+<chapter id="gi-gir-reference">
+
+ <title>The GIR XML format</title>
+
+ <para>
+ This chapter describes the GIR XML markup format.
+ are interested in the procedure which GTK+ follows to draw its
+ widgets and windows, you should read this chapter; this will be
+ useful to know if you decide to implement your own widgets. This
+ chapter will also clarify the reasons behind the ways certain
+ things are done in GTK+; for example, why you cannot change the
+ background color of all widgets with the same method.
+ </para>
+
+ <section id="gi-gir-api">
+ <title>API node</title>
+
+ The root node of all GIR documents is the api node.
+
+ Attributes:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>version</para></listitem>
+ The version of the GIR, currently the only known version is 1.0.
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </section>
+
+</chapter>
+