diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/appwindow.c b/demos/gtk-demo/appwindow.c
index a3bbf47..6381458 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/appwindow.c
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/appwindow.c
@@ -68,25 +68,6 @@ activate_radio_action (GtkAction *action, GtkRadioAction *current)
 }
 
 static void
-activate_email (GtkAboutDialog *about,
-		const gchar    *link,
-		gpointer        data)
-{
-  gchar *text;
-  text = g_strdup_printf ("send mail to %s", link);
-  g_print ("%s\n", text);
-  g_free (text);
-}
-
-static void
-activate_url (GtkAboutDialog *about,
-	      const gchar    *link,
-	      gpointer        data)
-{
-  g_print ("show url %s\n", link);
-}
-
-static void
 about_cb (GtkAction *action,
 	  GtkWidget *window)
 {
@@ -120,8 +101,6 @@ about_cb (GtkAction *action,
       g_object_unref (pixbuf);
     }
 
-  gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook (activate_email, NULL, NULL);
-  gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook (activate_url, NULL, NULL);
   gtk_show_about_dialog (GTK_WINDOW (window),
 			 "program-name", "GTK+ Code Demos",
 			 "version", g_strdup_printf ("%s,\nRunning against GTK+ %d.%d.%d",
diff --git a/gtk/gtk.symbols b/gtk/gtk.symbols
index b6aaed1..327eaa0 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.symbols
+++ b/gtk/gtk.symbols
@@ -48,13 +48,11 @@ gtk_about_dialog_set_authors
 gtk_about_dialog_set_comments
 gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright
 gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters
-gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook
 gtk_about_dialog_set_license
 gtk_about_dialog_set_license_type
 gtk_about_dialog_set_logo
 gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name
 gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits
-gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook
 gtk_about_dialog_set_version
 gtk_about_dialog_set_website
 gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label
diff --git a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
index 1515eb8..7157b25 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
@@ -216,80 +216,28 @@ static void                 follow_if_link                  (GtkAboutDialog
                                                              GtkTextView        *text_view,
                                                              GtkTextIter        *iter);
 static void                 set_cursor_if_appropriate       (GtkAboutDialog     *about,
-							     GtkTextView        *text_view,
+                                                             GtkTextView        *text_view,
                                                              GdkDevice          *device,
-							     gint                x,
-							     gint                y);
+                                                             gint                x,
+                                                             gint                y);
 static void                 display_credits_dialog          (GtkWidget          *button,
                                                              gpointer            data);
 static void                 display_license_dialog          (GtkWidget          *button,
                                                              gpointer            data);
 static void                 close_cb                        (GtkAboutDialog     *about);
-static void                 default_url_hook                (GtkAboutDialog     *about,
-                                                             const gchar        *uri,
-                                                             gpointer            user_data);
-static void                 default_email_hook              (GtkAboutDialog     *about,
-                                                             const gchar        *email_address,
-                                                             gpointer            user_data);
-
-static gboolean activate_email_hook_set = FALSE;
-static GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc activate_email_hook = NULL;
-static gpointer activate_email_hook_data = NULL;
-static GDestroyNotify activate_email_hook_destroy = NULL;
-
-static gboolean activate_url_hook_set = FALSE;
-static GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc activate_url_hook = NULL;
-static gpointer activate_url_hook_data = NULL;
-static GDestroyNotify activate_url_hook_destroy = NULL;
+static gboolean             gtk_about_dialog_activate_link  (GtkAboutDialog     *about,
+                                                             const gchar        *uri);
 
-static void
-default_url_hook (GtkAboutDialog *about,
-                  const gchar    *uri,
-                  gpointer        user_data)
-{
-  GdkScreen *screen;
-  GError *error = NULL;
-
-  screen = gtk_widget_get_screen (GTK_WIDGET (about));
-
-  if (!gtk_show_uri (screen, uri, gtk_get_current_event_time (), &error))
-    {
-      GtkWidget *dialog;
-
-      dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new (GTK_WINDOW (about),
-                                       GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT |
-                                       GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
-                                       GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR,
-                                       GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE,
-                                       "%s", _("Could not show link"));
-      gtk_message_dialog_format_secondary_text (GTK_MESSAGE_DIALOG (dialog),
-                                                "%s", error->message);
-      g_error_free (error);
-
-      g_signal_connect (dialog, "response",
-                        G_CALLBACK (gtk_widget_destroy), NULL);
-
-      gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
-    }
-}
-
-static void
-default_email_hook (GtkAboutDialog *about,
-                    const gchar    *email_address,
-                    gpointer        user_data)
-{
-  char *escaped, *uri;
-
-  escaped = g_uri_escape_string (email_address, NULL, FALSE);
-  uri = g_strdup_printf ("mailto:%s", escaped);
-  g_free (escaped);
+enum {
+  ACTIVATE_LINK,
+  LAST_SIGNAL
+};
 
-  default_url_hook (about, uri, user_data);
-  g_free (uri);
-}
+static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GtkAboutDialog, gtk_about_dialog, GTK_TYPE_DIALOG)
 
+
 static void
 gtk_about_dialog_class_init (GtkAboutDialogClass *klass)
 {
@@ -306,6 +254,30 @@ gtk_about_dialog_class_init (GtkAboutDialogClass *klass)
 
   widget_class->show = gtk_about_dialog_show;
 
+  klass->activate_link = gtk_about_dialog_activate_link;
+
+  /**
+   * GtkAboutDialog::activate-link:
+   * @label: The object on which the signal was emitted
+   * @uri: the URI that is activated
+   *
+   * The signal which gets emitted to activate a URI.
+   * Applications may connect to it to override the default behaviour,
+   * which is to call gtk_show_uri().
+   *
+   * Returns: %TRUE if the link has been activated
+   *
+   * Since: 3.0
+   */
+  signals[ACTIVATE_LINK] =
+    g_signal_new ("activate-link",
+                  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (object_class),
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GtkAboutDialogClass, activate_link),
+                  _gtk_boolean_handled_accumulator, NULL,
+                  _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__STRING,
+                  G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 1, G_TYPE_STRING);
+
   /**
    * GtkAboutDialog:program-name:
    *
@@ -574,25 +546,12 @@ gtk_about_dialog_class_init (GtkAboutDialogClass *klass)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-website_clicked (GtkLabel       *label,
-                 const gchar    *uri,
-                 GtkAboutDialog *about)
+emit_activate_link (GtkAboutDialog *about,
+                    const gchar    *uri)
 {
-  GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc url_hook;
-  gpointer url_hook_data;
-
-  if (activate_url_hook_set)
-    {
-      url_hook = activate_url_hook;
-      url_hook_data = activate_url_hook_data;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      url_hook = default_url_hook;
-      url_hook_data = NULL;
-    }
+  gboolean handled = FALSE;
 
-  url_hook (about, uri, url_hook_data);
+  g_signal_emit (about, signals[ACTIVATE_LINK], 0, uri, &handled);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -668,8 +627,8 @@ gtk_about_dialog_init (GtkAboutDialog *about)
   gtk_widget_set_no_show_all (button, TRUE);
   gtk_label_set_selectable (GTK_LABEL (button), TRUE);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), button, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-  g_signal_connect (button, "activate-link",
-                    G_CALLBACK (website_clicked), about);
+  g_signal_connect_swapped (button, "activate-link",
+                            G_CALLBACK (emit_activate_link), about);
 
   gtk_widget_show (vbox);
   gtk_widget_show (priv->logo_image);
@@ -688,7 +647,7 @@ gtk_about_dialog_init (GtkAboutDialog *about)
   gtk_button_set_image (GTK_BUTTON (button), image);
   gtk_widget_set_no_show_all (button, TRUE);
   gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (action_area), 
-		    button, FALSE, TRUE, 0); 
+                    button, FALSE, TRUE, 0); 
   gtk_button_box_set_child_secondary (GTK_BUTTON_BOX (action_area), button, TRUE);
   g_signal_connect (button, "clicked",
                     G_CALLBACK (display_credits_dialog), about);
@@ -700,7 +659,7 @@ gtk_about_dialog_init (GtkAboutDialog *about)
   gtk_widget_set_can_default (button, TRUE);
   gtk_widget_set_no_show_all (button, TRUE);
   gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (action_area), 
-		    button, FALSE, TRUE, 0); 
+                    button, FALSE, TRUE, 0); 
   gtk_button_box_set_child_secondary (GTK_BUTTON_BOX (action_area), button, TRUE);
   g_signal_connect (button, "clicked",
                     G_CALLBACK (display_license_dialog), about);
@@ -817,7 +776,7 @@ gtk_about_dialog_get_property (GObject    *object,
 {
   GtkAboutDialog *about = GTK_ABOUT_DIALOG (object);
   GtkAboutDialogPrivate *priv = about->priv;
-	
+        
   switch (prop_id) 
     {
     case PROP_NAME:
@@ -882,6 +841,38 @@ gtk_about_dialog_get_property (GObject    *object,
     }
 }
 
+static gboolean
+gtk_about_dialog_activate_link (GtkAboutDialog *about,
+                                const gchar    *uri)
+{
+  GdkScreen *screen;
+  GError *error = NULL;
+
+  screen = gtk_widget_get_screen (GTK_WIDGET (about));
+
+  if (!gtk_show_uri (screen, uri, gtk_get_current_event_time (), &error))
+    {
+      GtkWidget *dialog;
+
+      dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new (GTK_WINDOW (about),
+                                       GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT |
+                                       GTK_DIALOG_MODAL,
+                                       GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                                       GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE,
+                                       "%s", _("Could not show link"));
+      gtk_message_dialog_format_secondary_text (GTK_MESSAGE_DIALOG (dialog),
+                                                "%s", error->message);
+      g_error_free (error);
+
+      g_signal_connect (dialog, "response",
+                        G_CALLBACK (gtk_widget_destroy), NULL);
+
+      gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 update_website (GtkAboutDialog *about)
 {
@@ -889,7 +880,7 @@ update_website (GtkAboutDialog *about)
 
   gtk_widget_show (priv->website_label);
 
-  if (priv->website_url && (!activate_url_hook_set || activate_url_hook != NULL))
+  if (priv->website_url)
     {
       gchar *markup;
 
@@ -1796,52 +1787,18 @@ follow_if_link (GtkAboutDialog *about,
 {
   GSList *tags = NULL, *tagp = NULL;
   GtkAboutDialogPrivate *priv = about->priv;
-  gchar *url = NULL;
-  GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc email_hook, url_hook;
-  gpointer email_hook_data, url_hook_data;
-
-  if (activate_email_hook_set)
-    {
-      email_hook = activate_email_hook;
-      email_hook_data = activate_email_hook_data;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      email_hook = default_email_hook;
-      email_hook_data = NULL;
-    }
-
-  if (activate_url_hook_set)
-    {
-      url_hook = activate_url_hook;
-      url_hook_data = activate_url_hook_data;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      url_hook = default_url_hook;
-      url_hook_data = NULL;
-    }
+  gchar *uri = NULL;
 
   tags = gtk_text_iter_get_tags (iter);
-  for (tagp = tags; tagp != NULL && !url; tagp = tagp->next)
+  for (tagp = tags; tagp != NULL && !uri; tagp = tagp->next)
     {
       GtkTextTag *tag = tagp->data;
 
-      if (email_hook != NULL)
-        {
-          url = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (tag), "email");
-          if (url)
-            email_hook (about, url, email_hook_data);
-        }
-
-      if (!url && url_hook != NULL)
-        {
-          url = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (tag), "url");
-          if (url)
-            url_hook (about, url, url_hook_data);
-        }
+      uri = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (tag), "uri");
+      if (uri)
+        emit_activate_link (about, uri);
 
-      if (url && !g_slist_find_custom (priv->visited_links, url, (GCompareFunc)strcmp))
+      if (uri && !g_slist_find_custom (priv->visited_links, uri, (GCompareFunc)strcmp))
         {
           GdkColor *style_visited_link_color;
           GdkColor color;
@@ -1860,7 +1817,7 @@ follow_if_link (GtkAboutDialog *about,
 
           g_object_set (G_OBJECT (tag), "foreground-gdk", &color, NULL);
 
-          priv->visited_links = g_slist_prepend (priv->visited_links, g_strdup (url));
+          priv->visited_links = g_slist_prepend (priv->visited_links, g_strdup (uri));
         }
     }
 
@@ -1932,10 +1889,10 @@ text_view_event_after (GtkWidget      *text_view,
 
 static void
 set_cursor_if_appropriate (GtkAboutDialog *about,
-			   GtkTextView    *text_view,
+                           GtkTextView    *text_view,
                            GdkDevice      *device,
-			   gint            x,
-			   gint            y)
+                           gint            x,
+                           gint            y)
 {
   GtkAboutDialogPrivate *priv = about->priv;
   GSList *tags = NULL, *tagp = NULL;
@@ -1948,10 +1905,9 @@ set_cursor_if_appropriate (GtkAboutDialog *about,
   for (tagp = tags;  tagp != NULL;  tagp = tagp->next)
     {
       GtkTextTag *tag = tagp->data;
-      gchar *email = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (tag), "email");
-      gchar *url = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (tag), "url");
+      gchar *uri = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (tag), "uri");
 
-      if (email != NULL || url != NULL)
+      if (uri != NULL)
         {
           hovering_over_link = TRUE;
           break;
@@ -2033,7 +1989,6 @@ text_view_new (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
   GtkWidget *view;
   GtkTextView *text_view;
   GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
-  gboolean linkify_email, linkify_urls;
   GdkColor *style_link_color;
   GdkColor *style_visited_link_color;
   GdkColor color;
@@ -2042,9 +1997,6 @@ text_view_new (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
 
   GtkAboutDialogPrivate *priv = about->priv;
 
-  linkify_email = (!activate_email_hook_set || activate_email_hook != NULL);
-  linkify_urls = (!activate_url_hook_set || activate_url_hook != NULL);
-
   gtk_widget_ensure_style (GTK_WIDGET (about));
   gtk_widget_style_get (GTK_WIDGET (about),
                         "link-color", &style_link_color,
@@ -2096,9 +2048,9 @@ text_view_new (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
       q0  = *p;
       while (*q0)
         {
-          q1 = linkify_email ? strchr (q0, '<') : NULL;
+          q1 = strchr (q0, '<');
           q2 = q1 ? strchr (q1, '>') : NULL;
-          r1 = linkify_urls ? strstr (q0, "http://") : NULL;
+          r1 = strstr (q0, "http://");
           if (r1)
             {
               r2 = strpbrk (r1, " \n\t");
@@ -2118,6 +2070,7 @@ text_view_new (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
             {
               GtkTextIter end;
               gchar *link;
+              gchar *uri;
               const gchar *link_type;
               GtkTextTag *tag;
 
@@ -2126,13 +2079,13 @@ text_view_new (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
                   gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor (buffer, q0, (q1 - q0) + 1);
                   gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter (buffer, &end);
                   q1++;
-                  link_type = I_("email");
+                  link_type = "email";
                 }
               else
                 {
                   gtk_text_buffer_insert_at_cursor (buffer, q0, q1 - q0);
                   gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter (buffer, &end);
-                  link_type = I_("url");
+                  link_type = "uri";
                 }
 
               q0 = q2;
@@ -2148,7 +2101,11 @@ text_view_new (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
                                                 "foreground-gdk", &color,
                                                 "underline", PANGO_UNDERLINE_SINGLE,
                                                 NULL);
-              g_object_set_data_full (G_OBJECT (tag), link_type, g_strdup (link), g_free);
+              if (strcmp (link_type, "email") == 0)
+                 uri = g_strconcat ("mailto:", link, NULL);
+              else
+                 uri = g_strdup (link);
+              g_object_set_data_full (G_OBJECT (tag), I_("uri"), uri, g_free);
               gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags (buffer, &end, link, -1, tag, NULL);
 
               g_free (link);
@@ -2291,10 +2248,10 @@ display_license_dialog (GtkWidget *button,
     }
 
   dialog = gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons (_("License"),
-					GTK_WINDOW (about),
-					GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
-					GTK_STOCK_CLOSE, GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
-					NULL);
+                                        GTK_WINDOW (about),
+                                        GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
+                                        GTK_STOCK_CLOSE, GTK_RESPONSE_CANCEL,
+                                        NULL);
   license_dialog = GTK_DIALOG (dialog);
 
   content_area = gtk_dialog_get_content_area (license_dialog);
@@ -2354,78 +2311,6 @@ gtk_about_dialog_new (void)
   return GTK_WIDGET (dialog);
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook:
- * @func: a function to call when an email link is activated.
- * @data: data to pass to @func
- * @destroy: #GDestroyNotify for @data
- *
- * Installs a global function to be called whenever the user activates an
- * email link in an about dialog.
- *
- * Since 2.18 there exists a default function which uses gtk_show_uri(). To
- * deactivate it, you can pass %NULL for @func.
- *
- * Return value: the previous email hook.
- *
- * Since: 2.6
- */
-GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc
-gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
-                                 gpointer                       data,
-                                 GDestroyNotify                 destroy)
-{
-  GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc old;
-
-  if (activate_email_hook_destroy != NULL)
-    (* activate_email_hook_destroy) (activate_email_hook_data);
-
-  old = activate_email_hook;
-
-  activate_email_hook_set = TRUE;
-  activate_email_hook = func;
-  activate_email_hook_data = data;
-  activate_email_hook_destroy = destroy;
-
-  return old;
-}
-
-/**
- * gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook:
- * @func: a function to call when a URL link is activated.
- * @data: data to pass to @func
- * @destroy: #GDestroyNotify for @data
- *
- * Installs a global function to be called whenever the user activates a
- * URL link in an about dialog.
- *
- * Since 2.18 there exists a default function which uses gtk_show_uri(). To
- * deactivate it, you can pass %NULL for @func.
- *
- * Return value: the previous URL hook.
- *
- * Since: 2.6
- */
-GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc
-gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
-                               gpointer                       data,
-                               GDestroyNotify                 destroy)
-{
-  GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc old;
-
-  if (activate_url_hook_destroy != NULL)
-    (* activate_url_hook_destroy) (activate_url_hook_data);
-
-  old = activate_url_hook;
-
-  activate_url_hook_set = TRUE;
-  activate_url_hook = func;
-  activate_url_hook_data = data;
-  activate_url_hook_destroy = destroy;
-
-  return old;
-}
-
 static void
 close_cb (GtkAboutDialog *about)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.h b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.h
index 90b1e0a..42eba58 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * The <structname>GtkAboutDialog</structname> struct contains
  * only private fields and should not be directly accessed.
  */
-struct _GtkAboutDialog 
+struct _GtkAboutDialog
 {
   GtkDialog parent_instance;
 
@@ -93,10 +93,13 @@ struct _GtkAboutDialog
   GtkAboutDialogPrivate *priv;
 };
 
-struct _GtkAboutDialogClass 
+struct _GtkAboutDialogClass
 {
   GtkDialogClass parent_class;
 
+  gboolean (*activate_link) (GtkAboutDialog *dialog,
+                             const gchar    *uri);
+
   /* Padding for future expansion */
   void (*_gtk_reserved1) (void);
   void (*_gtk_reserved2) (void);
@@ -107,23 +110,23 @@ struct _GtkAboutDialogClass
 GType                  gtk_about_dialog_get_type               (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GtkWidget             *gtk_about_dialog_new                    (void);
 void                   gtk_show_about_dialog                   (GtkWindow       *parent,
-								const gchar     *first_property_name,
-								...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
+                                                                const gchar     *first_property_name,
+                                                                ...) G_GNUC_NULL_TERMINATED;
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_program_name       (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_program_name       (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *name);
+                                                                const gchar     *name);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_version            (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_version            (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *version);
+                                                                const gchar     *version);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_copyright          (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_copyright          (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *copyright);
+                                                                const gchar     *copyright);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_comments           (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_comments           (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *comments);
+                                                                const gchar     *comments);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_license            (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_license            (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *license);
+                                                                const gchar     *license);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_license_type       (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
                                                                 GtkLicense       license_type);
 GtkLicense             gtk_about_dialog_get_license_type       (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
@@ -134,50 +137,28 @@ void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_wrap_license       (GtkAboutDialog
 
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_website            (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_website            (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *website);
+                                                                const gchar     *website);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_website_label      (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_website_label      (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *website_label);
+                                                                const gchar     *website_label);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * gtk_about_dialog_get_authors            (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_authors            (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar    **authors);
+                                                                const gchar    **authors);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * gtk_about_dialog_get_documenters        (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_documenters        (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar    **documenters);
+                                                                const gchar    **documenters);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* G_CONST_RETURN * gtk_about_dialog_get_artists            (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_artists            (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar    **artists);
+                                                                const gchar    **artists);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_translator_credits (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_translator_credits (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *translator_credits);
+                                                                const gchar     *translator_credits);
 GdkPixbuf             *gtk_about_dialog_get_logo               (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_logo               (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								GdkPixbuf       *logo);
+                                                                GdkPixbuf       *logo);
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar  *gtk_about_dialog_get_logo_icon_name     (GtkAboutDialog  *about);
 void                   gtk_about_dialog_set_logo_icon_name     (GtkAboutDialog  *about,
-								const gchar     *icon_name);
-
-/**
- * GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc:
- * @about: the #GtkAboutDialog in which the link was activated
- * @link_: the URL or email address to which the activated link points
- * @data: user data that was passed when the function was registered
- *  with gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook() or
- *  gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook()
- *
- * The type of a function which is called when a URL or email
- * link is activated.
- */
-typedef void (* GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc) (GtkAboutDialog *about,
-						 const gchar    *link_,
-						 gpointer        data);
-
-GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc gtk_about_dialog_set_email_hook (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
-								gpointer                       data,
-								GDestroyNotify                 destroy);
-GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc gtk_about_dialog_set_url_hook   (GtkAboutDialogActivateLinkFunc func,
-								gpointer                       data,
-								GDestroyNotify                 destroy);
+                                                                const gchar     *icon_name);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtklinkbutton.c b/gtk/gtklinkbutton.c
index 0211f15..1ccc2b1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklinkbutton.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklinkbutton.c
@@ -717,27 +717,19 @@ gtk_link_button_get_uri (GtkLinkButton *link_button)
  *
  * If no uri hook has been set, GTK+ defaults to calling gtk_show_uri().
  *
- * Return value: the previously set hook function.
- *
  * Since: 2.10
  */
-GtkLinkButtonUriFunc
+void
 gtk_link_button_set_uri_hook (GtkLinkButtonUriFunc func,
 			      gpointer             data,
 			      GDestroyNotify       destroy)
 {
-  GtkLinkButtonUriFunc old_uri_func;
-
   if (uri_func_destroy)
     (* uri_func_destroy) (uri_func_data);
 
-  old_uri_func = uri_func;
-
   uri_func = func;
   uri_func_data = data;
   uri_func_destroy = destroy;
-
-  return old_uri_func;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gtk/gtklinkbutton.h b/gtk/gtklinkbutton.h
index a60c6bb..5f24acf 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklinkbutton.h
+++ b/gtk/gtklinkbutton.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ G_CONST_RETURN gchar *gtk_link_button_get_uri           (GtkLinkButton *link_but
 void                  gtk_link_button_set_uri           (GtkLinkButton *link_button,
 						         const gchar   *uri);
 
-GtkLinkButtonUriFunc  gtk_link_button_set_uri_hook      (GtkLinkButtonUriFunc func,
+void                  gtk_link_button_set_uri_hook      (GtkLinkButtonUriFunc func,
 							 gpointer             data,
 							 GDestroyNotify       destroy);
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeview.c b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
index 0be63a7..7f3a4fa 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
@@ -15129,7 +15129,7 @@ gtk_tree_view_get_row_separator_func (GtkTreeView *tree_view)
 /**
  * gtk_tree_view_set_row_separator_func:
  * @tree_view: a #GtkTreeView
- * @func: a #GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc
+ * @func: (allow-none): a #GtkTreeViewRowSeparatorFunc
  * @data: (allow-none): user data to pass to @func, or %NULL
  * @destroy: (allow-none): destroy notifier for @data, or %NULL
  * 
