {
 	ECardCursor *cursor;
 
-	cursor = gtk_type_new (e_card_cursor_get_type ());
+	cursor = g_object_new (E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR, NULL);
 	
 	return e_card_cursor_construct (cursor,
 					corba_cursor);
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.h
index d6e7625941..b8da39f023 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-cursor.h
@@ -10,24 +10,31 @@
 #ifndef __E_CARD_CURSOR_H__
 #define __E_CARD_CURSOR_H__
 
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <ebook/addressbook.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card.h>
 
-BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
+#define E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR          (e_card_cursor_get_type ())
+#define E_CARD_CURSOR(o)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR, ECardCursor))
+#define E_CARD_CURSOR_CLASS(k)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR, ECardCursorClass))
+#define E_IS_CARD_CURSOR(o)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR))
+#define E_IS_CARD_CURSOR_CLASS(k)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR))
+#define E_CARD_CURSOR_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD_CURSOR, ECardCursorClass))
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _ECardCursor        ECardCursor;
 typedef struct _ECardCursorPrivate ECardCursorPrivate;
 typedef struct _ECardCursorClass   ECardCursorClass;
 
 struct _ECardCursor {
-	GtkObject           parent;
+	GObject             parent;
 	ECardCursorPrivate *priv;
 };
 
 struct _ECardCursorClass {
-	GtkObjectClass parent;
+	GObjectClass parent;
 };
 
 /* Creating a new addressbook. */
@@ -35,18 +42,12 @@ ECardCursor *e_card_cursor_new       (GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_CardCursor  co
 ECardCursor *e_card_cursor_construct (ECardCursor          *cursor,
 				      GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_CardCursor  corba_cursor);
 
-GtkType      e_card_cursor_get_type    (void);
+GType        e_card_cursor_get_type    (void);
 
 /* Fetching cards. */
 long         e_card_cursor_get_length  (ECardCursor          *cursor);
 ECard       *e_card_cursor_get_nth     (ECardCursor          *cursor,
 					const long            nth);
-#define E_CARD_CURSOR_TYPE        (e_card_cursor_get_type ())
-#define E_CARD_CURSOR(o)          (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((o), E_CARD_CURSOR_TYPE, ECardCursor))
-#define E_CARD_CURSOR_CLASS(k)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), E_CARD_CURSOR_TYPE, ECardCursorClass))
-#define E_IS_CARD_CURSOR(o)       (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((o), E_CARD_CURSOR_TYPE))
-#define E_IS_CARD_CURSOR_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_CARD_CURSOR_TYPE))
-
-END_GNOME_DECLS
+G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ! __E_CARD_CURSOR_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.c
index 7f0dd263b4..9aa4638fb7 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.c
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
-#include <gal/util/e-unicode-i18n.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-i18n.h>
 #include <gal/util/e-util.h>
 
 #include <libversit/vcc.h>
 #include "e-card-simple.h"
 
-/* Object argument IDs */
+/* Object property IDs */
 enum {
-	ARG_0,
-	ARG_CARD,
+	PROP_0,
+	PROP_CARD,
 };
 
+static GObjectClass *parent_class;
 
 typedef enum _ECardSimpleInternalType ECardSimpleInternalType;
 typedef struct _ECardSimpleFieldData ECardSimpleFieldData;
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ static int field_data_count = sizeof (field_data) / sizeof (field_data[0]);
 static void e_card_simple_init (ECardSimple *simple);
 static void e_card_simple_class_init (ECardSimpleClass *klass);
 
-static void e_card_simple_destroy (GtkObject *object);
-static void e_card_simple_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id);
-static void e_card_simple_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id);
+static void e_card_simple_dispose (GObject *object);
+static void e_card_simple_set_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
+static void e_card_simple_get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
 
 static void fill_in_info(ECardSimple *simple);
 
@@ -207,24 +207,25 @@ char *address_names[] = {
  * 
  * Return value: The type ID of the &ECardSimple class.
  **/
-GtkType
+GType
 e_card_simple_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType simple_type = 0;
+	static GType simple_type = 0;
 
 	if (!simple_type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo simple_info = {
-			"ECardSimple",
-			sizeof (ECardSimple),
+		static const GTypeInfo simple_info =  {
 			sizeof (ECardSimpleClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) e_card_simple_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_card_simple_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved_1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved_2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL,           /* base_init */
+			NULL,           /* base_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc) e_card_simple_class_init,
+			NULL,           /* class_finalize */
+			NULL,           /* class_data */
+			sizeof (ECardSimple),
+			0,             /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_card_simple_init,
 		};
 
-		simple_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &simple_info);
+		simple_type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "ECardSimple", &simple_info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return simple_type;
@@ -239,10 +240,10 @@ e_card_simple_get_type (void)
 ECardSimple *
 e_card_simple_new (ECard *card)
 {
-	ECardSimple *simple = E_CARD_SIMPLE(gtk_type_new(e_card_simple_get_type()));
-	gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(simple),
-		       "card", card,
-		       NULL);
+	ECardSimple *simple = g_object_new (E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE, NULL);
+	g_object_set(simple,
+		     "card", card,
+		     NULL);
 	return simple;
 }
 
@@ -318,16 +319,22 @@ e_card_simple_get_vcard_assume_utf8 (ECardSimple *simple)
 static void
 e_card_simple_class_init (ECardSimpleClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+	GObjectClass *object_class;
+
+	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
 
-	object_class = GTK_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECardSimple::card",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_CARD);
+	object_class->dispose = e_card_simple_dispose;
+	object_class->get_property = e_card_simple_get_property;
+	object_class->set_property = e_card_simple_set_property;
 
-	object_class->destroy = e_card_simple_destroy;
-	object_class->get_arg = e_card_simple_get_arg;
-	object_class->set_arg = e_card_simple_set_arg;
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_CARD, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("card",
+							      _("ECard"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_CARD,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -335,7 +342,7 @@ e_card_simple_class_init (ECardSimpleClass *klass)
  */
 
 static void
-e_card_simple_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_card_simple_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECardSimple *simple;
 	int i;
@@ -343,7 +350,7 @@ e_card_simple_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	simple = E_CARD_SIMPLE (object);
 
 	if (simple->card)
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card));
+		g_object_unref(simple->card);
 	g_list_foreach(simple->temp_fields, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
 	g_list_free(simple->temp_fields);
 	simple->temp_fields = NULL;
@@ -356,52 +363,61 @@ e_card_simple_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 		e_card_address_label_unref(simple->address[i]);
 	for(i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_ADDRESS_ID_LAST; i++)
 		e_card_delivery_address_unref(simple->delivery[i]);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 
 /* Set_arg handler for the simple */
 static void
-e_card_simple_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
+e_card_simple_set_property (GObject *object,
+			    guint prop_id,
+			    const GValue *value,
+			    GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
 	ECardSimple *simple;
 	
 	simple = E_CARD_SIMPLE (object);
 
-	switch (arg_id) {
-	case ARG_CARD:
+	switch (prop_id) {
+	case PROP_CARD:
 		if (simple->card)
-			gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card));
+			g_object_unref(simple->card);
 		g_list_foreach(simple->temp_fields, (GFunc) g_free, NULL);
 		g_list_free(simple->temp_fields);
 		simple->temp_fields = NULL;
-		if (GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg))
-			simple->card = E_CARD(GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg));
+		if (g_value_get_pointer (value))
+			simple->card = E_CARD(g_value_get_pointer (value));
 		else
 			simple->card = NULL;
 		if(simple->card)
-			gtk_object_ref(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card));
+			g_object_ref(simple->card);
 		fill_in_info(simple);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return;
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
 /* Get_arg handler for the simple */
 static void
-e_card_simple_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
+e_card_simple_get_property (GObject *object,
+			    guint prop_id,
+			    GValue *value,
+			    GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
 	ECardSimple *simple;
 
 	simple = E_CARD_SIMPLE (object);
 
-	switch (arg_id) {
-	case ARG_CARD:
+	switch (prop_id) {
+	case PROP_CARD:
 		e_card_simple_sync_card(simple);
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT (*arg) = (GtkObject *) simple->card;
+		g_value_set_pointer (value, simple->card);
 		break;
 	default:
-		arg->type = GTK_TYPE_INVALID;
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -443,12 +459,12 @@ fill_in_info(ECardSimple *simple)
 
 		EIterator *iterator;
 
-		gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-			       "address_label", &address_list,
-			       "address",       &delivery_list,
-			       "phone",         &phone_list,
-			       "email",         &email_list,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_get(card,
+			     "address_label", &address_list,
+			     "address",       &delivery_list,
+			     "phone",         &phone_list,
+			     "email",         &email_list,
+			     NULL);
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_PHONE_ID_LAST; i++) {
 			e_card_phone_unref(simple->phone[i]);
 			simple->phone[i] = NULL;
@@ -472,7 +488,7 @@ fill_in_info(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_EMAIL_ID_LAST; i++) {
 			g_free(simple->email[i]);
@@ -487,7 +503,7 @@ fill_in_info(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_ADDRESS_ID_LAST; i++) {
 			e_card_address_label_unref(simple->address[i]);
@@ -502,7 +518,7 @@ fill_in_info(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_ADDRESS_ID_LAST; i++) {
 			e_card_delivery_address_unref(simple->delivery[i]);
@@ -517,7 +533,7 @@ fill_in_info(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 		e_card_free_empty_lists (card);
 	}
 }
@@ -539,12 +555,12 @@ e_card_simple_sync_card(ECardSimple *simple)
 
 		EIterator *iterator;
 
-		gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-			       "address_label", &address_list,
-			       "address",       &delivery_list,
-			       "phone",         &phone_list,
-			       "email",         &email_list,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_get(card,
+			     "address_label", &address_list,
+			     "address",       &delivery_list,
+			     "phone",         &phone_list,
+			     "email",         &email_list,
+			     NULL);
 
 		for (iterator = e_list_get_iterator(phone_list); e_iterator_is_valid(iterator); e_iterator_next(iterator) ) {
 			int i;
@@ -584,7 +600,7 @@ e_card_simple_sync_card(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}	
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_PHONE_ID_LAST; i ++) {
 			if (simple->phone[i]) {
 				simple->phone[i]->flags = phone_correspondences[i];
@@ -610,7 +626,7 @@ e_card_simple_sync_card(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}	
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_EMAIL_ID_LAST; i ++) {
 			if (simple->email[i]) {
 				e_list_append(email_list, simple->email[i]);
@@ -639,7 +655,7 @@ e_card_simple_sync_card(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}	
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_ADDRESS_ID_LAST; i ++) {
 			if (simple->address[i]) {
 				simple->address[i]->flags &= ~E_CARD_ADDR_MASK;
@@ -670,7 +686,7 @@ e_card_simple_sync_card(ECardSimple *simple)
 				}
 			}
 		}	
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 		for (i = 0; i < E_CARD_SIMPLE_ADDRESS_ID_LAST; i ++) {
 			if (simple->delivery[i]) {
 				simple->delivery[i]->flags &= ~E_CARD_ADDR_MASK;
@@ -769,17 +785,17 @@ char     *e_card_simple_get            (ECardSimple          *simple,
 	switch(type) {
 	case E_CARD_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_TYPE_STRING:
 		if (simple->card) {
-			gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-				       field_data[field].ecard_field, &string,
-				       NULL);
+			g_object_get(simple->card,
+				     field_data[field].ecard_field, &string,
+				     NULL);
 			return g_strdup(string);
 		} else
 			return NULL;
 	case E_CARD_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_TYPE_DATE:
 		if (simple->card) {
-			gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-				       field_data[field].ecard_field, &date,
-				       NULL);
+			g_object_get(simple->card,
+				     field_data[field].ecard_field, &date,
+				     NULL);
 			if (date != NULL) {
 				char buf[26];
 				struct tm then;
@@ -817,9 +833,9 @@ char     *e_card_simple_get            (ECardSimple          *simple,
 	case E_CARD_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_TYPE_BOOL:
 		if (simple->card) {
 			gboolean boole;
-			gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT (simple->card),
-					field_data[field].ecard_field, &boole,
-					NULL);
+			g_object_get (simple->card,
+				      field_data[field].ecard_field, &boole,
+				      NULL);
 			if (boole)
 				return g_strdup("true");
 			else
@@ -833,19 +849,19 @@ char     *e_card_simple_get            (ECardSimple          *simple,
 			if (simple->card) {
 				gboolean is_list;
 
-				gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-					       "file_as", &string,
-					       NULL);
+				g_object_get(simple->card,
+					     "file_as", &string,
+					     NULL);
 				if (string && *string)
 					return g_strdup(string);
-				gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-					       "full_name", &string,
-					       NULL);
+				g_object_get(simple->card,
+					     "full_name", &string,
+					     NULL);
 				if (string && *string)
 					return g_strdup(string);
-				gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-					       "org", &string,
-					       NULL);
+				g_object_get(simple->card,
+					     "org", &string,
+					     NULL);
 				if (string && *string)
 					return g_strdup(string);
 				is_list = e_card_evolution_list (simple->card);
@@ -859,33 +875,33 @@ char     *e_card_simple_get            (ECardSimple          *simple,
 				return NULL;
 		case E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_FAMILY_NAME:
 			if (simple->card) {
-				gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-						"name", &name,
-						NULL);
+				g_object_get (simple->card,
+					      "name", &name,
+					      NULL);
 				return g_strdup (name->family);
 			} else
 				return NULL;
 		case E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_GIVEN_NAME:
 			if (simple->card) {
-				gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-						"name", &name,
-						NULL);
+				g_object_get (simple->card,
+					      "name", &name,
+					      NULL);
 				return g_strdup (name->given);
 			} else
 				return NULL;
 		case E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_ADDITIONAL_NAME:
 			if (simple->card) {
-				gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-						"name", &name,
-						NULL);
+				g_object_get (simple->card,
+					      "name", &name,
+					      NULL);
 				return g_strdup (name->additional);
 			} else
 				return NULL;
 		case E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_NAME_SUFFIX:
 			if (simple->card) {
-				gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-						"name", &name,
-						NULL);
+				g_object_get (simple->card,
+					      "name", &name,
+					      NULL);
 				return g_strdup (name->suffix);
 			} else
 				return NULL;
@@ -961,9 +977,9 @@ file_as_get_style (ECardSimple *simple)
 	if (!company)
 		company = g_strdup("");
 	if (filestring) {
-		gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT (simple->card),
-				"name", &name,
-				NULL);
+		g_object_get (simple->card,
+			      "name", &name,
+			      NULL);
 		
 		if (!name) {
 			goto end;
@@ -999,9 +1015,9 @@ file_as_set_style(ECardSimple *simple, int style)
 
 		if (!company)
 			company = g_strdup("");
-		gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT (simple->card),
-				"name", &name,
-				NULL);
+		g_object_get (simple->card,
+			      "name", &name,
+			      NULL);
 		if (name) {
 			string = name_to_style(name, company, style);
 			e_card_simple_set(simple, E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_FILE_AS, string);
@@ -1024,17 +1040,17 @@ void            e_card_simple_set            (ECardSimple          *simple,
 	case E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_FULL_NAME:
 	case E_CARD_SIMPLE_FIELD_ORG:
 		style = file_as_get_style(simple);
-		gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-			       field_data[field].ecard_field, data,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_set(simple->card,
+			     field_data[field].ecard_field, data,
+			     NULL);
 		file_as_set_style(simple, style);
 		break;
 	default:
 		switch(type) {
 		case E_CARD_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_TYPE_STRING:
-			gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-				       field_data[field].ecard_field, data,
-				       NULL);
+			g_object_set(simple->card,
+				     field_data[field].ecard_field, data,
+				     NULL);
 			break;
 		case E_CARD_SIMPLE_INTERNAL_TYPE_DATE:
 			break; /* FIXME!!!! */
@@ -1068,9 +1084,9 @@ void            e_card_simple_set            (ECardSimple          *simple,
 					boole = FALSE;
 				else if (!strcasecmp (data, "false"))
 					boole = FALSE;
-				gtk_object_set (GTK_OBJECT (simple->card),
-						field_data[field].ecard_field, boole,
-						NULL);
+				g_object_set (simple->card,
+					      field_data[field].ecard_field, boole,
+					      NULL);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1110,7 +1126,7 @@ const char     *e_card_simple_get_ecard_field (ECardSimple         *simple,
 const char     *e_card_simple_get_name       (ECardSimple          *simple,
 					      ECardSimpleField      field)
 {
-	return U_(field_data[field].name);
+	return _(field_data[field].name);
 }
 
 gboolean
@@ -1141,7 +1157,7 @@ e_card_simple_get_allow_newlines (ECardSimple          *simple,
 const char     *e_card_simple_get_short_name (ECardSimple          *simple,
 					      ECardSimpleField      field)
 {
-	return U_(field_data[field].short_name);
+	return _(field_data[field].short_name);
 }
 
 void                  e_card_simple_arbitrary_foreach (ECardSimple                  *simple,
@@ -1151,9 +1167,9 @@ void                  e_card_simple_arbitrary_foreach (ECardSimple
 	if (simple->card) {
 		EList *list;
 		EIterator *iterator;
-		gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-			       "arbitrary", &list,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_get(simple->card,
+			     "arbitrary", &list,
+			     NULL);
 		for (iterator = e_list_get_iterator(list); e_iterator_is_valid(iterator); e_iterator_next(iterator)) {
 			const ECardArbitrary *arbitrary = e_iterator_get(iterator);
 			if (callback)
@@ -1169,9 +1185,9 @@ const ECardArbitrary *e_card_simple_get_arbitrary     (ECardSimple          *sim
 	if (simple->card) {
 		EList *list;
 		EIterator *iterator;
-		gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-			       "arbitrary", &list,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_get(simple->card,
+			     "arbitrary", &list,
+			     NULL);
 		for (iterator = e_list_get_iterator(list); e_iterator_is_valid(iterator); e_iterator_next(iterator)) {
 			const ECardArbitrary *arbitrary = e_iterator_get(iterator);
 			if (!strcasecmp(arbitrary->key, key))
@@ -1194,9 +1210,9 @@ void                  e_card_simple_set_arbitrary     (ECardSimple          *sim
 		EIterator *iterator;
 
 		simple->changed = TRUE;
-		gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(simple->card),
-			       "arbitrary", &list,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_get(simple->card,
+			     "arbitrary", &list,
+			     NULL);
 		for (iterator = e_list_get_iterator(list); e_iterator_is_valid(iterator); e_iterator_next(iterator)) {
 			const ECardArbitrary *arbitrary = e_iterator_get(iterator);
 			if (!strcasecmp(arbitrary->key, key)) {
@@ -1223,9 +1239,9 @@ e_card_simple_set_name (ECardSimple *simple, ECardName *name)
 {
 	int style;
 	style = file_as_get_style(simple);
-	gtk_object_set (GTK_OBJECT (simple->card),
-			"name", name,
-			NULL);
+	g_object_set (simple->card,
+		      "name", name,
+		      NULL);
 	file_as_set_style(simple, style);
 }
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.h
index 53c1d13164..9e77a43ae1 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card-simple.h
@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@
 #define __E_CARD_SIMPLE_H__
 
 #include <time.h>
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card-types.h>
 #include <e-util/e-list.h>
 
 #define E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE            (e_card_simple_get_type ())
-#define E_CARD_SIMPLE(obj)            (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE, ECardSimple))
-#define E_CARD_SIMPLE_CLASS(klass)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE, ECardSimpleClass))
-#define E_IS_CARD_SIMPLE(obj)         (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE))
-#define E_IS_CARD_SIMPLE_CLASS(klass) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE))
+#define E_CARD_SIMPLE(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE, ECardSimple))
+#define E_CARD_SIMPLE_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE, ECardSimpleClass))
+#define E_IS_CARD_SIMPLE(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE))
+#define E_IS_CARD_SIMPLE_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE))
+#define E_CARD_SIMPLE_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD_SIMPLE, ECardSimpleClass))
 
 typedef enum _ECardSimplePhoneId ECardSimplePhoneId;
 typedef enum _ECardSimpleEmailId ECardSimpleEmailId;
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ typedef struct _ECardSimple ECardSimple;
 typedef struct _ECardSimpleClass ECardSimpleClass;
 
 struct _ECardSimple {
-	GtkObject object;
+	GObject object;
 	ECard *card;
 
 	GList *temp_fields;
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ struct _ECardSimple {
 };
 
 struct _ECardSimpleClass {
-	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
 };
 
 typedef void (*ECardSimpleArbitraryCallback) (const ECardArbitrary *arbitrary, gpointer closure);
@@ -225,8 +226,7 @@ ECardSimpleField            e_card_simple_map_phone_to_field     (ECardSimplePho
 ECardSimpleField            e_card_simple_map_email_to_field     (ECardSimpleEmailId            email_id);
 ECardSimpleField            e_card_simple_map_address_to_field   (ECardSimpleAddressId          address_id);
 
-/* Standard Gtk function */			      
-GtkType                     e_card_simple_get_type               (void);
+GType                       e_card_simple_get_type               (void);
 
 #endif /* ! __E_CARD_SIMPLE_H__ */
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.c
index 18f381713c..0419a6b885 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "e-card.h"
 
-#include <gal/util/e-i18n.h>
 #include <gal/widgets/e-unicode.h>
 
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -22,8 +21,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
-#include <bonobo/bonobo-object-client.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-i18n.h>
 #include <gal/util/e-util.h>
 
 #include <libversit/vcc.h>
@@ -42,52 +40,54 @@
 #define XEV_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES "X-EVOLUTION-LIST-SHOW_ADDRESSES"
 #define XEV_RELATED_CONTACTS "X-EVOLUTION-RELATED_CONTACTS"
 
-/* Object argument IDs */
+/* Object property IDs */
 enum {
-	ARG_0,
-	ARG_FILE_AS,
-	ARG_FULL_NAME,
-	ARG_NAME,
-	ARG_ADDRESS,
-	ARG_ADDRESS_LABEL,
-	ARG_PHONE,
-	ARG_EMAIL,
-	ARG_BIRTH_DATE,
-	ARG_URL,
-	ARG_ORG,
-	ARG_ORG_UNIT,
-	ARG_OFFICE,
-	ARG_TITLE,
-	ARG_ROLE,
-	ARG_MANAGER,
-	ARG_ASSISTANT,
-	ARG_NICKNAME,
-	ARG_SPOUSE,
-	ARG_ANNIVERSARY,
-	ARG_MAILER,
-	ARG_CALURI,
-	ARG_FBURL,
-	ARG_NOTE,
-	ARG_RELATED_CONTACTS,
-	ARG_CATEGORIES,
-	ARG_CATEGORY_LIST,
-	ARG_WANTS_HTML,
-	ARG_WANTS_HTML_SET,
-	ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST,
-	ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES,
-	ARG_ARBITRARY,
-	ARG_ID,
-	ARG_LAST_USE,
-	ARG_USE_SCORE,
+	PROP_0,
+	PROP_FILE_AS,
+	PROP_FULL_NAME,
+	PROP_NAME,
+	PROP_ADDRESS,
+	PROP_ADDRESS_LABEL,
+	PROP_PHONE,
+	PROP_EMAIL,
+	PROP_BIRTH_DATE,
+	PROP_URL,
+	PROP_ORG,
+	PROP_ORG_UNIT,
+	PROP_OFFICE,
+	PROP_TITLE,
+	PROP_ROLE,
+	PROP_MANAGER,
+	PROP_ASSISTANT,
+	PROP_NICKNAME,
+	PROP_SPOUSE,
+	PROP_ANNIVERSARY,
+	PROP_MAILER,
+	PROP_CALURI,
+	PROP_FBURL,
+	PROP_NOTE,
+	PROP_RELATED_CONTACTS,
+	PROP_CATEGORIES,
+	PROP_CATEGORY_LIST,
+	PROP_WANTS_HTML,
+	PROP_WANTS_HTML_SET,
+	PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST,
+	PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES,
+	PROP_ARBITRARY,
+	PROP_ID,
+	PROP_LAST_USE,
+	PROP_USE_SCORE,
 };
 
+static GObjectClass *parent_class;
+
 static void parse(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset);
 static void e_card_init (ECard *card);
 static void e_card_class_init (ECardClass *klass);
 
-static void e_card_destroy (GtkObject *object);
-static void e_card_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id);
-static void e_card_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id);
+static void e_card_dispose (GObject *object);
+static void e_card_set_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
+static void e_card_get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
 
 static void assign_string(VObject *vobj, char *default_charset, char **string);
 
@@ -180,24 +180,25 @@ struct {
  * 
  * Return value: The type ID of the &ECard class.
  **/
-GtkType
+GType
 e_card_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType card_type = 0;
+	static GType card_type = 0;
 
 	if (!card_type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo card_info = {
-			"ECard",
-			sizeof (ECard),
+		static const GTypeInfo card_info =  {
 			sizeof (ECardClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) e_card_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_card_init,
-			NULL, /* reserved_1 */
-			NULL, /* reserved_2 */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
+			NULL,           /* base_init */
+			NULL,           /* base_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc) e_card_class_init,
+			NULL,           /* class_finalize */
+			NULL,           /* class_data */
+			sizeof (ECard),
+			0,             /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_card_init,
 		};
 
-		card_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &card_info);
+		card_type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "ECard", &card_info, 0);
 	}
 
 	return card_type;
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ e_card_get_type (void)
 ECard *
 e_card_new_with_default_charset (char *vcard, char *default_charset)
 {
-	ECard *card = E_CARD(gtk_type_new(e_card_get_type()));
+	ECard *card = g_object_new (E_TYPE_CARD, NULL);
 	VObject *vobj = Parse_MIME(vcard, strlen(vcard));
 	while(vobj) {
 		VObject *next;
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ e_card_duplicate(ECard *card)
 	
 	if (card->book) {
 		new_card->book = card->book;
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (new_card->book));
+		g_object_ref (new_card->book);
 	}
 
 	return new_card;
@@ -357,10 +358,10 @@ e_card_set_book (ECard *card, EBook *book)
 	g_return_if_fail (card && E_IS_CARD (card));
 	
 	if (card->book)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+		g_object_unref (card->book);
 	card->book = book;
 	if (card->book)
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+		g_object_ref (card->book);
 }
 
 gchar *
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@ e_card_get_vobject (const ECard *card, gboolean assumeUTF8)
 			if (!(is_ascii || assumeUTF8))
 				addPropValue (addressprop, "CHARSET", "UTF-8");
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 
 	if ( card->address_label ) {
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ e_card_get_vobject (const ECard *card, gboolean assumeUTF8)
 			
 			set_address_flags (labelprop, address_label->flags);
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 
 	if ( card->phone ) { 
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@ e_card_get_vobject (const ECard *card, gboolean assumeUTF8)
 			
 			set_phone_flags (phoneprop, phone->flags);
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 
 	if ( card->email ) { 
@@ -577,7 +578,7 @@ e_card_get_vobject (const ECard *card, gboolean assumeUTF8)
 			emailprop = ADD_PROP_VALUE(vobj, VCEmailAddressProp, (char *) e_iterator_get(iterator));
 			addProp (emailprop, VCInternetProp);
 		}
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+		g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 
 	if ( card->bday ) {
@@ -828,9 +829,9 @@ parse_email(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 	EList *list;
 
 	assign_string(vobj, default_charset, &next_email);
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "email", &list,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "email", &list,
+		     NULL);
 	e_list_append(list, next_email);
 	g_free (next_email);
 }
@@ -858,9 +859,9 @@ parse_phone(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 	assign_string(vobj, default_charset, &(next_phone->number));
 	next_phone->flags = get_phone_flags(vobj);
 
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "phone", &list,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "phone", &list,
+		     NULL);
 	e_list_append(list, next_phone);
 	e_card_phone_unref (next_phone);
 }
@@ -880,9 +881,9 @@ parse_address(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 	next_addr->code    = e_v_object_get_child_value (vobj, VCPostalCodeProp,    default_charset);
 	next_addr->country = e_v_object_get_child_value (vobj, VCCountryNameProp,   default_charset);
 
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "address", &list,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "address", &list,
+		     NULL);
 	e_list_append(list, next_addr);
 	e_card_delivery_address_unref (next_addr);
 }
@@ -896,9 +897,9 @@ parse_address_label(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 	next_addr->flags   = get_address_flags (vobj);
 	assign_string(vobj, default_charset, &next_addr->data);
 
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "address_label", &list,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "address_label", &list,
+		     NULL);
 	e_list_append(list, next_addr);
 	e_card_address_label_unref (next_addr);
 }
@@ -1050,7 +1051,7 @@ add_list_unique(ECard *card, EList *list, char *string)
 		e_list_append(list, temp);
 	}
 	g_free(temp);
-	gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+	g_object_unref(iterator);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1060,9 +1061,9 @@ do_parse_categories(ECard *card, char *str)
 	char *copy = g_new(char, length + 1);
 	int i, j;
 	EList *list;
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "category_list", &list,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "category_list", &list,
+		     NULL);
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; str[i]; i++, j++) {
 		switch (str[i]) {
 		case '\\':
@@ -1185,9 +1186,9 @@ parse_arbitrary(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 
 	assign_string(vobj, default_charset, &(arbitrary->value));
 	
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "arbitrary", &list,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "arbitrary", &list,
+		     NULL);
 	e_list_append(list, arbitrary);
 	e_card_arbitrary_unref(arbitrary);
 }
@@ -1229,7 +1230,7 @@ parse_use_score(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 static void
 parse_attribute(ECard *card, VObject *vobj, char *default_charset)
 {
-	ParsePropertyFunc function = g_hash_table_lookup(E_CARD_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(card)->klass)->attribute_jump_table, vObjectName(vobj));
+	ParsePropertyFunc function = g_hash_table_lookup(E_CARD_GET_CLASS(card)->attribute_jump_table, vObjectName(vobj));
 	if ( function )
 		function(card, vobj, default_charset);
 }
@@ -1267,9 +1268,11 @@ static void
 e_card_class_init (ECardClass *klass)
 {
 	int i;
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+	GObjectClass *object_class;
 
-	object_class = GTK_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 	klass->attribute_jump_table = g_hash_table_new(g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
 
@@ -1277,79 +1280,250 @@ e_card_class_init (ECardClass *klass)
 		g_hash_table_insert(klass->attribute_jump_table, attribute_jump_array[i].key, attribute_jump_array[i].function);
 	}
 
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::file_as",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_FILE_AS);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::full_name",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_FULL_NAME);  
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::name",
-				 GTK_TYPE_POINTER, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_NAME);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::address",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_ADDRESS);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::address_label",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_ADDRESS_LABEL);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::phone",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_PHONE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::email",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_EMAIL);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::birth_date",
-				 GTK_TYPE_POINTER, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_BIRTH_DATE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::url",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_URL);  
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::org",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ORG);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::org_unit",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ORG_UNIT);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::office",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_OFFICE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::title",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_TITLE);  
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::role",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ROLE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::manager",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_MANAGER);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::assistant",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ASSISTANT);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::nickname",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_NICKNAME);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::spouse",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_SPOUSE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::anniversary",
-				 GTK_TYPE_POINTER, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ANNIVERSARY);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::mailer",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_MAILER);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::caluri",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_CALURI);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::fburl",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_FBURL);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::note",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_NOTE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::related_contacts",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_RELATED_CONTACTS);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::categories",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_CATEGORIES);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::category_list",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_CATEGORY_LIST);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::wants_html",
-				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_WANTS_HTML);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::wants_html_set",
-				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_WANTS_HTML);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::list",
-				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::list_show_addresses",
-				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::arbitrary",
-				 GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ARBITRARY);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::id",
-				 GTK_TYPE_STRING, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_ID);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::last_use",
-				 GTK_TYPE_POINTER, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_LAST_USE);
-	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("ECard::use_score",
-				 GTK_TYPE_FLOAT, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_USE_SCORE);
-
-
-	object_class->destroy = e_card_destroy;
-	object_class->get_arg = e_card_get_arg;
-	object_class->set_arg = e_card_set_arg;
+	object_class->dispose = e_card_dispose;
+	object_class->get_property = e_card_get_property;
+	object_class->set_property = e_card_set_property;
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_FILE_AS, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("file_as",
+							      _("File As"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_FULL_NAME, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("full_name",
+							      _("Full Name"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_NAME, 
+					 g_param_spec_pointer ("name",
+							       _("Name"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ADDRESS, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("address",
+							      _("Address"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_LIST,
+							      G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ADDRESS_LABEL, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("address_label",
+							      _("Address Label"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_LIST,
+							      G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PHONE, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("phone",
+							      _("Phone"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_LIST,
+							      G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_EMAIL, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("email",
+							      _("Email"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_LIST,
+							      G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_BIRTH_DATE, 
+					 g_param_spec_pointer ("birth_date",
+							       _("Birth date"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_URL, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("url",
+							      _("URL"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ORG, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("org",
+							      _("Organization"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ORG_UNIT, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("org_unit",
+							      _("Organizational Unit"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_OFFICE, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("office",
+							      _("Office"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_TITLE, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("title",
+							      _("Title"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ROLE, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("role",
+							      _("Role"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_MANAGER, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("manager",
+							      _("Manager"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ASSISTANT, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("assistant",
+							      _("Assistant"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_NICKNAME, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("nickname",
+							      _("Nickname"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_SPOUSE, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("spouse",
+							      _("Spouse"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ANNIVERSARY, 
+					 g_param_spec_pointer ("anniversary",
+							       _("Anniversary"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_MAILER, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("mailer",
+							      _("Mailer"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_CALURI, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("caluri",
+							      _("Calendar URI"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_FBURL, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("fburl",
+							      _("Free/Busy URL"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_NOTE, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("note",
+							      _("Note"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_RELATED_CONTACTS, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("related_contacts",
+							      _("Related Contacts"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_CATEGORIES, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("categories",
+							      _("Categories"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_CATEGORY_LIST, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("category list",
+							      _("Category List"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_LIST,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_WANTS_HTML, 
+					 g_param_spec_boolean ("wants_html",
+							       _("Wants HTML"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       FALSE,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_WANTS_HTML_SET, 
+					 g_param_spec_boolean ("wants_html_set",
+							       _("Wants HTML set"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       FALSE,
+							       G_PARAM_READABLE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST, 
+					 g_param_spec_boolean ("list",
+							       _("List"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       FALSE,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES, 
+					 g_param_spec_boolean ("list_show_addresses",
+							       _("List Show Addresses"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       FALSE,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ARBITRARY, 
+					 g_param_spec_object ("arbitrary",
+							      _("Arbitrary"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      E_TYPE_LIST,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ID, 
+					 g_param_spec_string ("id",
+							      _("ID"),
+							      /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							      NULL,
+							      G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_LAST_USE, 
+					 g_param_spec_pointer ("last_use",
+							       _("Last Use"),
+							       /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							       G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+
+	g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_USE_SCORE, 
+					 /* XXX at some point we
+					    should remove
+					    LAX_VALIDATION and figure
+					    out some hard min & max
+					    scores. */
+					 g_param_spec_float ("use_score",
+							     _("Use Score"),
+							     /*_( */"XXX blurb" /*)*/,
+							     0.0,
+							     0.0,
+							     0.0,
+							     G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_LAX_VALIDATION));
 }
 
 ECardPhone *
@@ -1784,7 +1958,7 @@ e_card_email_match_string (const ECard *card, const gchar *str)
 		if (e_card_email_match_single_string (e_iterator_get (iter), str))
 			return TRUE;
 	}
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (iter));
+	g_object_unref (iter);
 
 	return FALSE;
 }
@@ -1810,7 +1984,7 @@ e_card_email_find_number (const ECard *card, const gchar *email)
 	count = -1;
 
  finished:
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (iter));
+	g_object_unref (iter);
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -1820,12 +1994,12 @@ e_card_email_find_number (const ECard *card, const gchar *email)
  */
 
 static void
-e_card_destroy (GtkObject *object)
+e_card_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECard *card = E_CARD(object);
 	g_free(card->id);
 	if (card->book)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->book));
+		g_object_unref (card->book);
 	g_free(card->file_as);
 	g_free(card->fname);
 	e_card_name_unref(card->name);
@@ -1848,46 +2022,51 @@ e_card_destroy (GtkObject *object)
 	g_free(card->related_contacts);
 
 	if (card->categories)
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->categories));
+		g_object_unref(card->categories);
 	if (card->email)
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->email));
+		g_object_unref(card->email);
 	if (card->phone)
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->phone));
+		g_object_unref(card->phone);
 	if (card->address)
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->address));
+		g_object_unref(card->address);
 	if (card->address_label)
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->address_label));
+		g_object_unref(card->address_label);
+
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 
 /* Set_arg handler for the card */
 static void
-e_card_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
+e_card_set_property (GObject *object,
+		     guint prop_id,
+		     const GValue *value,
+		     GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
 	ECard *card;
 	
 	card = E_CARD (object);
 
-	switch (arg_id) {
-	case ARG_FILE_AS:
+	switch (prop_id) {
+	case PROP_FILE_AS:
 		g_free(card->file_as);
-		card->file_as = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->file_as = g_strdup(g_value_get_string (value));
 		if (card->file_as == NULL)
 			card->file_as = g_strdup("");
 		break;
 
-	case ARG_FULL_NAME:
+	case PROP_FULL_NAME:
 		g_free(card->fname);
-		card->fname = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->fname = g_strdup(g_value_get_string (value));
 		if (card->fname == NULL)
 			card->fname = g_strdup("");
 
 		e_card_name_unref (card->name);
 		card->name = e_card_name_from_string (card->fname);
 		break;
-	case ARG_NAME:
+	case PROP_NAME:
 		e_card_name_unref (card->name);
-		card->name = e_card_name_ref(GTK_VALUE_POINTER(*arg));
+		card->name = e_card_name_ref(g_value_get_pointer (value));
 		if (card->name == NULL)
 			card->name = e_card_name_new();
 		if (card->fname == NULL) {
@@ -1907,185 +2086,189 @@ e_card_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 			card->file_as = string;
 		}
 		break;
-	case ARG_CATEGORIES:
+	case PROP_CATEGORIES:
 		if (card->categories)
-			gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->categories));
+			g_object_unref(card->categories);
 		card->categories = NULL;
-		if (GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg))
-			do_parse_categories(card, GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		if (g_value_get_string (value))
+			do_parse_categories(card, (char*)g_value_get_string (value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_CATEGORY_LIST:
+	case PROP_CATEGORY_LIST:
 		if (card->categories)
-			gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->categories));
-		card->categories = E_LIST(GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg));
+			g_object_unref(card->categories);
+		card->categories = E_LIST(g_value_get_pointer(value));
 		if (card->categories)
-			gtk_object_ref(GTK_OBJECT(card->categories));
+			g_object_ref(card->categories);
 		break;
-	case ARG_BIRTH_DATE:
+	case PROP_BIRTH_DATE:
 		g_free(card->bday);
-		if (GTK_VALUE_POINTER (*arg)) {
+		if (g_value_get_pointer (value)) {
 			card->bday = g_new (ECardDate, 1);
-			memcpy (card->bday, GTK_VALUE_POINTER (*arg), sizeof (ECardDate));
+			memcpy (card->bday, g_value_get_pointer (value), sizeof (ECardDate));
 		} else {
 			card->bday = NULL;
 		}
 		break;
-	case ARG_URL:
+	case PROP_URL:
 		g_free(card->url);
-		card->url = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->url = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_ORG:
+	case PROP_ORG:
 		g_free(card->org);
-		card->org = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->org = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_ORG_UNIT:
+	case PROP_ORG_UNIT:
 		g_free(card->org_unit);
-		card->org_unit = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->org_unit = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_OFFICE:
+	case PROP_OFFICE:
 		g_free(card->office);
-		card->office = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->office = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_TITLE:
+	case PROP_TITLE:
 		g_free(card->title);
-		card->title = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->title = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_ROLE:
+	case PROP_ROLE:
 		g_free(card->role);
-		card->role = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->role = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_MANAGER:
+	case PROP_MANAGER:
 		g_free(card->manager);
-		card->manager = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->manager = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_ASSISTANT:
+	case PROP_ASSISTANT:
 		g_free(card->assistant);
-		card->assistant = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->assistant = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_NICKNAME:
+	case PROP_NICKNAME:
 		g_free(card->nickname);
-		card->nickname = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->nickname = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_SPOUSE:
+	case PROP_SPOUSE:
 		g_free(card->spouse);
-		card->spouse = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->spouse = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_ANNIVERSARY:
+	case PROP_ANNIVERSARY:
 		g_free(card->anniversary);
-		if (GTK_VALUE_POINTER (*arg)) {
+		if (g_value_get_pointer (value)) {
 			card->anniversary = g_new (ECardDate, 1);
-			memcpy (card->anniversary, GTK_VALUE_POINTER (*arg), sizeof (ECardDate));
+			memcpy (card->anniversary, g_value_get_pointer (value), sizeof (ECardDate));
 		} else {
 			card->anniversary = NULL;
 		}
 		break;
-	case ARG_MAILER:
+	case PROP_MAILER:
 		g_free(card->mailer);
-		card->mailer = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->mailer = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_CALURI:
+	case PROP_CALURI:
 		g_free(card->caluri);
-		card->caluri = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->caluri = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_FBURL:
+	case PROP_FBURL:
 		g_free(card->fburl);
-		card->fburl = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->fburl = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_NOTE:
+	case PROP_NOTE:
 		g_free (card->note);
-		card->note = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->note = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_RELATED_CONTACTS:
+	case PROP_RELATED_CONTACTS:
 		g_free (card->related_contacts);
-		card->related_contacts = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->related_contacts = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		break;
-	case ARG_WANTS_HTML:
-		card->wants_html = GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg);
+	case PROP_WANTS_HTML:
+		card->wants_html = g_value_get_boolean (value);
 		card->wants_html_set = TRUE;
 		break;
-	case ARG_ARBITRARY:
+	case PROP_ARBITRARY:
 		if (card->arbitrary)
-			gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card->arbitrary));
-		card->arbitrary = E_LIST(GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg));
+			g_object_unref(card->arbitrary);
+		card->arbitrary = E_LIST(g_value_get_pointer(value));
 		if (card->arbitrary)
-			gtk_object_ref(GTK_OBJECT(card->arbitrary));
+			g_object_ref(card->arbitrary);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ID:
+	case PROP_ID:
 		g_free(card->id);
-		card->id = g_strdup(GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg));
+		card->id = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
 		if (card->id == NULL)
 			card->id = g_strdup ("");
 		break;
-	case ARG_LAST_USE:
+	case PROP_LAST_USE:
 		g_free(card->last_use);
-		if (GTK_VALUE_POINTER (*arg)) {
+		if (g_value_get_pointer (value)) {
 			card->last_use = g_new (ECardDate, 1);
-			memcpy (card->last_use, GTK_VALUE_POINTER (*arg), sizeof (ECardDate));
+			memcpy (card->last_use, g_value_get_pointer (value), sizeof (ECardDate));
 		} else {
 			card->last_use = NULL;
 		}
 		break;
-	case ARG_USE_SCORE:
-		card->raw_use_score = GTK_VALUE_FLOAT(*arg);
+	case PROP_USE_SCORE:
+		card->raw_use_score = g_value_get_float (value);
 		break;
-	case ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST:
-		card->list = GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg);
+	case PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST:
+		card->list = g_value_get_boolean (value);
 		break;
-	case ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES:
-		card->list_show_addresses = GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg);
+	case PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES:
+		card->list_show_addresses = g_value_get_boolean (value);
 		break;
 	default:
-		return;
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
 /* Get_arg handler for the card */
 static void
-e_card_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
+e_card_get_property (GObject *object,
+		     guint prop_id,
+		     GValue *value,
+		     GParamSpec *pspec)
 {
 	ECard *card;
 
 	card = E_CARD (object);
 
-	switch (arg_id) {
-	case ARG_FILE_AS:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING (*arg) = card->file_as;
+	switch (prop_id) {
+	case PROP_FILE_AS:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->file_as);
 		break;
-	case ARG_FULL_NAME:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING (*arg) = card->fname;
+	case PROP_FULL_NAME:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->fname);
 		break;
-	case ARG_NAME:
-		GTK_VALUE_POINTER(*arg) = card->name;
+	case PROP_NAME:
+		g_value_set_pointer (value, card->name);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ADDRESS:
+	case PROP_ADDRESS:
 		if (!card->address)
 			card->address = e_list_new((EListCopyFunc) e_card_delivery_address_ref,
 						   (EListFreeFunc) e_card_delivery_address_unref,
 						   NULL);
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg) = GTK_OBJECT(card->address);
+		g_value_set_object (value, card->address);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ADDRESS_LABEL:
+	case PROP_ADDRESS_LABEL:
 		if (!card->address_label)
 			card->address_label = e_list_new((EListCopyFunc) e_card_address_label_ref,
 							 (EListFreeFunc) e_card_address_label_unref,
 							 NULL);
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg) = GTK_OBJECT(card->address_label);
+		g_value_set_object (value, card->address_label);
 		break;
-	case ARG_PHONE:
+	case PROP_PHONE:
 		if (!card->phone)
 			card->phone = e_list_new((EListCopyFunc) e_card_phone_ref,
 						 (EListFreeFunc) e_card_phone_unref,
 						 NULL);
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg) = GTK_OBJECT(card->phone);
+		g_value_set_object (value, card->phone);
 		break;
-	case ARG_EMAIL:
+	case PROP_EMAIL:
 		if (!card->email)
 			card->email = e_list_new((EListCopyFunc) g_strdup, 
 						 (EListFreeFunc) g_free,
 						 NULL);
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg) = GTK_OBJECT(card->email);
+		g_value_set_object (value, card->email);
 		break;
-	case ARG_CATEGORIES:
+	case PROP_CATEGORIES:
 		{
 			int i;
 			char ** strs;
@@ -2101,100 +2284,99 @@ e_card_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 				strs[i] = (char *)e_iterator_get(iterator);
 			}
 			strs[i] = 0;
-			GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = g_strjoinv(", ", strs);
+			g_value_set_string(value, g_strjoinv(", ", strs)); /* XXX leak here? */
 			g_free(strs);
 		}
 		break;
-	case ARG_CATEGORY_LIST:
+	case PROP_CATEGORY_LIST:
 		if (!card->categories)
 			card->categories = e_list_new((EListCopyFunc) g_strdup, 
 						      (EListFreeFunc) g_free,
 						      NULL);
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg) = GTK_OBJECT(card->categories);
+		g_value_set_object (value, card->categories);
 		break;
-	case ARG_BIRTH_DATE:
-		GTK_VALUE_POINTER(*arg) = card->bday;
+	case PROP_BIRTH_DATE:
+		g_value_set_pointer (value, card->bday);
 		break;
-	case ARG_URL:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->url;
+	case PROP_URL:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->url);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ORG:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->org;
+	case PROP_ORG:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->org);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ORG_UNIT:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->org_unit;
+	case PROP_ORG_UNIT:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->org_unit);
 		break;
-	case ARG_OFFICE:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->office;
+	case PROP_OFFICE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->office);
 		break;
-	case ARG_TITLE:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->title;
+	case PROP_TITLE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->title);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ROLE:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->role;
+	case PROP_ROLE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->role);
 		break;
-	case ARG_MANAGER:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->manager;
+	case PROP_MANAGER:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->manager);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ASSISTANT:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->assistant;
+	case PROP_ASSISTANT:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->assistant);
 		break;
-	case ARG_NICKNAME:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->nickname;
+	case PROP_NICKNAME:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->nickname);
 		break;
-	case ARG_SPOUSE:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->spouse;
+	case PROP_SPOUSE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->spouse);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ANNIVERSARY:
-		GTK_VALUE_POINTER(*arg) = card->anniversary;
+	case PROP_ANNIVERSARY:
+		g_value_set_pointer (value, card->anniversary);
 		break;
-	case ARG_MAILER:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->mailer;
+	case PROP_MAILER:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->mailer);
 		break;
-	case ARG_CALURI:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->caluri;
+	case PROP_CALURI:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->caluri);
 		break;
-	case ARG_FBURL:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->fburl;
+	case PROP_FBURL:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->fburl);
 		break;
-	case ARG_NOTE:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->note;
+	case PROP_NOTE:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->note);
 		break;
-	case ARG_RELATED_CONTACTS:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->related_contacts;
+	case PROP_RELATED_CONTACTS:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->related_contacts);
 		break;
-	case ARG_WANTS_HTML:
-		GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg) = card->wants_html;
+	case PROP_WANTS_HTML:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, card->wants_html);
 		break;
-	case ARG_WANTS_HTML_SET:
-		GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg) = card->wants_html_set;
+	case PROP_WANTS_HTML_SET:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, card->wants_html_set);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ARBITRARY:
+	case PROP_ARBITRARY:
 		if (!card->arbitrary)
 			card->arbitrary = e_list_new((EListCopyFunc) e_card_arbitrary_ref,
 						     (EListFreeFunc) e_card_arbitrary_unref,
 						     NULL);
 
-		GTK_VALUE_OBJECT(*arg) = GTK_OBJECT(card->arbitrary);
+		g_value_set_object (value, card->arbitrary);
 		break;
-	case ARG_ID:
-		GTK_VALUE_STRING(*arg) = card->id;
+	case PROP_ID:
+		g_value_set_string (value, card->id);
 		break;
-	case ARG_LAST_USE:
-		GTK_VALUE_POINTER(*arg) = card->last_use;
+	case PROP_LAST_USE:
+		g_value_set_pointer (value, card->last_use);
 		break;
-
-	case ARG_USE_SCORE:
-		GTK_VALUE_FLOAT(*arg) = e_card_get_use_score (card);
+	case PROP_USE_SCORE:
+		g_value_set_float (value, e_card_get_use_score (card));
 		break;
-	case ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST:
-		GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg) = card->list;
+	case PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, card->list);
 		break;
-	case ARG_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES:
-		GTK_VALUE_BOOL(*arg) = card->list_show_addresses;
+	case PROP_EVOLUTION_LIST_SHOW_ADDRESSES:
+		g_value_set_boolean (value, card->list_show_addresses);
 		break;
 	default:
-		arg->type = GTK_TYPE_INVALID;
+		G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -2249,7 +2431,7 @@ e_card_load_cards_from_file_with_default_charset(const char *filename, char *def
 	GList *list = NULL;
 	while(vobj) {
 		VObject *next;
-		ECard *card = E_CARD(gtk_type_new(e_card_get_type()));
+		ECard *card = g_object_new (E_TYPE_CARD, NULL);
 		parse(card, vobj, default_charset);
 		next = nextVObjectInList(vobj);
 		cleanVObject(vobj);
@@ -2273,7 +2455,7 @@ e_card_load_cards_from_string_with_default_charset(const char *str, char *defaul
 	GList *list = NULL;
 	while(vobj) {
 		VObject *next;
-		ECard *card = E_CARD(gtk_type_new(e_card_get_type()));
+		ECard *card = g_object_new (E_TYPE_CARD, NULL);
 		parse(card, vobj, default_charset);
 		next = nextVObjectInList(vobj);
 		cleanVObject(vobj);
@@ -2294,32 +2476,32 @@ void
 e_card_free_empty_lists (ECard *card)
 {
 	if (card->address && e_list_length (card->address) == 0) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->address));
+		g_object_unref (card->address);
 		card->address = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (card->address_label && e_list_length (card->address_label) == 0) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->address_label));
+		g_object_unref (card->address_label);
 		card->address_label = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (card->phone && e_list_length (card->phone) == 0) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->phone));
+		g_object_unref (card->phone);
 		card->phone = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (card->email && e_list_length (card->email) == 0) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->email));
+		g_object_unref (card->email);
 		card->email = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (card->categories && e_list_length (card->categories) == 0) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->categories));
+		g_object_unref (card->categories);
 		card->categories = NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (card->arbitrary && e_list_length (card->arbitrary) == 0) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card->arbitrary));
+		g_object_unref (card->arbitrary);
 		card->arbitrary = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -2529,21 +2711,16 @@ set_address_flags (VObject *vobj, ECardAddressFlags flags)
 void
 e_card_list_send (GList *cards, ECardDisposition disposition)
 {
-	BonoboObjectClient *bonobo_server;
+#if PENDING_PORT_WORK
 	GNOME_Evolution_Composer composer_server;
 	CORBA_Environment ev;
 
 	if (cards == NULL)
 		return;
-	
-	/* First, I obtain an object reference that represents the Composer. */
-	bonobo_server = bonobo_object_activate (COMPOSER_OAFID, 0);
-
-	g_return_if_fail (bonobo_server != NULL);
-
-	composer_server = bonobo_object_corba_objref (BONOBO_OBJECT (bonobo_server));
 
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
+	
+	composer_server = bonobo_activation_activate_from_id (COMPOSER_OAFID, 0, NULL, &ev);
 
 	if (disposition == E_CARD_DISPOSITION_AS_TO) {
 		GNOME_Evolution_Composer_RecipientList *to_list, *cc_list, *bcc_list;
@@ -2622,7 +2799,7 @@ e_card_list_send (GList *cards, ECardDisposition disposition)
 								name = g_strdup (e_destination_get_name (dest));
 								addr = g_strdup (e_destination_get_email (dest));
 								free_name_addr = TRUE;
-								gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest));
+								g_object_unref (dest);
 							}
 							
 						} else { /* is just a plain old card */
@@ -2646,7 +2823,7 @@ e_card_list_send (GList *cards, ECardDisposition disposition)
 						break;
 					
 				}
-				gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (iterator));
+				g_object_unref (iterator);
 			}
 
 			cards = g_list_next (cards);
@@ -2684,9 +2861,9 @@ e_card_list_send (GList *cards, ECardDisposition disposition)
 		} else {
 			char *file_as;
 
-			gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(cards->data),
-				       "file_as", &file_as,
-				       NULL);
+			g_object_get(cards->data,
+				     "file_as", &file_as,
+				     NULL);
 
 			tempstr = g_strdup_printf (_("VCard for %s"), file_as);
 			description = CORBA_string_dup (tempstr);
@@ -2734,28 +2911,28 @@ e_card_list_send (GList *cards, ECardDisposition disposition)
 			const gchar *tempstr2;
 
 			tempstr2 = NULL;
-			gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-				       "file_as", &tempstr2,
-				       NULL);
+			g_object_get(card,
+				     "file_as", &tempstr2,
+				     NULL);
 			if (!tempstr2 || !*tempstr2)
-				gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-					       "full_name", &tempstr2,
-					       NULL);
+				g_object_get(card,
+					     "full_name", &tempstr2,
+					     NULL);
 			if (!tempstr2 || !*tempstr2)
-				gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-					       "org", &tempstr2,
-					       NULL);
+				g_object_get(card,
+					     "org", &tempstr2,
+					     NULL);
 			if (!tempstr2 || !*tempstr2) {
 				EList *list;
 				EIterator *iterator;
-				gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-					       "email", &list,
-					       NULL);
+				g_object_get(card,
+					     "email", &list,
+					     NULL);
 				iterator = e_list_get_iterator (list);
 				if (e_iterator_is_valid (iterator)) {
 					tempstr2 = e_iterator_get (iterator);
 				}
-				gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (iterator));
+				g_object_unref (iterator);
 			}
 
 			if (!tempstr2 || !*tempstr2)
@@ -2783,6 +2960,7 @@ e_card_list_send (GList *cards, ECardDisposition disposition)
 	}
 
 	CORBA_exception_free (&ev);
+#endif
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.h
index e9b3701149..1221a35e65 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-card.h
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@
 #define __E_CARD_H__
 
 #include <time.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card-types.h>
 #include <e-util/e-list.h>
 
 #define E_TYPE_CARD            (e_card_get_type ())
-#define E_CARD(obj)            (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD, ECard))
-#define E_CARD_CLASS(klass)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD, ECardClass))
-#define E_IS_CARD(obj)         (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD))
-#define E_IS_CARD_CLASS(klass) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD))
+#define E_CARD(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD, ECard))
+#define E_CARD_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD, ECardClass))
+#define E_IS_CARD(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD))
+#define E_IS_CARD_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), E_TYPE_CARD))
+#define E_CARD_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_CARD, ECardClass))
 
 typedef struct _ECard ECard;
 typedef struct _ECardClass ECardClass;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ typedef struct _ECardClass ECardClass;
 struct _EBook; /* Forward reference */
 
 struct _ECard {
-	GtkObject object;
+	GObject object;
 	char *id;
 
 	struct _EBook   *book;          /* The EBook this card is from.     */
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ struct _ECard {
 };
 
 struct _ECardClass {
-	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
 	GHashTable    *attribute_jump_table;
 };
 
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ void                  e_card_load_uri                       (const gchar
 							     gpointer                    closure);
 
 
-/* Standard Gtk function */
-GtkType               e_card_get_type                       (void);
+GType               e_card_get_type                         (void);
 
 #endif /* ! __E_CARD_H__ */
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.c
index 25932c29e6..1c85efa6fb 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.c
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmain.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
 #include "e-book.h"
 #include "e-book-util.h"
 #include <gal/widgets/e-unicode.h>
@@ -91,55 +87,52 @@ struct _EDestinationPrivate {
 static void e_destination_clear_card    (EDestination *);
 static void e_destination_clear_strings (EDestination *);
 
-static GtkObjectClass *parent_class;
+static GObjectClass *parent_class;
 
 static void
-e_destination_destroy (GtkObject *obj)
+e_destination_destroy (GObject *obj)
 {
 	EDestination *dest = E_DESTINATION (obj);
 
 	e_destination_clear (dest);
 
 	if (dest->priv->old_card)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->old_card));
+		g_object_unref (dest->priv->old_card);
 	
 	if (dest->priv->cardify_book)
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->cardify_book));
+		g_object_unref (dest->priv->cardify_book);
 
 	g_free (dest->priv->old_textrep);
 
 	g_free (dest->priv);
-
-	if (parent_class->destroy)
-		parent_class->destroy (obj);
 }
 
 static void
 e_destination_class_init (EDestinationClass *klass)
 {
-	GtkObjectClass *object_class = GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+	GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
-	parent_class = GTK_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_type_class (GTK_TYPE_OBJECT));
+	parent_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 	object_class->destroy = e_destination_destroy;
 
 	e_destination_signals[CHANGED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("changed",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EDestinationClass, changed),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+		g_signal_new ("changed",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EDestinationClass, changed),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__NONE,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
 	e_destination_signals[CARDIFIED] =
-		gtk_signal_new ("cardified",
-				GTK_RUN_LAST,
-				object_class->type,
-				GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (EDestinationClass, cardified),
-				gtk_marshal_NONE__NONE,
-				GTK_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-
-	gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_destination_signals, LAST_SIGNAL);
+		g_signal_new ("cardified",
+			      G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (object_class),
+			      G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+			      G_STRUCT_OFFSET (EDestinationClass, cardified),
+			      NULL, NULL,
+			      e_book_marshal_NONE__NONE,
+			      G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -153,23 +146,25 @@ e_destination_init (EDestination *dest)
 	dest->priv->pending_cardification = 0;
 }
 
-GtkType
+GType
 e_destination_get_type (void)
 {
-	static GtkType dest_type = 0;
+	static GType dest_type = 0;
 
 	if (!dest_type) {
-		GtkTypeInfo dest_info = {
-			"EDestination",
-			sizeof (EDestination),
+		GTypeInfo dest_info = {
 			sizeof (EDestinationClass),
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) e_destination_class_init,
-			(GtkObjectInitFunc) e_destination_init,
-			NULL, NULL, /* reserved */
-			(GtkClassInitFunc) NULL
-		};
+			NULL, /* base_class_init */
+			NULL, /* base_class_finalize */
+			(GClassInitFunc)  e_destination_class_init,
+			NULL, /* class_finalize */
+			NULL, /* class_data */
+			sizeof (EDestination),
+			0,    /* n_preallocs */
+			(GInstanceInitFunc) e_destination_init
 
-		dest_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &dest_info);
+			dest_type = g_type_register_static (G_TYPE_OBJECT, "EDestination", &dest_info, 0);
+		};
 	}
 
 	return dest_type;
@@ -178,7 +173,7 @@ e_destination_get_type (void)
 EDestination *
 e_destination_new (void)
 {
-	return E_DESTINATION (gtk_type_new (E_TYPE_DESTINATION));
+	return g_object_new (E_TYPE_DESTINATION, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -205,7 +200,7 @@ void
 e_destination_changed (EDestination *dest)
 {
 	if (dest->priv->freeze_count == 0) {
-		gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (dest), e_destination_signals[CHANGED]);
+		g_signal_emit (dest, e_destination_signals[CHANGED], 0);
 		dest->priv->pending_change = FALSE;
 		dest->priv->cannot_cardify = FALSE;
 	
@@ -235,11 +230,11 @@ e_destination_copy (const EDestination *dest)
 
 	new_dest->priv->card     = dest->priv->card;
 	if (new_dest->priv->card)
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (new_dest->priv->card));
+		g_object_ref (new_dest->priv->card);
 
 	new_dest->priv->old_card = dest->priv->old_card;
 	if (new_dest->priv->old_card)
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (new_dest->priv->old_card));
+		g_object_ref (new_dest->priv->old_card);
 
 	new_dest->priv->html_mail_override = dest->priv->html_mail_override;
 	new_dest->priv->wants_html_mail    = dest->priv->wants_html_mail;
@@ -257,7 +252,7 @@ e_destination_clear_card (EDestination *dest)
 {
 	if (dest->priv->card) {
 		if (dest->priv->old_card)
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->old_card));
+			g_object_unref (dest->priv->old_card);
 		
 		dest->priv->old_card = dest->priv->card;
 		dest->priv->old_card_email_num = dest->priv->card_email_num;
@@ -274,7 +269,7 @@ e_destination_clear_card (EDestination *dest)
 	dest->priv->card = NULL;
 	dest->priv->card_email_num = -1;
 	
-	g_list_foreach (dest->priv->list_dests, (GFunc) gtk_object_unref, NULL);
+	g_list_foreach (dest->priv->list_dests, (GFunc) g_object_unref, NULL);
 	g_list_free (dest->priv->list_dests);
 	dest->priv->list_dests = NULL;
 	
@@ -424,7 +419,7 @@ e_destination_set_card (EDestination *dest, ECard *card, gint email_num)
 		e_destination_clear (dest);
 		
 		dest->priv->card = card;
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->card));
+		g_object_ref (dest->priv->card);
 		
 		dest->priv->card_email_num = email_num;
 		
@@ -448,7 +443,7 @@ e_destination_set_book_uri (EDestination *dest, const gchar *uri)
 		if (dest->priv->card) {
 			EBook *book = e_card_get_book (dest->priv->card);
 			if ((!book) || strcmp (uri, e_book_get_uri (book))) {
-				gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->card));
+				g_object_unref (dest->priv->card);
 				dest->priv->card = NULL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -474,7 +469,7 @@ e_destination_set_card_uid (EDestination *dest, const gchar *uid, gint email_num
 		/* If we already have a card, remove it unless it's uri matches the one
 		   we just set. */
 		if (dest->priv->card && strcmp (uid, e_card_get_id (dest->priv->card))) {
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->card));
+			g_object_unref (dest->priv->card);
 			dest->priv->card = NULL;
 		}
 		
@@ -594,7 +589,7 @@ use_card_cb (ECard *card, gpointer closure)
 	
 	if (card != NULL && uc->dest->priv->card == NULL) {
 		uc->dest->priv->card = card;
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (uc->dest->priv->card));
+		g_object_ref (uc->dest->priv->card);
 		e_destination_changed (uc->dest);
 	}
 	
@@ -603,7 +598,7 @@ use_card_cb (ECard *card, gpointer closure)
 	}
 	
 	/* We held a copy of the destination during the callback. */
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (uc->dest));
+	g_object_unref (uc->dest);
 	g_free (uc);
 }
 
@@ -620,7 +615,7 @@ e_destination_use_card (EDestination *dest, EDestinationCardCallback cb, gpointe
 		
 		uc->dest = dest;
 		/* Hold a reference to the destination during the callback. */
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (uc->dest));
+		g_object_ref (uc->dest);
 		uc->cb = cb;
 		uc->closure = closure;
 		e_card_load_uri (dest->priv->book_uri, dest->priv->card_uid, use_card_cb, uc);
@@ -940,13 +935,13 @@ static void
 set_cardify_book (EDestination *dest, EBook *book)
 {
 	if (dest->priv->cardify_book && dest->priv->cardify_book != book) {
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest->priv->cardify_book));
+		g_object_unref (dest->priv->cardify_book);
 	}
 		
 	dest->priv->cardify_book = book;
 	
 	if (book)
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+		g_object_ref (book);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -971,7 +966,7 @@ name_and_email_simple_query_cb (EBook *book, EBookSimpleQueryStatus status, cons
 			dest->priv->has_been_cardified = TRUE;
 			e_destination_set_card (dest, card, email_num);
 			e_destination_set_book_uri (dest, book_uri);
-			gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (dest), e_destination_signals[CARDIFIED]);
+			g_signal_emit (dest, e_destination_signals[CARDIFIED], 0);
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -979,7 +974,7 @@ name_and_email_simple_query_cb (EBook *book, EBookSimpleQueryStatus status, cons
 		dest->priv->cannot_cardify = TRUE;
 	}
 	
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest)); /* drop the reference held by the query */
+	g_object_unref (dest); /* drop the reference held by the query */
 }
 
 
@@ -997,9 +992,9 @@ nickname_simple_query_cb (EBook *book, EBookSimpleQueryStatus status, const GLis
 			dest->priv->has_been_cardified = TRUE;
 			e_destination_set_card (dest, E_CARD (cards->data), 0); /* Uses primary e-mail by default. */
 			e_destination_set_book_uri (dest, book_uri);
-			gtk_signal_emit (GTK_OBJECT (dest), e_destination_signals[CARDIFIED]);
+			g_signal_emit (dest, e_destination_signals[CARDIFIED], 0);
 			
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest)); /* drop the reference held by the query */
+			g_object_unref (dest); /* drop the reference held by the query */
 			
 		} else {
 			/* We can only end up here if we don't look at all like an e-mail address, so
@@ -1013,7 +1008,7 @@ nickname_simple_query_cb (EBook *book, EBookSimpleQueryStatus status, const GLis
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Something went wrong with the query: drop our ref to the destination and return. */
-		gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest));
+		g_object_unref (dest);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1042,7 +1037,7 @@ use_default_book_cb (EBook *book, gpointer closure)
 	EDestination *dest = E_DESTINATION (closure);
 	if (dest->priv->cardify_book == NULL) {
 		dest->priv->cardify_book = book;
-		gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (book));
+		g_object_ref (book);
 	}
 	
 	launch_cardify_query (dest);
@@ -1107,7 +1102,7 @@ e_destination_cardify (EDestination *dest, EBook *book)
 	
 	/* If we have a book ready, proceed.  We hold a reference to ourselves
 	   until our query is complete. */
-	gtk_object_ref (GTK_OBJECT (dest));
+	g_object_ref (dest);
 	if (dest->priv->cardify_book != NULL) {
 		launch_cardify_query (dest);
 	} else {
@@ -1137,7 +1132,7 @@ e_destination_cardify_delayed (EDestination *dest, EBook *book, gint delay)
 	
 	set_cardify_book (dest, book);
 	
-	dest->priv->pending_cardification = gtk_timeout_add (delay, do_cardify_delayed, dest);
+	dest->priv->pending_cardification = g_timeout_add (delay, do_cardify_delayed, dest);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1146,7 +1141,7 @@ e_destination_cancel_cardify (EDestination *dest)
 	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_DESTINATION (dest));
 	
 	if (dest->priv->pending_cardification) {
-		gtk_timeout_remove (dest->priv->pending_cardification);
+		g_source_remove (dest->priv->pending_cardification);
 		dest->priv->pending_cardification = 0;
 	}
 }
@@ -1520,7 +1515,7 @@ e_destination_import (const gchar *str)
 	if (dest_doc && dest_doc->xmlRootNode) {
 		dest = e_destination_new ();
 		if (! e_destination_xml_decode (dest, dest_doc->xmlRootNode)) {
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest));
+			g_object_unref (dest);
 			dest = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1593,7 +1588,7 @@ e_destination_importv (const gchar *str)
 		if (e_destination_xml_decode (dest, node) && !e_destination_is_empty (dest)) {
 			g_ptr_array_add (dest_array, dest);
 		} else {
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest));
+			g_object_unref (dest);
 		}
 		
 		node = node->next;
@@ -1648,7 +1643,7 @@ e_destination_freev (EDestination **destv)
 	
 	if (destv) {
 		for (i = 0; destv[i] != NULL; ++i) {
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (destv[i]));
+			g_object_unref (destv[i]);
 		}
 		g_free (destv);
 	}
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.h b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.h
index 42dc97800e..68ae1a4018 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.h
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/e-destination.h
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@
 #ifndef __E_DESTINATION_H__
 #define __E_DESTINATION_H__
 
-#include <gtk/gtkobject.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 #include <ebook/e-card.h>
 #include <ebook/e-book.h>
 #include <gnome-xml/tree.h>
 
-#define E_TYPE_DESTINATION        (e_destination_get_type ())
-#define E_DESTINATION(o)          (GTK_CHECK_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_DESTINATION, EDestination))
-#define E_DESTINATION_CLASS(k)    (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((k), E_TYPE_DESTINATION, EDestinationClass))
-#define E_IS_DESTINATION(o)       (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_DESTINATION))
-#define E_IS_DESTINATION_CLASS(k) (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_DESTINATION))
+#define E_TYPE_DESTINATION           (e_destination_get_type ())
+#define E_DESTINATION(o)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), E_TYPE_DESTINATION, EDestination))
+#define E_DESTINATION_CLASS(k)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((k), E_TYPE_DESTINATION, EDestinationClass))
+#define E_IS_DESTINATION(o)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), E_TYPE_DESTINATION))
+#define E_IS_DESTINATION_CLASS(k)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), E_TYPE_DESTINATION))
+#define E_DESTINATION_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), E_TYPE_DESTINATION, EDestinationClass))
 
 typedef struct _EDestination EDestination;
 typedef struct _EDestinationClass EDestinationClass;
@@ -46,19 +48,19 @@ typedef void (*EDestinationCardCallback) (EDestination *dest, ECard *card, gpoin
 struct _EDestinationPrivate;
 
 struct _EDestination {
-	GtkObject object;
+	GObject object;
 
 	struct _EDestinationPrivate *priv;
 };
 
 struct _EDestinationClass {
-	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
 
 	void (*changed) (EDestination *dest);	
 	void (*cardified) (EDestination *dest);
 };
 
-GtkType e_destination_get_type (void);
+GType e_destination_get_type (void);
 
 
 EDestination  *e_destination_new                (void);
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-ldif-importer.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-ldif-importer.c
index d792a74172..8ec5b631ab 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-ldif-importer.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-ldif-importer.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
-#include <bonobo.h>
-#include <gnome.h>
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -269,9 +266,9 @@ parseLine( ECardSimple *simple, ECardDeliveryAddress *address, char **buf )
 			}
 			else if (!g_strcasecmp (ptr, "member")) {
 				EList *email;
-				gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT (simple->card),
-						"email", &email,
-						NULL);
+				g_object_get (simple->card,
+					      "email", &email,
+					      NULL);
 				e_list_append (email, ldif_value->str);
 			}
 		}
@@ -326,7 +323,7 @@ getNextLDIFEntry( FILE *f )
 	while (buf) {
 		if (!parseLine (simple, address, &buf)) {
 			/* parsing error */
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (simple));
+			g_object_unref (simple);
 			e_card_delivery_address_unref (address);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -374,17 +371,17 @@ resolve_list_card (LDIFImporter *gci, ECard *card)
 	if (!e_card_evolution_list (card))
 		return;
 
-	gtk_object_get (GTK_OBJECT (card),
-			"email", &email,
-			"full_name", &full_name,
-			NULL);
+	g_object_get (card,
+		      "email", &email,
+		      "full_name", &full_name,
+		      NULL);
 
 	/* set file_as to full_name so we don't later try and figure
            out a first/last name for the list. */
 	if (full_name)
-		gtk_object_set (GTK_OBJECT (card),
-				"file_as", full_name,
-				NULL);
+		g_object_set (card,
+			      "file_as", full_name,
+			      NULL);
 
 	email_iter = e_list_get_iterator (email);
 	while (e_iterator_is_valid (email_iter)) {
@@ -397,7 +394,7 @@ resolve_list_card (LDIFImporter *gci, ECard *card)
 			gchar *dest_xml;
 			e_destination_set_card (dest, dn_card, 0);  /* Hard-wired for default e-mail, since netscape only exports 1 email address */
 			dest_xml = e_destination_export (dest);
-			gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (dest));
+			g_object_unref (dest);
 			if (dest_xml) {
 				e_iterator_set (email_iter, dest_xml);
 				g_free (dest_xml);
@@ -549,10 +546,10 @@ support_format_fn (EvolutionImporter *importer,
 }
 
 static void
-importer_destroy_cb (GtkObject *object,
+importer_destroy_cb (GObject *object,
 		     LDIFImporter *gci)
 {
-	gtk_main_quit ();
+	g_main_quit ();
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -584,8 +581,8 @@ factory_fn (BonoboGenericFactory *_factory,
 	importer = evolution_importer_new (support_format_fn, load_file_fn, 
 					   process_item_fn, NULL, gci);
 	
-	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (importer), "destroy",
-			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (importer_destroy_cb), gci);
+	g_signal_connect (importer, "destroy",
+			  G_CALLBACK (importer_destroy_cb), gci);
 	
 	return BONOBO_OBJECT (importer);
 }
@@ -615,8 +612,8 @@ main (int argc,
 	gnome_init_with_popt_table ("Evolution-LDIF-Importer",
 				    "0.0", argc, argv, oaf_popt_options, 0,
 				    NULL);
-	orb = oaf_init (argc, argv);
-	if (bonobo_init (orb, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE) {
+	orb = bonobo_activation_init (argc, argv);
+	if (bonobo_init_full (&argc, argv, orb, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE) {
 		g_error ("Could not initialize Bonobo.");
 	}
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-vcard-importer.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-vcard-importer.c
index 9e0a475977..b60691f87c 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-vcard-importer.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/evolution-vcard-importer.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-context.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-generic-factory.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ static void
 add_card_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, const gchar *id, gpointer closure)
 {
 	ECard *card = E_CARD(closure);
-	gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+	g_object_unref(card);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -181,10 +180,10 @@ support_format_fn (EvolutionImporter *importer,
 }
 
 static void
-importer_destroy_cb (GtkObject *object,
+importer_destroy_cb (GObject *object,
 		     VCardImporter *gci)
 {
-	gtk_main_quit ();
+	g_main_quit ();
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -221,8 +220,8 @@ factory_fn (BonoboGenericFactory *_factory,
 	importer = evolution_importer_new (support_format_fn, load_file_fn, 
 					   process_item_fn, NULL, gci);
 	
-	gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (importer), "destroy",
-			    GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (importer_destroy_cb), gci);
+	g_signal_connect (importer, "destroy",
+			  G_CALLBACK (importer_destroy_cb), gci);
 	
 	return BONOBO_OBJECT (importer);
 }
@@ -252,8 +251,8 @@ main (int argc,
 	gnome_init_with_popt_table ("Evolution-VCard-Importer",
 				    PACKAGE, argc, argv, oaf_popt_options, 0,
 				    NULL);
-	orb = oaf_init (argc, argv);
-	if (bonobo_init (orb, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE) {
+	orb = bonobo_activation_init (argc, argv);
+	if (bonobo_init_full (&argc, argv, orb, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE) {
 		g_error ("Could not initialize Bonobo.");
 	}
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-gnomecard-addressbook.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-gnomecard-addressbook.c
index 6f592a4664..0e26c2d101 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-gnomecard-addressbook.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-gnomecard-addressbook.c
@@ -2,22 +2,18 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmain.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-util.h>
-#include <libgnomeui/gnome-init.h>
+
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-i18n.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
 
 #include "e-book.h"
 
 static CORBA_Environment ev;
 
 static void
-init_bonobo (int argc, char **argv)
+init_bonobo (int *argc, char **argv)
 {
-	if (bonobo_init (CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE)
+	if (bonobo_init (argc, argv) == FALSE)
 		g_error (_("Could not initialize Bonobo"));
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@ add_card_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, const gchar *id, gpointer closure)
 	char *vcard = e_card_get_vcard_assume_utf8(card);
 	g_print ("Saved card: %s\n", vcard);
 	g_free(vcard);
-	gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+	g_object_unref(card);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -43,8 +39,8 @@ book_open_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, gpointer closure)
 	g_list_free(list);
 }
 
-static guint
-ebook_create (void)
+static gboolean
+ebook_create (gpointer data)
 {
 	EBook *book;
 	gchar *path, *uri;
@@ -59,8 +55,9 @@ ebook_create (void)
 	}
 	
 
-	path = g_concat_dir_and_file (g_get_home_dir (),
-				      "evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db");
+	path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
+				 "evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db",
+				 NULL);
 	uri = g_strdup_printf ("file://%s", path);
 	g_free (path);
 
@@ -80,10 +77,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
 
 	gnome_init_with_popt_table("blah", "0.0", argc, argv, NULL, 0, NULL);
-	oaf_init (argc, argv);
-	init_bonobo (argc, argv);
 
-	gtk_idle_add ((GtkFunction) ebook_create, NULL);
+	bonobo_activation_init (argc, argv);
+	init_bonobo (&argc, argv);
+
+	g_idle_add (ebook_create, NULL);
 	
 	bonobo_main ();
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-pine-addressbook.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-pine-addressbook.c
index c1d58a88bf..b7bc394e55 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-pine-addressbook.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/load-pine-addressbook.c
@@ -3,22 +3,17 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmain.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-util.h>
-#include <libgnomeui/gnome-init.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-i18n.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
 
 #include "e-book.h"
 
 static CORBA_Environment ev;
 
 static void
-init_bonobo (int argc, char **argv)
+init_bonobo (int *argc, char **argv)
 {
-	if (bonobo_init (CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE)
+	if (bonobo_init (argc, argv) == FALSE)
 		g_error (_("Could not initialize Bonobo"));
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +24,7 @@ add_card_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, const gchar *id, gpointer closure)
 	char *vcard = e_card_get_vcard_assume_utf8(card);
 	g_print ("Saved card: %s\n", vcard);
 	g_free(vcard);
-	gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+	g_object_unref(card);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -44,14 +39,14 @@ parse_line (EBook *book, char *line)
 	strings = g_strsplit(line, "\t", 3);
 	if (strings[0] && strings[1] && strings[2]) {
 		name = e_card_name_from_string(strings[1]);
-		gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-			       "nickname", strings[0],
-			       "full_name", strings[1],
-			       "name", name,
-			       NULL);
-		gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-			       "email", &list,
-			       NULL);
+		g_object_set(card,
+			     "nickname", strings[0],
+			     "full_name", strings[1],
+			     "name", name,
+			     NULL);
+		g_object_get(card,
+			     "email", &list,
+			     NULL);
 		e_list_append(list, strings[2]);
 		e_book_add_card(book, card, add_card_cb, card);
 	}
@@ -99,8 +94,8 @@ book_open_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, gpointer closure)
 	}
 }
 
-static guint
-ebook_create (void)
+static gboolean
+ebook_create (gpointer data)
 {
 	EBook *book;
 	gchar *path, *uri;
@@ -115,8 +110,10 @@ ebook_create (void)
 	}
 	
 
-	path = g_concat_dir_and_file (g_get_home_dir (),
-				      "evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db");
+	path = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
+				 "evolution/local/Contacts/addressbook.db",
+				 NULL);
+
 	uri = g_strdup_printf ("file://%s", path);
 	g_free (path);
 
@@ -161,10 +158,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
 
 	gnome_init_with_popt_table("blah", "0.0", argc, argv, NULL, 0, NULL);
-	oaf_init (argc, argv);
-	init_bonobo (argc, argv);
 
-	gtk_idle_add ((GtkFunction) ebook_create, NULL);
+	bonobo_activation_init (argc, argv);
+	init_bonobo (&argc, argv);
+
+	g_idle_add (ebook_create, NULL);
 	
 	bonobo_main ();
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-card.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-card.c
index d625214bfd..62d9897c18 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-card.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-card.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnomeui/gnome-init.h>
 #include "e-card.h"
+#include <libgnome/gnome-init.h>
 
 #define TEST_VCARD                     \
 "BEGIN:VCARD\r\n"                      \
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	EIterator *iterator;
 	ECardDate *bday;
 
-	gnome_init ("TestCard", "0.0", argc, argv);
+	gnome_program_init("test-card", "0.0", LIBGNOME_MODULE, argc, argv, NULL);
 
 	cardstr = NULL;
 	if (argc == 2)
@@ -81,26 +80,26 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	  for ( i = 0; i < 100000; i++ ) {
 	    card = e_card_new (cardstr);
 	  
-	    gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card));
+	    g_object_unref (card);
 	  }
 	}
 #endif
 	card = e_card_new_with_default_charset (cardstr, "ISO-8859-1");
-	gtk_object_get(GTK_OBJECT(card),
-		       "full_name",  &fname,
-		       "name",       &name,
-		       "address",    &address,
-		       "phone",      &phone,
-		       "email",      &email,
-		       "org",        &org,
-		       "org_unit",   &org_unit,
-		       "title",      &title,
-		       "role",       &role,
-		       "nickname",   &nickname,
-		       "fburl",      &fburl,
-		       "arbitrary",  &arbitrary,
-		       "birth_date", &bday,
-		       NULL);
+	g_object_get(card,
+		     "full_name",  &fname,
+		     "name",       &name,
+		     "address",    &address,
+		     "phone",      &phone,
+		     "email",      &email,
+		     "org",        &org,
+		     "org_unit",   &org_unit,
+		     "title",      &title,
+		     "role",       &role,
+		     "nickname",   &nickname,
+		     "fburl",      &fburl,
+		     "arbitrary",  &arbitrary,
+		     "birth_date", &bday,
+		     NULL);
 	if ( fname ) {
 	  printf("Name : %s\n", fname);
 	  g_free(fname);
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
             ECardArbitrary *arbitrary = (ECardArbitrary *) e_iterator_get(iterator);
 	    printf("Arbitrary : %s, %s\n", arbitrary->key, arbitrary->value);
 	  }
-	  gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+	  g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 	if ( bday ) {
 	  printf("BDay : %4d-%02d-%02d\n", bday->year, bday->month, bday->day);
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	  for (; e_iterator_is_valid(iterator); e_iterator_next(iterator)) {
 	    printf("Email : %s\n", (char *) e_iterator_get(iterator));
 	  }
-	  gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+	  g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 	if ( phone ) {
 	  iterator = e_list_get_iterator(address);
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	    ECardPhone *e_card_phone = (ECardPhone *) e_iterator_get(iterator);
 	    printf("Phone ; %d : %s\n", e_card_phone->flags, e_card_phone->number);
 	  }
-	  gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+	  g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 	if ( address ) {
 	  iterator = e_list_get_iterator(address);
@@ -182,10 +181,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	    if ( del_address->country )
 	      printf("  Country : %s\n", del_address->country);
 	  }
-	  gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(iterator));
+	  g_object_unref(iterator);
 	}
 	printf("%s", e_card_get_vcard_assume_utf8(card));
-	gtk_object_unref (GTK_OBJECT (card));
+	g_object_unref (card);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client-list.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client-list.c
index 8a38ccf4e1..0c93277d5a 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client-list.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client-list.c
@@ -2,24 +2,16 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmain.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
-#include <libgnomeui/gnome-init.h>
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-i18n.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
+#include <libgnome/gnome-init.h>
 
 #include "e-book.h"
 
-CORBA_Environment ev;
-
 static void
-init_bonobo (int argc, char **argv)
+init_bonobo (int *argc, char **argv)
 {
-	gnome_init ("blah", "0.0", argc, argv);
-	oaf_init (argc, argv);
-
-	if (bonobo_init (CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE)
+	if (bonobo_init (argc, argv) == FALSE)
 		g_error (_("Could not initialize Bonobo"));
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +27,7 @@ get_cursor_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, ECardCursor *cursor, gpointer cl
 		char *vcard = e_card_get_vcard_assume_utf8(card);
 		printf("[%s]\n", vcard);
 		g_free(vcard);
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+		g_object_unref(card);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -46,8 +38,8 @@ book_open_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, gpointer closure)
 	e_book_get_cursor(book, "", get_cursor_cb, NULL);
 }
 
-static guint
-ebook_create (void)
+static gboolean
+ebook_create (gpointer data)
 {
 	EBook *book;
 	
@@ -64,11 +56,12 @@ ebook_create (void)
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	gnome_program_init("test-client-list", "0.0", LIBGNOME_MODULE, argc, argv, NULL);
 
-	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
-	init_bonobo (argc, argv);
+	bonobo_activation_init (argc, argv);
+	init_bonobo (&argc, argv);
 
-	gtk_idle_add ((GtkFunction) ebook_create, NULL);
+	g_idle_add (ebook_create, NULL);
 
 	bonobo_main ();
 
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client.c b/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client.c
index 300f25958b..96706eea7c 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/ebook/test-client.c
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
 #include <config.h>
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <gtk/gtkmain.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-defs.h>
-#include <libgnome/gnome-i18n.h>
-#include <libgnomeui/gnome-init.h>
+#include <bonobo/bonobo-i18n.h>
 #include <bonobo/bonobo-main.h>
-#include <liboaf/liboaf.h>
+#include <libgnome/gnome-init.h>
 
 #include "e-book.h"
 #include "e-book-util.h"
@@ -28,9 +25,9 @@ static CORBA_Environment ev;
 static char *cardstr;
 
 static void
-init_bonobo (int argc, char **argv)
+init_bonobo (int *argc, char **argv)
 {
-	if (bonobo_init (CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL, CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) == FALSE)
+	if (bonobo_init (argc, argv) == FALSE)
 		g_error (_("Could not initialize Bonobo"));
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ get_cursor_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, ECardCursor *cursor, gpointer cl
 		char *vcard = e_card_get_vcard_assume_utf8(card);
 		printf("Get all cards callback: [%s]\n", vcard);
 		g_free(vcard);
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+		g_object_unref(card);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ get_card_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, ECard *card, gpointer closure)
 	vcard = e_card_get_vcard_assume_utf8(card);
 	printf ("Card added: [%s]\n", vcard);
 	g_free(vcard);
-	gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(card));
+	g_object_unref(card);
 
 	printf ("Getting cards..\n");
 	e_book_get_cursor(book, "", get_cursor_cb, NULL);
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ get_fields_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, EList *fields, gpointer closure)
 			printf (" %s\n", (char*)e_iterator_get (iter));
 		}
 
-		gtk_object_unref(GTK_OBJECT(fields));
+		g_object_unref(fields);
 	}
 	else {
 		printf ("No supported fields?\n");
@@ -121,8 +118,8 @@ book_open_cb (EBook *book, EBookStatus status, gpointer closure)
 	e_book_authenticate_user (book, "username", "password", "auth_method", auth_user_cb, NULL);
 }
 
-static guint
-ebook_create (void)
+static gboolean
+ebook_create (gpointer data)
 {
 	EBook *book;
 	
@@ -174,9 +171,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	CORBA_exception_init (&ev);
 
-	gnome_init_with_popt_table ("blah", "0.0", argc, argv, NULL, 0, NULL);
-	oaf_init (argc, argv);
-	init_bonobo (argc, argv);
+	gnome_program_init("test-client", "0.0", LIBGNOME_MODULE, argc, argv, NULL);
+
+	bonobo_activation_init (argc, argv);
+	init_bonobo (&argc, argv);
 
 	cardstr = NULL;
 	if (argc == 2)
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (cardstr == NULL)
 		cardstr = TEST_VCARD;
 
-	gtk_idle_add ((GtkFunction) ebook_create, NULL);
+	g_idle_add (ebook_create, NULL);
 	
 	bonobo_main ();