Miscellaneous EShellView-related cleanups.

54 files changed, 657 insertions, 731 deletions

diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.c b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.c
index ea65ce360f..a07d500bfc 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.c
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 #include "smime/gui/certificate-manager.h"
 #endif
 
+#define E_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND, EBookShellBackendPrivate))
+
 struct _EBookShellBackendPrivate {
 	ESourceList *source_list;
 };
@@ -65,8 +69,10 @@ enum {
 	PROP_SOURCE_LIST
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType book_shell_backend_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	EBookShellBackend,
+	e_book_shell_backend,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND)
 
 static void
 book_shell_backend_ensure_sources (EShellBackend *shell_backend)
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ book_shell_backend_ensure_sources (EShellBackend *shell_backend)
 	on_this_computer = NULL;
 	personal = NULL;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND (shell_backend)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (shell_backend);
 
 	e_book_client_get_sources (&priv->source_list, &error);
 
@@ -483,7 +489,7 @@ book_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBookShellBackendPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->source_list != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->source_list);
@@ -491,7 +497,7 @@ book_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_shell_backend_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -537,16 +543,15 @@ book_shell_backend_constructed (GObject *object)
 	g_idle_add ((GSourceFunc) book_shell_backend_init_preferences, shell);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_shell_backend_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
 
 static void
-book_shell_backend_class_init (EBookShellBackendClass *class)
+e_book_shell_backend_class_init (EBookShellBackendClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellBackendClass *shell_backend_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EBookShellBackendPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -576,38 +581,24 @@ book_shell_backend_class_init (EBookShellBackendClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-book_shell_backend_init (EBookShellBackend *book_shell_backend)
+e_book_shell_backend_class_finalize (EBookShellBackendClass *class)
 {
-	book_shell_backend->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		book_shell_backend, E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		EBookShellBackendPrivate);
 }
 
-GType
-e_book_shell_backend_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_book_shell_backend_init (EBookShellBackend *book_shell_backend)
 {
-	return book_shell_backend_type;
+	book_shell_backend->priv =
+		E_BOOK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (book_shell_backend);
 }
 
 void
-e_book_shell_backend_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_book_shell_backend_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EBookShellBackendClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) book_shell_backend_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EBookShellBackend),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) book_shell_backend_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	book_shell_backend_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		"EBookShellBackend", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_book_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 ESourceList *
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.h b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.h
index c61e43b814..00ebe3d536 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.h
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-backend.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct _EBookShellBackendClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_book_shell_backend_get_type	(void);
-void		e_book_shell_backend_register_type
+void		e_book_shell_backend_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 ESourceList *	e_book_shell_backend_get_source_list
 					(EBookShellBackend *book_shell_backend);
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.c b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.c
index f4c3d74784..0183512f5b 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.c
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #include "widgets/misc/e-preview-pane.h"
 #include "e-book-shell-view.h"
 
+#define E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT, EBookShellContentPrivate))
+
 struct _EBookShellContentPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *paned;
 	GtkWidget *notebook;
@@ -53,8 +57,13 @@ enum {
 	PROP_PREVIEW_SHOW_MAPS
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType book_shell_content_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE_EXTENDED (
+	EBookShellContent,
+	e_book_shell_content,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
+	0,
+	G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE_DYNAMIC (
+		GTK_TYPE_ORIENTABLE, NULL))
 
 static void
 book_shell_content_send_message_cb (EBookShellContent *book_shell_content,
@@ -83,14 +92,21 @@ book_shell_content_restore_state_cb (EShellWindow *shell_window,
 	EBookShellContentPrivate *priv;
 	GSettings *settings;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT (shell_content)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (shell_content);
 
 	/* Bind GObject properties to GSettings keys. */
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.addressbook");
 
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "hpane-position", priv->paned, "hposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "vpane-position", priv->paned, "vposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "hpane-position",
+		priv->paned, "hposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "vpane-position",
+		priv->paned, "vposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 }
@@ -202,7 +218,7 @@ book_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBookShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->paned != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->paned);
@@ -220,7 +236,7 @@ book_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_shell_content_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -234,10 +250,10 @@ book_shell_content_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *container;
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_shell_content_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_content = E_SHELL_CONTENT (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_content_get_shell_view (shell_content);
@@ -415,12 +431,11 @@ book_shell_content_focus_search_results (EShellContent *shell_content)
 }
 
 static void
-book_shell_content_class_init (EBookShellContentClass *class)
+e_book_shell_content_class_init (EBookShellContentClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellContentClass *shell_content_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EBookShellContentPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -480,50 +495,26 @@ book_shell_content_class_init (EBookShellContentClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-book_shell_content_init (EBookShellContent *book_shell_content)
+e_book_shell_content_class_finalize (EBookShellContentClass *class)
 {
-	book_shell_content->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		book_shell_content, E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		EBookShellContentPrivate);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_book_shell_content_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_book_shell_content_init (EBookShellContent *book_shell_content)
 {
-	return book_shell_content_type;
+	book_shell_content->priv =
+		E_BOOK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (book_shell_content);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
 void
-e_book_shell_content_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_book_shell_content_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EBookShellContentClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) book_shell_content_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EBookShellContent),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) book_shell_content_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	static const GInterfaceInfo orientable_info = {
-		(GInterfaceInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GInterfaceFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL  /* interface_data */
-	};
-
-	book_shell_content_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		"EBookShellContent", &type_info, 0);
-
-	g_type_module_add_interface (
-		type_module, book_shell_content_type,
-		GTK_TYPE_ORIENTABLE, &orientable_info);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_book_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.h b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.h
index 28fef270bd..92bb716d72 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.h
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-content.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct _EBookShellContentClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_book_shell_content_get_type	(void);
-void		e_book_shell_content_register_type
+void		e_book_shell_content_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_book_shell_content_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.c b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.c
index def7507486..af28f8bbb1 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.c
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.c
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #include "e-book-shell-backend.h"
 #include "e-addressbook-selector.h"
 
+#define E_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR, EBookShellSidebarPrivate))
+
 struct _EBookShellSidebarPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *selector;
 };
@@ -43,8 +47,10 @@ enum {
 	PROP_SELECTOR
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType book_shell_sidebar_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	EBookShellSidebar,
+	e_book_shell_sidebar,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR)
 
 static void
 book_shell_sidebar_get_property (GObject *object,
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ book_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EBookShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->selector != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->selector);
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ book_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -92,10 +98,10 @@ book_shell_sidebar_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkContainer *container;
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_book_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_sidebar = E_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
@@ -174,12 +180,11 @@ book_shell_sidebar_check_state (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar)
 }
 
 static void
-book_shell_sidebar_class_init (EBookShellSidebarClass *class)
+e_book_shell_sidebar_class_init (EBookShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellSidebarClass *shell_sidebar_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EBookShellSidebarPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -202,40 +207,26 @@ book_shell_sidebar_class_init (EBookShellSidebarClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-book_shell_sidebar_init (EBookShellSidebar *book_shell_sidebar)
+e_book_shell_sidebar_class_finalize (EBookShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
-	book_shell_sidebar->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		book_shell_sidebar, E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		EBookShellSidebarPrivate);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_book_shell_sidebar_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_book_shell_sidebar_init (EBookShellSidebar *book_shell_sidebar)
 {
-	return book_shell_sidebar_type;
+	book_shell_sidebar->priv =
+		E_BOOK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (book_shell_sidebar);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
 void
-e_book_shell_sidebar_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_book_shell_sidebar_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EBookShellSidebarClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) book_shell_sidebar_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EBookShellSidebar),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) book_shell_sidebar_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	book_shell_sidebar_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		"EBookShellSidebar", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_book_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.h b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.h
index 560609f53d..104a4d4b47 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.h
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-sidebar.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct _EBookShellSidebarClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_book_shell_sidebar_get_type	(void);
-void		e_book_shell_sidebar_register_type
+void		e_book_shell_sidebar_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_book_shell_sidebar_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-actions.c b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-actions.c
index 73736052ff..2aa0e1a94b 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-actions.c
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-actions.c
@@ -278,9 +278,11 @@ map_window_show_contact_editor_cb (EContactMapWindow *window,
 
 	editor = e_contact_editor_new (shell, book_client, contact, FALSE, TRUE);
 
-	g_signal_connect (editor, "contact-modified",
+	g_signal_connect (
+		editor, "contact-modified",
 		G_CALLBACK (contact_editor_contact_modified_cb), window);
-	g_signal_connect_swapped (editor, "editor-closed",
+	g_signal_connect_swapped (
+		editor, "editor-closed",
 		G_CALLBACK (g_object_unref), editor);
 
 	eab_editor_show (editor);
@@ -317,9 +319,11 @@ action_address_book_map_cb (GtkAction *action,
 	e_contact_map_window_load_addressbook (map_window, book_client);
 
 	/* Free the map_window automatically when it is closed */
-	g_signal_connect_swapped (GTK_WIDGET (map_window), "hide",
+	g_signal_connect_swapped (
+		map_window, "hide",
 		G_CALLBACK (gtk_widget_destroy), GTK_WIDGET (map_window));
-	g_signal_connect (map_window, "show-contact-editor",
+	g_signal_connect (
+		map_window, "show-contact-editor",
 		G_CALLBACK (map_window_show_contact_editor_cb), book_shell_view);
 
 	gtk_widget_show_all (GTK_WIDGET (map_window));
@@ -1149,7 +1153,6 @@ e_book_shell_view_actions_init (EBookShellView *book_shell_view)
 	GtkActionGroup *action_group;
 	GSettings *settings;
 	GtkAction *action;
-	GObject *object;
 
 	shell_view = E_SHELL_VIEW (book_shell_view);
 	shell_window = e_shell_view_get_shell_window (shell_view);
@@ -1209,14 +1212,20 @@ e_book_shell_view_actions_init (EBookShellView *book_shell_view)
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.addressbook");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (CONTACT_PREVIEW));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "show-preview", object, "active", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "show-preview",
+		ACTION (CONTACT_PREVIEW), "active",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (CONTACT_VIEW_VERTICAL));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "layout", object, "current-value", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "layout",
+		ACTION (CONTACT_VIEW_VERTICAL), "current-value",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (CONTACT_PREVIEW_SHOW_MAPS));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "preview-show-maps", object, "active", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "preview-show-maps",
+		ACTION (CONTACT_PREVIEW_SHOW_MAPS), "active",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-private.h b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-private.h
index 408574d53a..d1b30efec4 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-private.h
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view-private.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
 #include "e-book-shell-sidebar.h"
 #include "e-book-shell-view-actions.h"
 
+#define E_BOOK_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_VIEW, EBookShellViewPrivate))
+
 /* Shorthand, requires a variable named "shell_window". */
 #define ACTION(name) \
 	(E_SHELL_WINDOW_ACTION_##name (shell_window))
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view.c b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view.c
index f0541eb40c..84526e4a98 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view.c
+++ b/modules/addressbook/e-book-shell-view.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ book_shell_view_execute_search (EShellView *shell_view)
 	gchar *search_text = NULL;
 	EFilterRule *advanced_search = NULL;
 
-	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view)->priv;
+	priv = E_BOOK_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (shell_view);
 
 	if (priv->search_locked)
 		return;
@@ -415,9 +415,8 @@ static void
 book_shell_view_init (EBookShellView *book_shell_view,
                       EShellViewClass *shell_view_class)
 {
-	book_shell_view->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		book_shell_view, E_TYPE_BOOK_SHELL_VIEW,
-		EBookShellViewPrivate);
+	book_shell_view->priv =
+		E_BOOK_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (book_shell_view);
 
 	e_book_shell_view_private_init (book_shell_view, shell_view_class);
 }
diff --git a/modules/addressbook/evolution-module-addressbook.c b/modules/addressbook/evolution-module-addressbook.c
index f38c8e23bf..1caf7ddf08 100644
--- a/modules/addressbook/evolution-module-addressbook.c
+++ b/modules/addressbook/evolution-module-addressbook.c
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "e-book-config-hook.h"
 
+#include "e-book-shell-view.h"
 #include "e-book-shell-backend.h"
 #include "e-book-shell-content.h"
 #include "e-book-shell-sidebar.h"
-#include "e-book-shell-view.h"
 
 /* Module Entry Points */
 void e_module_load (GTypeModule *type_module);
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ e_module_load (GTypeModule *type_module)
 
 	e_book_config_hook_register_type (type_module);
 
-	e_book_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
-	e_book_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
-	e_book_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
 	e_book_shell_view_register_type (type_module);
+	e_book_shell_backend_type_register (type_module);
+	e_book_shell_content_type_register (type_module);
+	e_book_shell_sidebar_type_register (type_module);
 }
 
 G_MODULE_EXPORT void
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.c
index 74bc62daa8..6541863b32 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.c
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 
 #include "e-calendar-preferences.h"
 
+#define E_CAL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_BACKEND, ECalShellBackendPrivate))
+
 struct _ECalShellBackendPrivate {
 	ESourceList *source_list;
 };
@@ -64,8 +68,10 @@ enum {
 	PROP_SOURCE_LIST
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType cal_shell_backend_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	ECalShellBackend,
+	e_cal_shell_backend,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND)
 
 static void
 cal_shell_backend_ensure_sources (EShellBackend *shell_backend)
@@ -741,7 +747,7 @@ cal_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECalShellBackendPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_BACKEND (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->source_list != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->source_list);
@@ -749,7 +755,7 @@ cal_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_backend_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -790,16 +796,15 @@ cal_shell_backend_constructed (GObject *object)
 		600);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_backend_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
 
 static void
-cal_shell_backend_class_init (ECalShellBackendClass *class)
+e_cal_shell_backend_class_init (ECalShellBackendClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellBackendClass *shell_backend_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ECalShellBackendPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -829,14 +834,18 @@ cal_shell_backend_class_init (ECalShellBackendClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-cal_shell_backend_init (ECalShellBackend *cal_shell_backend)
+e_cal_shell_backend_class_finalize (ECalShellBackendClass *class)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+e_cal_shell_backend_init (ECalShellBackend *cal_shell_backend)
 {
 	icalarray *builtin_timezones;
 	gint ii;
 
-	cal_shell_backend->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		cal_shell_backend, E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		ECalShellBackendPrivate);
+	cal_shell_backend->priv =
+		E_CAL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (cal_shell_backend);
 
 	/* XXX Pre-load all built-in timezones in libical.
 	 *
@@ -862,31 +871,13 @@ cal_shell_backend_init (ECalShellBackend *cal_shell_backend)
 	}
 }
 
-GType
-e_cal_shell_backend_get_type (void)
-{
-	return cal_shell_backend_type;
-}
-
 void
-e_cal_shell_backend_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_cal_shell_backend_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (ECalShellBackendClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) cal_shell_backend_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (ECalShellBackend),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) cal_shell_backend_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	cal_shell_backend_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		"ECalShellBackend", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_cal_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 ESourceList *
@@ -915,7 +906,8 @@ e_cal_shell_backend_get_selected_calendars (ECalShellBackend *cal_shell_backend)
 
 	if (strv != NULL) {
 		for (ii = 0; strv[ii] != NULL; ii++)
-			selected_calendars = g_slist_append (selected_calendars, g_strdup (strv[ii]));
+			selected_calendars = g_slist_append (
+				selected_calendars, g_strdup (strv[ii]));
 
 		g_strfreev (strv);
 	}
@@ -938,7 +930,9 @@ e_cal_shell_backend_set_selected_calendars (ECalShellBackend *cal_shell_backend,
 	g_ptr_array_add (array, NULL);
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
-	g_settings_set_strv (settings, "selected-calendars", (const gchar *const *) array->pdata);
+	g_settings_set_strv (
+		settings, "selected-calendars",
+		(const gchar *const *) array->pdata);
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 
 	g_ptr_array_free (array, FALSE);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.h b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.h
index 32fca7f53b..0907c7edee 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-backend.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct _ECalShellBackendClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_cal_shell_backend_get_type	(void);
-void		e_cal_shell_backend_register_type
+void		e_cal_shell_backend_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 ESourceList *	e_cal_shell_backend_get_source_list
 					(ECalShellBackend *cal_shell_backend);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.c
index 5c2d1bd994..faa6422737 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 
 #include "e-cal-shell-view-private.h"
 
+#define E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT, ECalShellContentPrivate))
+
 struct _ECalShellContentPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *hpaned;
 	GtkWidget *notebook;
@@ -69,8 +73,10 @@ typedef enum {
 	FOCUS_OTHER
 } FocusLocation;
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType cal_shell_content_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	ECalShellContent,
+	e_cal_shell_content,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT)
 
 static void
 cal_shell_content_display_view_cb (ECalShellContent *cal_shell_content,
@@ -127,7 +133,10 @@ cal_shell_content_notify_view_id_cb (ECalShellContent *cal_shell_content)
 
 	g_settings_unbind (paned, "hposition");
 
-	g_settings_bind (settings, key, G_OBJECT (paned), "hposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, key,
+		paned, "hposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 }
@@ -254,7 +263,7 @@ cal_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECalShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->hpaned != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->hpaned);
@@ -292,7 +301,7 @@ cal_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_content_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static time_t
@@ -331,10 +340,10 @@ cal_shell_content_constructed (GObject *object)
 	gchar *markup;
 	gint ii;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_content_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_content = E_SHELL_CONTENT (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_content_get_shell_view (shell_content);
@@ -515,8 +524,10 @@ cal_shell_content_constructed (GObject *object)
 
 		settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
 
-		object = G_OBJECT (priv->vpaned);
-		g_settings_bind (settings, "tag-vpane-position", object, "proportion", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+		g_settings_bind (
+			settings, "tag-vpane-position",
+			priv->vpaned, "proportion",
+			G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 		g_object_unref (settings);
 	}
@@ -538,11 +549,11 @@ cal_shell_content_map (GtkWidget *widget)
 	 *     callback in GnomeCalendar that requires the date navigator.
 	 *     Ordinarily we would do this at the end of constructed(), but
 	 *     that's too soon in this case.  (This feels kind of kludgy.) */
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT (widget)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (widget);
 	gal_view_instance_load (priv->view_instance);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's map() method. */
-	GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (parent_class)->map (widget);
+	GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (e_cal_shell_content_parent_class)->map (widget);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -562,13 +573,12 @@ cal_shell_content_focus_search_results (EShellContent *shell_content)
 }
 
 static void
-cal_shell_content_class_init (ECalShellContentClass *class)
+e_cal_shell_content_class_init (ECalShellContentClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	GtkWidgetClass *widget_class;
 	EShellContentClass *shell_content_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ECalShellContentPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -615,40 +625,26 @@ cal_shell_content_class_init (ECalShellContentClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-cal_shell_content_init (ECalShellContent *cal_shell_content)
+e_cal_shell_content_class_finalize (ECalShellContentClass *class)
 {
-	cal_shell_content->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		cal_shell_content, E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		ECalShellContentPrivate);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_cal_shell_content_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_cal_shell_content_init (ECalShellContent *cal_shell_content)
 {
-	return cal_shell_content_type;
+	cal_shell_content->priv =
+		E_CAL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (cal_shell_content);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
 void
-e_cal_shell_content_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_cal_shell_content_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (ECalShellContentClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) cal_shell_content_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (ECalShellContent),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) cal_shell_content_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	cal_shell_content_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		"ECalShellContent", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_cal_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.h b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.h
index 9ef66d968d..906fe80bc0 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-content.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct _ECalShellContentClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_cal_shell_content_get_type	(void);
-void		e_cal_shell_content_register_type
+void		e_cal_shell_content_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_cal_shell_content_new	(EShellView *shell_view);
 ECalModel *	e_cal_shell_content_get_model
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.c
index c73ca8ab77..8b91a4c22c 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #include "e-cal-shell-backend.h"
 #include "e-cal-shell-content.h"
 
+#define E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR, ECalShellSidebarPrivate))
+
 struct _ECalShellSidebarPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *paned;
 	GtkWidget *selector;
@@ -75,9 +79,12 @@ enum {
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL];
-static GType cal_shell_sidebar_type;
+
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	ECalShellSidebar,
+	e_cal_shell_sidebar,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR)
 
 static void
 cal_shell_sidebar_emit_client_added (ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_default_loaded_cb (GObject *source_object,
 	EClient *client = NULL;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
 	shell_content = e_shell_view_get_shell_content (shell_view);
@@ -527,7 +534,7 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_restore_state_cb (EShellWindow *shell_window,
 	GSList *list, *iter;
 	GObject *object;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 
 	shell = e_shell_window_get_shell (shell_window);
 	shell_settings = e_shell_get_shell_settings (shell);
@@ -630,7 +637,7 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECalShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->paned != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->paned);
@@ -667,7 +674,7 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 	g_hash_table_remove_all (priv->client_table);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -675,12 +682,12 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
 	ECalShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	g_hash_table_destroy (priv->client_table);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's finalize() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -712,10 +719,10 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	AtkObject *a11y;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_cal_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_sidebar = E_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
@@ -873,12 +880,11 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_client_removed (ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
 }
 
 static void
-cal_shell_sidebar_class_init (ECalShellSidebarClass *class)
+e_cal_shell_sidebar_class_init (ECalShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellSidebarClass *shell_sidebar_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ECalShellSidebarPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -954,7 +960,12 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_class_init (ECalShellSidebarClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-cal_shell_sidebar_init (ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar)
+e_cal_shell_sidebar_class_finalize (ECalShellSidebarClass *class)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+e_cal_shell_sidebar_init (ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar)
 {
 	GHashTable *client_table;
 
@@ -963,9 +974,8 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_init (ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar)
 		(GDestroyNotify) g_free,
 		(GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
 
-	cal_shell_sidebar->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		cal_shell_sidebar, E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		ECalShellSidebarPrivate);
+	cal_shell_sidebar->priv =
+		E_CAL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (cal_shell_sidebar);
 
 	cal_shell_sidebar->priv->client_table = client_table;
 	cal_shell_sidebar->priv->loading_clients = g_cancellable_new ();
@@ -973,31 +983,13 @@ cal_shell_sidebar_init (ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar)
 	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_cal_shell_sidebar_get_type (void)
-{
-	return cal_shell_sidebar_type;
-}
-
 void
-e_cal_shell_sidebar_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_cal_shell_sidebar_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (ECalShellSidebarClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) cal_shell_sidebar_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (ECalShellSidebar),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) cal_shell_sidebar_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	cal_shell_sidebar_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		"ECalShellSidebar", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_cal_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.h b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.h
index 3e4d00a87f..016ade2a7b 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-sidebar.h
@@ -70,16 +70,18 @@ struct _ECalShellSidebarClass {
 	EShellSidebarClass parent_class;
 
 	/* Signals */
-	void	(*client_added)			(ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
-						 ECalClient *client);
-	void	(*client_removed)		(ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
-						 ECalClient *client);
-	void	(*status_message)		(ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
-						 const gchar *status_message);
+	void		(*client_added)	(ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
+					 ECalClient *client);
+	void		(*client_removed)
+					(ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
+					 ECalClient *client);
+	void		(*status_message)
+					(ECalShellSidebar *cal_shell_sidebar,
+					 const gchar *status_message);
 };
 
 GType		e_cal_shell_sidebar_get_type	(void);
-void		e_cal_shell_sidebar_register_type
+void		e_cal_shell_sidebar_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_cal_shell_sidebar_new	(EShellView *shell_view);
 GList *		e_cal_shell_sidebar_get_clients
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c
index c2f39c5f9b..37cdc0738b 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ cal_shell_view_popup_event_cb (EShellView *shell_view,
 	const gchar *widget_path;
 	gint n_selected;
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (shell_view);
 
 	calendar = e_cal_shell_content_get_calendar (priv->cal_shell_content);
 
@@ -490,10 +490,10 @@ init_timezone_monitors (ECalShellView *view)
 		g_object_unref (file);
 
 		if (priv->monitors[i])
-			g_signal_connect_object (G_OBJECT (priv->monitors[i]),
-						 "changed",
-						 G_CALLBACK (system_timezone_monitor_changed),
-						 view, 0);
+			g_signal_connect_object (
+				priv->monitors[i], "changed",
+				G_CALLBACK (system_timezone_monitor_changed),
+				view, 0);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.h b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.h
index 6653632662..27aaca6e9e 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 #include "e-cal-shell-sidebar.h"
 #include "e-cal-shell-view-actions.h"
 
+#define E_CAL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_VIEW, ECalShellViewPrivate))
+
 /* Shorthand, requires a variable named "shell_window". */
 #define ACTION(name) \
 	(E_SHELL_WINDOW_ACTION_##name (shell_window))
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view.c
index f644402080..ad3477c5ea 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view.c
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ cal_shell_view_execute_search (EShellView *shell_view)
 			end = isodate_from_time_t (end_range);
 
 			temp = g_strdup_printf (
-				"(and %s (occur-in-time-range? (make-time \"%s\") (make-time \"%s\") \"%s\"))",
+				"(and %s (occur-in-time-range? "
+				"(make-time \"%s\") "
+				"(make-time \"%s\") \"%s\"))",
 				query, start, end, default_tzloc);
 			g_free (query);
 			query = temp;
@@ -186,7 +188,9 @@ cal_shell_view_execute_search (EShellView *shell_view)
 			end = isodate_from_time_t (end_range);
 
 			temp = g_strdup_printf (
-				"(and %s (occur-in-time-range? (make-time \"%s\") (make-time \"%s\") \"%s\"))",
+				"(and %s (occur-in-time-range? "
+				"(make-time \"%s\") "
+				"(make-time \"%s\") \"%s\"))",
 				query, start, end, default_tzloc);
 			g_free (query);
 			query = temp;
@@ -195,7 +199,8 @@ cal_shell_view_execute_search (EShellView *shell_view)
 			break;
 
 		case CALENDAR_FILTER_OCCURS_LESS_THAN_5_TIMES:
-			temp = g_strdup_printf ("(and %s (< (occurrences-count?) 5))", query);
+			temp = g_strdup_printf (
+				"(and %s (< (occurrences-count?) 5))", query);
 			g_free (query);
 			query = temp;
 			break;
@@ -334,7 +339,7 @@ cal_shell_view_update_actions (EShellView *shell_view)
 	/* Chain up to parent's update_actions() method. */
 	E_SHELL_VIEW_CLASS (parent_class)->update_actions (shell_view);
 
-	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view)->priv;
+	priv = E_CAL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (shell_view);
 
 	shell_window = e_shell_view_get_shell_window (shell_view);
 	shell = e_shell_window_get_shell (shell_window);
@@ -543,8 +548,8 @@ static void
 cal_shell_view_init (ECalShellView *cal_shell_view,
                      EShellViewClass *shell_view_class)
 {
-	cal_shell_view->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		cal_shell_view, E_TYPE_CAL_SHELL_VIEW, ECalShellViewPrivate);
+	cal_shell_view->priv =
+		E_CAL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (cal_shell_view);
 
 	e_cal_shell_view_private_init (cal_shell_view, shell_view_class);
 }
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.c b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.c
index c83c0fdfd9..93d2084885 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.c
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 #define WEB_BASE_URI		"webcal://"
 #define PERSONAL_RELATIVE_URI	"system"
 
+#define E_MEMO_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_BACKEND, EMemoShellBackendPrivate))
+
 struct _EMemoShellBackendPrivate {
 	ESourceList *source_list;
 };
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ enum {
 	PROP_SOURCE_LIST
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType memo_shell_backend_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	EMemoShellBackend,
+	e_memo_shell_backend,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND)
 
 static void
 memo_shell_backend_ensure_sources (EShellBackend *shell_backend)
@@ -527,7 +533,7 @@ memo_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EMemoShellBackendPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_BACKEND (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->source_list != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->source_list);
@@ -535,7 +541,7 @@ memo_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_backend_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -560,16 +566,15 @@ memo_shell_backend_constructed (GObject *object)
 		shell_backend);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_backend_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
 
 static void
-memo_shell_backend_class_init (EMemoShellBackendClass *class)
+e_memo_shell_backend_class_init (EMemoShellBackendClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellBackendClass *shell_backend_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EMemoShellBackendPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -599,38 +604,24 @@ memo_shell_backend_class_init (EMemoShellBackendClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-memo_shell_backend_init (EMemoShellBackend *memo_shell_backend)
+e_memo_shell_backend_class_finalize (EMemoShellBackendClass *class)
 {
-	memo_shell_backend->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		memo_shell_backend, E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		EMemoShellBackendPrivate);
 }
 
-GType
-e_memo_shell_backend_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_memo_shell_backend_init (EMemoShellBackend *memo_shell_backend)
 {
-	return memo_shell_backend_type;
+	memo_shell_backend->priv =
+		E_MEMO_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (memo_shell_backend);
 }
 
 void
-e_memo_shell_backend_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_memo_shell_backend_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EMemoShellBackendClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) memo_shell_backend_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EMemoShellBackend),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) memo_shell_backend_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	memo_shell_backend_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		"EMemoShellBackend", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_memo_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 ESourceList *
@@ -659,7 +650,8 @@ e_memo_shell_backend_get_selected_memo_lists (EMemoShellBackend *memo_shell_back
 
 	if (strv != NULL) {
 		for (ii = 0; strv[ii] != NULL; ii++)
-			selected_memo_lists = g_slist_append (selected_memo_lists, g_strdup (strv[ii]));
+			selected_memo_lists = g_slist_append (
+				selected_memo_lists, g_strdup (strv[ii]));
 
 		g_strfreev (strv);
 	}
@@ -682,7 +674,9 @@ e_memo_shell_backend_set_selected_memo_lists (EMemoShellBackend *memo_shell_back
 	g_ptr_array_add (array, NULL);
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
-	g_settings_set_strv (settings, "selected-memos", (const gchar *const *) array->pdata);
+	g_settings_set_strv (
+		settings, "selected-memos",
+		(const gchar *const *) array->pdata);
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 
 	g_ptr_array_free (array, FALSE);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.h b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.h
index 8a005c4385..5bf66b37a3 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-backend.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct _EMemoShellBackendClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_memo_shell_backend_get_type	(void);
-void		e_memo_shell_backend_register_type
+void		e_memo_shell_backend_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 ESourceList *	e_memo_shell_backend_get_source_list
 					(EMemoShellBackend *memo_shell_backend);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.c b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.c
index 60936ccb8c..528db0911b 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 #include "calendar/gui/e-cal-model-memos.h"
 #include "calendar/gui/e-memo-table.h"
 
+#define E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT, EMemoShellContentPrivate))
+
 #define E_MEMO_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE \
 	"<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>" \
 	"<ETableState>" \
@@ -68,8 +72,13 @@ enum {
 	PROP_PREVIEW_VISIBLE
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType memo_shell_content_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE_EXTENDED (
+	EMemoShellContent,
+	e_memo_shell_content,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
+	0,
+	G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE_DYNAMIC (
+		GTK_TYPE_ORIENTABLE, NULL))
 
 static void
 memo_shell_content_display_view_cb (EMemoShellContent *memo_shell_content,
@@ -273,19 +282,22 @@ memo_shell_content_restore_state_cb (EShellWindow *shell_window,
 {
 	EMemoShellContentPrivate *priv;
 	GSettings *settings;
-	GObject *object;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT (shell_content)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (shell_content);
 
 	/* Bind GObject properties to settings keys. */
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (priv->paned);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "memo-hpane-position", object, "hposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "memo-hpane-position",
+		priv->paned, "hposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (priv->paned);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "memo-vpane-position", object, "vposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "memo-vpane-position",
+		priv->paned, "vposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 static GtkOrientation
@@ -363,7 +375,7 @@ memo_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EMemoShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->paned != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->paned);
@@ -391,7 +403,7 @@ memo_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_content_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -399,12 +411,12 @@ memo_shell_content_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
 	EMemoShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	g_free (priv->current_uid);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's finalize() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_content_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -422,10 +434,10 @@ memo_shell_content_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	gint n_targets;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_content_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_content = E_SHELL_CONTENT (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_content_get_shell_view (shell_content);
@@ -597,18 +609,17 @@ memo_shell_content_focus_search_results (EShellContent *shell_content)
 {
 	EMemoShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT (shell_content)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (shell_content);
 
 	gtk_widget_grab_focus (priv->memo_table);
 }
 
 static void
-memo_shell_content_class_init (EMemoShellContentClass *class)
+e_memo_shell_content_class_init (EMemoShellContentClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellContentClass *shell_content_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EMemoShellContentPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -649,50 +660,26 @@ memo_shell_content_class_init (EMemoShellContentClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-memo_shell_content_init (EMemoShellContent *memo_shell_content)
+e_memo_shell_content_class_finalize (EMemoShellContentClass *class)
 {
-	memo_shell_content->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		memo_shell_content, E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		EMemoShellContentPrivate);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_memo_shell_content_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_memo_shell_content_init (EMemoShellContent *memo_shell_content)
 {
-	return memo_shell_content_type;
+	memo_shell_content->priv =
+		E_MEMO_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (memo_shell_content);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
 void
-e_memo_shell_content_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_memo_shell_content_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EMemoShellContentClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) memo_shell_content_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EMemoShellContent),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) memo_shell_content_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	static const GInterfaceInfo orientable_info = {
-		(GInterfaceInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GInterfaceFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL  /* interface_data */
-	};
-
-	memo_shell_content_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		"EMemoShellContent", &type_info, 0);
-
-	g_type_module_add_interface (
-		type_module, memo_shell_content_type,
-		GTK_TYPE_ORIENTABLE, &orientable_info);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_memo_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.h b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.h
index 3ab68db440..18ee590fc7 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-content.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct _EMemoShellContentClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_memo_shell_content_get_type	(void);
-void		e_memo_shell_content_register_type
+void		e_memo_shell_content_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_memo_shell_content_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.c b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.c
index df9ea9a59a..9763a5d9e0 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #include "e-memo-shell-backend.h"
 #include "e-memo-shell-content.h"
 
+#define E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR, EMemoShellSidebarPrivate))
+
 struct _EMemoShellSidebarPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *selector;
 
@@ -71,9 +75,12 @@ enum {
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL];
-static GType memo_shell_sidebar_type;
+
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	EMemoShellSidebar,
+	e_memo_shell_sidebar,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR)
 
 static void
 memo_shell_sidebar_emit_client_added (EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
@@ -342,7 +349,7 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_default_loaded_cb (GObject *source_object,
 	EClient *client = NULL;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
 	shell_content = e_shell_view_get_shell_content (shell_view);
@@ -520,7 +527,7 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_restore_state_cb (EShellWindow *shell_window,
 	GtkTreeModel *model;
 	GSList *list, *iter;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 
 	shell = e_shell_window_get_shell (shell_window);
 	shell_settings = e_shell_get_shell_settings (shell);
@@ -607,7 +614,7 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EMemoShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->selector != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->selector);
@@ -634,7 +641,7 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 	g_hash_table_remove_all (priv->client_table);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -642,12 +649,12 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
 	EMemoShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	g_hash_table_destroy (priv->client_table);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's finalize() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -663,10 +670,10 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	AtkObject *a11y;
 
-	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_memo_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_sidebar = E_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
@@ -778,12 +785,11 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_client_removed (EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
 }
 
 static void
-memo_shell_sidebar_class_init (EMemoShellSidebarClass *class)
+e_memo_shell_sidebar_class_init (EMemoShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellSidebarClass *shell_sidebar_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EMemoShellSidebarPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -850,7 +856,12 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_class_init (EMemoShellSidebarClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-memo_shell_sidebar_init (EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar)
+e_memo_shell_sidebar_class_finalize (EMemoShellSidebarClass *class)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+e_memo_shell_sidebar_init (EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar)
 {
 	GHashTable *client_table;
 
@@ -859,9 +870,8 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_init (EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar)
 		(GDestroyNotify) g_free,
 		(GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
 
-	memo_shell_sidebar->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		memo_shell_sidebar, E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		EMemoShellSidebarPrivate);
+	memo_shell_sidebar->priv =
+		E_MEMO_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (memo_shell_sidebar);
 
 	memo_shell_sidebar->priv->client_table = client_table;
 	memo_shell_sidebar->priv->loading_clients = g_cancellable_new ();
@@ -869,31 +879,13 @@ memo_shell_sidebar_init (EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar)
 	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_memo_shell_sidebar_get_type (void)
-{
-	return memo_shell_sidebar_type;
-}
-
 void
-e_memo_shell_sidebar_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_memo_shell_sidebar_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EMemoShellSidebarClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) memo_shell_sidebar_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EMemoShellSidebar),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) memo_shell_sidebar_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	memo_shell_sidebar_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		"EMemoShellSidebar", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_memo_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.h b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.h
index 24e73f11d1..f233aef290 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-sidebar.h
@@ -69,17 +69,19 @@ struct _EMemoShellSidebarClass {
 	EShellSidebarClass parent_class;
 
 	/* Signals */
-	void	(*client_added)			(EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
-						 ECalClient *client);
-	void	(*client_removed)		(EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
-						 ECalClient *client);
-	void	(*status_message)		(EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
-						 const gchar *status_message,
-						 gdouble percent);
+	void		(*client_added)	(EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
+					 ECalClient *client);
+	void		(*client_removed)
+					(EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
+					 ECalClient *client);
+	void		(*status_message)
+					(EMemoShellSidebar *memo_shell_sidebar,
+					 const gchar *status_message,
+					 gdouble percent);
 };
 
 GType		e_memo_shell_sidebar_get_type	(void);
-void		e_memo_shell_sidebar_register_type
+void		e_memo_shell_sidebar_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_memo_shell_sidebar_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-actions.c b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-actions.c
index 3a0874616f..f8715eebb1 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-actions.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-actions.c
@@ -865,7 +865,6 @@ e_memo_shell_view_actions_init (EMemoShellView *memo_shell_view)
 	GtkActionGroup *action_group;
 	GSettings *memo_settings;
 	GtkAction *action;
-	GObject *object;
 
 	shell_view = E_SHELL_VIEW (memo_shell_view);
 	shell_window = e_shell_view_get_shell_window (shell_view);
@@ -925,11 +924,15 @@ e_memo_shell_view_actions_init (EMemoShellView *memo_shell_view)
 
 	memo_settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (MEMO_PREVIEW));
-	g_settings_bind (memo_settings, "show-memo-preview", object, "active", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		memo_settings, "show-memo-preview",
+		ACTION (MEMO_PREVIEW), "active",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (MEMO_VIEW_VERTICAL));
-	g_settings_bind (memo_settings, "memo-layout", object, "current-value", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		memo_settings, "memo-layout",
+		ACTION (MEMO_VIEW_VERTICAL), "current-value",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (memo_settings));
 
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-private.h b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-private.h
index 444bc0f307..85b2418439 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-private.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view-private.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 #include "e-memo-shell-sidebar.h"
 #include "e-memo-shell-view-actions.h"
 
+#define E_MEMO_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_VIEW, EMemoShellViewPrivate))
+
 /* Shorthand, requires a variable named "shell_window". */
 #define ACTION(name) \
 	(E_SHELL_WINDOW_ACTION_##name (shell_window))
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view.c b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view.c
index 6679b3436b..acf95e92f3 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-memo-shell-view.c
@@ -306,9 +306,8 @@ static void
 memo_shell_view_init (EMemoShellView *memo_shell_view,
                       EShellViewClass *shell_view_class)
 {
-	memo_shell_view->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		memo_shell_view, E_TYPE_MEMO_SHELL_VIEW,
-		EMemoShellViewPrivate);
+	memo_shell_view->priv =
+		E_MEMO_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (memo_shell_view);
 
 	e_memo_shell_view_private_init (memo_shell_view, shell_view_class);
 }
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.c b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.c
index 84500e4427..1bb7ca338f 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.c
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 #include "e-task-shell-sidebar.h"
 #include "e-task-shell-view.h"
 
+#define E_TASK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_BACKEND, ETaskShellBackendPrivate))
+
 struct _ETaskShellBackendPrivate {
 	ESourceList *source_list;
 };
@@ -56,8 +60,10 @@ enum {
 	PROP_SOURCE_LIST
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType task_shell_backend_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	ETaskShellBackend,
+	e_task_shell_backend,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND)
 
 static void
 task_shell_backend_ensure_sources (EShellBackend *shell_backend)
@@ -532,7 +538,7 @@ task_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ETaskShellBackendPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_BACKEND (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->source_list != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->source_list);
@@ -540,7 +546,7 @@ task_shell_backend_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_backend_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -565,16 +571,15 @@ task_shell_backend_constructed (GObject *object)
 		shell_backend);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_backend_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 }
 
 static void
-task_shell_backend_class_init (ETaskShellBackendClass *class)
+e_task_shell_backend_class_init (ETaskShellBackendClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellBackendClass *shell_backend_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ETaskShellBackendPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -604,38 +609,24 @@ task_shell_backend_class_init (ETaskShellBackendClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-task_shell_backend_init (ETaskShellBackend *task_shell_backend)
+e_task_shell_backend_class_finalize (ETaskShellBackendClass *class)
 {
-	task_shell_backend->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		task_shell_backend, E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		ETaskShellBackendPrivate);
 }
 
-GType
-e_task_shell_backend_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_task_shell_backend_init (ETaskShellBackend *task_shell_backend)
 {
-	return task_shell_backend_type;
+	task_shell_backend->priv =
+		E_TASK_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (task_shell_backend);
 }
 
 void
-e_task_shell_backend_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_task_shell_backend_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (ETaskShellBackendClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) task_shell_backend_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (ETaskShellBackend),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) task_shell_backend_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	task_shell_backend_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		"ETaskShellBackend", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_task_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 ESourceList *
@@ -664,7 +655,8 @@ e_task_shell_backend_get_selected_task_lists (ETaskShellBackend *task_shell_back
 
 	if (strv != NULL) {
 		for (ii = 0; strv[ii] != NULL; ii++)
-			selected_task_lists = g_slist_append (selected_task_lists, g_strdup (strv[ii]));
+			selected_task_lists = g_slist_append (
+				selected_task_lists, g_strdup (strv[ii]));
 
 		g_strfreev (strv);
 	}
@@ -687,7 +679,9 @@ e_task_shell_backend_set_selected_task_lists (ETaskShellBackend *task_shell_back
 	g_ptr_array_add (array, NULL);
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
-	g_settings_set_strv (settings, "selected-tasks", (const gchar *const *) array->pdata);
+	g_settings_set_strv (
+		settings, "selected-tasks",
+		(const gchar *const *) array->pdata);
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 
 	g_ptr_array_free (array, FALSE);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.h b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.h
index ba56e91dd9..3b489a7ceb 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-backend.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct _ETaskShellBackendClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_task_shell_backend_get_type	(void);
-void		e_task_shell_backend_register_type
+void		e_task_shell_backend_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 ESourceList *	e_task_shell_backend_get_source_list
 					(ETaskShellBackend *task_shell_backend);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.c b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.c
index cb2443f19d..67b1e368b3 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #include "calendar/gui/e-cal-component-preview.h"
 #include "calendar/gui/e-cal-model-tasks.h"
 
+#define E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT, ETaskShellContentPrivate))
+
 #define E_TASK_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE \
 	"<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>" \
 	"<ETableState>" \
@@ -68,8 +72,13 @@ enum {
 	PROP_PREVIEW_VISIBLE
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType task_shell_content_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE_EXTENDED (
+	ETaskShellContent,
+	e_task_shell_content,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
+	0,
+	G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE_DYNAMIC (
+		GTK_TYPE_ORIENTABLE, NULL))
 
 static void
 task_shell_content_display_view_cb (ETaskShellContent *task_shell_content,
@@ -271,19 +280,22 @@ task_shell_content_restore_state_cb (EShellWindow *shell_window,
 {
 	ETaskShellContentPrivate *priv;
 	GSettings *settings;
-	GObject *object;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT (shell_content)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (shell_content);
 
 	/* Bind GObject properties to settings keys. */
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (priv->paned);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "task-hpane-position", object, "hposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "task-hpane-position",
+		priv->paned, "hposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (priv->paned);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "task-vpane-position", object, "vposition", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "task-vpane-position",
+		priv->paned, "vposition",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (settings));
 }
@@ -363,7 +375,7 @@ task_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ETaskShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->paned != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->paned);
@@ -391,7 +403,7 @@ task_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_content_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -399,12 +411,12 @@ task_shell_content_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
 	ETaskShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	g_free (priv->current_uid);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's finalize() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_content_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -422,10 +434,10 @@ task_shell_content_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	gint n_targets;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_content_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_content = E_SHELL_CONTENT (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_content_get_shell_view (shell_content);
@@ -622,18 +634,17 @@ task_shell_content_focus_search_results (EShellContent *shell_content)
 {
 	ETaskShellContentPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT (shell_content)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (shell_content);
 
 	gtk_widget_grab_focus (priv->task_table);
 }
 
 static void
-task_shell_content_class_init (ETaskShellContentClass *class)
+e_task_shell_content_class_init (ETaskShellContentClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellContentClass *shell_content_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ETaskShellContentPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -674,50 +685,26 @@ task_shell_content_class_init (ETaskShellContentClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-task_shell_content_init (ETaskShellContent *task_shell_content)
+e_task_shell_content_class_finalize (ETaskShellContentClass *class)
 {
-	task_shell_content->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		task_shell_content, E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		ETaskShellContentPrivate);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_task_shell_content_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_task_shell_content_init (ETaskShellContent *task_shell_content)
 {
-	return task_shell_content_type;
+	task_shell_content->priv =
+		E_TASK_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (task_shell_content);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
 void
-e_task_shell_content_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_task_shell_content_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (ETaskShellContentClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) task_shell_content_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (ETaskShellContent),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) task_shell_content_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	static const GInterfaceInfo orientable_info = {
-		(GInterfaceInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GInterfaceFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL  /* interface_data */
-	};
-
-	task_shell_content_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		"ETaskShellContent", &type_info, 0);
-
-	g_type_module_add_interface (
-		type_module, task_shell_content_type,
-		GTK_TYPE_ORIENTABLE, &orientable_info);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_task_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.h b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.h
index eb327afdb7..84a5f675da 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-content.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct _ETaskShellContentClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_task_shell_content_get_type	(void);
-void		e_task_shell_content_register_type
+void		e_task_shell_content_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_task_shell_content_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.c b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.c
index 7987071eb8..1a59112489 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #include "e-task-shell-backend.h"
 #include "e-task-shell-content.h"
 
+#define E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR, ETaskShellSidebarPrivate))
+
 struct _ETaskShellSidebarPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *selector;
 
@@ -71,9 +75,12 @@ enum {
 	LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL];
-static GType task_shell_sidebar_type;
+
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	ETaskShellSidebar,
+	e_task_shell_sidebar,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR)
 
 static void
 task_shell_sidebar_emit_client_added (ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
@@ -342,7 +349,7 @@ task_shell_sidebar_default_loaded_cb (GObject *source_object,
 	EClient *client = NULL;
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
 	shell_content = e_shell_view_get_shell_content (shell_view);
@@ -520,7 +527,7 @@ task_shell_sidebar_restore_state_cb (EShellWindow *shell_window,
 	GtkTreeModel *model;
 	GSList *list, *iter;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 
 	shell = e_shell_window_get_shell (shell_window);
 	shell_settings = e_shell_get_shell_settings (shell);
@@ -607,7 +614,7 @@ task_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ETaskShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->selector != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->selector);
@@ -634,7 +641,7 @@ task_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 	g_hash_table_remove_all (priv->client_table);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -642,12 +649,12 @@ task_shell_sidebar_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
 	ETaskShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	g_hash_table_destroy (priv->client_table);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's finalize() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -663,10 +670,10 @@ task_shell_sidebar_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	AtkObject *a11y;
 
-	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_task_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_sidebar = E_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
@@ -779,12 +786,11 @@ task_shell_sidebar_client_removed (ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
 }
 
 static void
-task_shell_sidebar_class_init (ETaskShellSidebarClass *class)
+e_task_shell_sidebar_class_init (ETaskShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellSidebarClass *shell_sidebar_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ETaskShellSidebarPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -851,7 +857,12 @@ task_shell_sidebar_class_init (ETaskShellSidebarClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-task_shell_sidebar_init (ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar)
+e_task_shell_sidebar_class_finalize (ETaskShellSidebarClass *class)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+e_task_shell_sidebar_init (ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar)
 {
 	GHashTable *client_table;
 
@@ -860,9 +871,8 @@ task_shell_sidebar_init (ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar)
 		(GDestroyNotify) g_free,
 		(GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
 
-	task_shell_sidebar->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		task_shell_sidebar, E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		ETaskShellSidebarPrivate);
+	task_shell_sidebar->priv =
+		E_TASK_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (task_shell_sidebar);
 
 	task_shell_sidebar->priv->client_table = client_table;
 	task_shell_sidebar->priv->loading_clients = g_cancellable_new ();
@@ -870,31 +880,13 @@ task_shell_sidebar_init (ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar)
 	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_task_shell_sidebar_get_type (void)
-{
-	return task_shell_sidebar_type;
-}
-
 void
-e_task_shell_sidebar_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_task_shell_sidebar_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (ETaskShellSidebarClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) task_shell_sidebar_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (ETaskShellSidebar),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) task_shell_sidebar_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	task_shell_sidebar_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		"ETaskShellSidebar", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_task_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.h b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.h
index 24c64cf2af..07b9df38ad 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-sidebar.h
@@ -69,23 +69,25 @@ struct _ETaskShellSidebarClass {
 	EShellSidebarClass parent_class;
 
 	/* Signals */
-	void	(*client_added)			(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
-						 ECalClient *client);
-	void	(*client_removed)		(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
-						 ECalClient *client);
-	void	(*status_message)		(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
-						 const gchar *status_message,
-						 gdouble percent);
+	void		(*client_added)	(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
+					 ECalClient *client);
+	void		(*client_removed)
+					(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
+					 ECalClient *client);
+	void		(*status_message)
+					(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar,
+					 const gchar *status_message,
+					 gdouble percent);
 };
 
 GType		e_task_shell_sidebar_get_type	(void);
-void		e_task_shell_sidebar_register_type
+void		e_task_shell_sidebar_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_task_shell_sidebar_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
 GList *		e_task_shell_sidebar_get_clients
 					(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar);
-ECalClient *		e_task_shell_sidebar_get_default_client
+ECalClient *	e_task_shell_sidebar_get_default_client
 					(ETaskShellSidebar *task_shell_sidebar);
 ESourceSelector *
 		e_task_shell_sidebar_get_selector
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-actions.c b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-actions.c
index c7e91d2955..6c13d04354 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-actions.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-actions.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,6 @@ e_task_shell_view_actions_init (ETaskShellView *task_shell_view)
 	GtkActionGroup *action_group;
 	GSettings *settings;
 	GtkAction *action;
-	GObject *object;
 
 	shell_view = E_SHELL_VIEW (task_shell_view);
 	shell_window = e_shell_view_get_shell_window (shell_view);
@@ -1124,11 +1123,15 @@ e_task_shell_view_actions_init (ETaskShellView *task_shell_view)
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.calendar");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (TASK_PREVIEW));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "show-task-preview", object, "active", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "show-task-preview",
+		ACTION (TASK_PREVIEW), "active",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (TASK_VIEW_VERTICAL));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "task-layout", object, "current-value", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "task-layout",
+		ACTION (TASK_VIEW_VERTICAL), "current-value",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (settings));
 
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-private.h b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-private.h
index 1903ec58fc..cf890c5c27 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-private.h
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view-private.h
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 #include "e-task-shell-sidebar.h"
 #include "e-task-shell-view-actions.h"
 
+#define E_TASK_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_VIEW, ETaskShellViewPrivate))
+
 /* Shorthand, requires a variable named "shell_window". */
 #define ACTION(name) \
 	(E_SHELL_WINDOW_ACTION_##name (shell_window))
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view.c b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view.c
index 21004cc9ec..0654ef3eea 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-task-shell-view.c
@@ -471,9 +471,8 @@ static void
 task_shell_view_init (ETaskShellView *task_shell_view,
                       EShellViewClass *shell_view_class)
 {
-	task_shell_view->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		task_shell_view, E_TYPE_TASK_SHELL_VIEW,
-		ETaskShellViewPrivate);
+	task_shell_view->priv =
+		E_TASK_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (task_shell_view);
 
 	e_task_shell_view_private_init (task_shell_view, shell_view_class);
 }
diff --git a/modules/calendar/evolution-module-calendar.c b/modules/calendar/evolution-module-calendar.c
index ebc11b6117..9b24bf3854 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/evolution-module-calendar.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/evolution-module-calendar.c
@@ -67,19 +67,19 @@ e_module_load (GTypeModule *type_module)
 	e_cal_config_hook_register_type (type_module);
 	e_cal_event_hook_register_type (type_module);
 
-	e_cal_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
-	e_cal_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
-	e_cal_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
+	e_cal_shell_backend_type_register (type_module);
+	e_cal_shell_content_type_register (type_module);
+	e_cal_shell_sidebar_type_register (type_module);
 	e_cal_shell_view_register_type (type_module);
 
-	e_memo_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
-	e_memo_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
-	e_memo_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
+	e_memo_shell_backend_type_register (type_module);
+	e_memo_shell_content_type_register (type_module);
+	e_memo_shell_sidebar_type_register (type_module);
 	e_memo_shell_view_register_type (type_module);
 
-	e_task_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
-	e_task_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
-	e_task_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
+	e_task_shell_backend_type_register (type_module);
+	e_task_shell_content_type_register (type_module);
+	e_task_shell_sidebar_type_register (type_module);
 	e_task_shell_view_register_type (type_module);
 
 	e_cal_config_calendar_item_register_type (type_module);
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.c b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.c
index 5ea75ee5b4..aba140b865 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.c
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.c
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
 #include "mail-vfolder.h"
 #include "importers/mail-importer.h"
 
+#define E_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND, EMailShellBackendPrivate))
+
 #define BACKEND_NAME "mail"
 
 struct _EMailShellBackendPrivate {
@@ -67,12 +71,14 @@ struct _EMailShellBackendPrivate {
 	guint mail_sync_source_id;
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType mail_shell_backend_type;
-
 static void mbox_create_preview_cb (GObject *preview, GtkWidget **preview_widget);
 static void mbox_fill_preview_cb (GObject *preview, CamelMimeMessage *msg);
 
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	EMailShellBackend,
+	e_mail_shell_backend,
+	E_TYPE_MAIL_BACKEND)
+
 static void
 mail_shell_backend_init_importers (void)
 {
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ mail_shell_backend_prepare_for_quit_cb (EShell *shell,
 {
 	EMailShellBackendPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND (shell_backend)->priv;
+	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (shell_backend);
 
 	/* Prevent a sync from starting while trying to shutdown. */
 	if (priv->mail_sync_source_id > 0) {
@@ -370,7 +376,7 @@ mail_shell_backend_constructed (GObject *object)
 	shell = e_shell_backend_get_shell (shell_backend);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_mail_shell_backend_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	/* Register format types for EMFormatHook. */
 	em_format_hook_register_type (em_format_get_type ());
@@ -446,7 +452,7 @@ mail_shell_backend_start (EShellBackend *shell_backend)
 	gboolean enable_search_folders;
 	const gchar *data_dir;
 
-	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND (shell_backend)->priv;
+	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (shell_backend);
 
 	shell = e_shell_backend_get_shell (shell_backend);
 	shell_settings = e_shell_get_shell_settings (shell);
@@ -554,13 +560,12 @@ mail_shell_backend_empty_trash_policy_decision (EMailBackend *backend)
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_backend_class_init (EMailShellBackendClass *class)
+e_mail_shell_backend_class_init (EMailShellBackendClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellBackendClass *shell_backend_class;
 	EMailBackendClass *mail_backend_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EMailShellBackendPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -583,38 +588,24 @@ mail_shell_backend_class_init (EMailShellBackendClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_backend_init (EMailShellBackend *mail_shell_backend)
+e_mail_shell_backend_class_finalize (EMailShellBackendClass *class)
 {
-	mail_shell_backend->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		mail_shell_backend, E_TYPE_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		EMailShellBackendPrivate);
 }
 
-GType
-e_mail_shell_backend_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_mail_shell_backend_init (EMailShellBackend *mail_shell_backend)
 {
-	return mail_shell_backend_type;
+	mail_shell_backend->priv =
+		E_MAIL_SHELL_BACKEND_GET_PRIVATE (mail_shell_backend);
 }
 
 void
-e_mail_shell_backend_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_mail_shell_backend_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EMailShellBackendClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) mail_shell_backend_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EMailShellBackend),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) mail_shell_backend_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	mail_shell_backend_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_MAIL_BACKEND,
-		"EMailShellBackend", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_mail_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 /******************* Code below here belongs elsewhere. *******************/
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.h b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.h
index edec7c67a3..9d9a8e1dad 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.h
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-backend.h
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ struct _EMailShellBackendClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_mail_shell_backend_get_type	(void);
-void		e_mail_shell_backend_register_type
-					(GTypeModule *type_module);
+void		e_mail_shell_backend_type_register
+						(GTypeModule *type_module);
 
 /* XXX Find a better place for this function. */
 GSList *	e_mail_labels_get_filter_options (void);
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.c b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.c
index e3b9f1f5ff..56a0c52de6 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.c
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.c
@@ -62,8 +62,18 @@ enum {
 	PROP_REPLY_STYLE
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType mail_shell_content_type;
+/* Forward Declarations */
+static void	e_mail_shell_content_reader_init
+					(EMailReaderInterface *interface);
+
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE_EXTENDED (
+	EMailShellContent,
+	e_mail_shell_content,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
+	0,
+	G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE_DYNAMIC (
+		E_TYPE_MAIL_READER,
+		e_mail_shell_content_reader_init))
 
 static void
 reconnect_changed_event (EMailReader *child,
@@ -74,7 +84,7 @@ reconnect_changed_event (EMailReader *child,
 
 static void
 reconnect_folder_loaded_event (EMailReader *child,
-                               EMailReader *parent)
+               EMailReader *parent)
 {
 	g_signal_emit_by_name (parent, "folder-loaded");
 }
@@ -165,7 +175,7 @@ mail_shell_content_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_mail_shell_content_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ mail_shell_content_constructed (GObject *object)
 	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed () method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_mail_shell_content_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_content = E_SHELL_CONTENT (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_content_get_shell_view (shell_content);
@@ -395,12 +405,11 @@ mail_shell_content_set_folder (EMailReader *reader,
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_content_class_init (EMailShellContentClass *class)
+e_mail_shell_content_class_init (EMailShellContentClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	EShellContentClass *shell_content_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EMailShellContentPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -444,22 +453,12 @@ mail_shell_content_class_init (EMailShellContentClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_content_init (EMailShellContent *mail_shell_content)
+e_mail_shell_content_class_finalize (EMailShellContentClass *class)
 {
-	mail_shell_content->priv =
-		E_MAIL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (mail_shell_content);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
-}
-
-GType
-e_mail_shell_content_get_type (void)
-{
-	return mail_shell_content_type;
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_content_reader_init (EMailReaderInterface *interface)
+e_mail_shell_content_reader_init (EMailReaderInterface *interface)
 {
 	interface->get_action_group = mail_shell_content_get_action_group;
 	interface->get_backend = mail_shell_content_get_backend;
@@ -473,35 +472,22 @@ mail_shell_content_reader_init (EMailReaderInterface *interface)
 	interface->open_selected_mail = mail_shell_content_open_selected_mail;
 }
 
+static void
+e_mail_shell_content_init (EMailShellContent *mail_shell_content)
+{
+	mail_shell_content->priv =
+		E_MAIL_SHELL_CONTENT_GET_PRIVATE (mail_shell_content);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
+}
+
 void
-e_mail_shell_content_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_mail_shell_content_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EMailShellContentClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) mail_shell_content_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EMailShellContent),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) mail_shell_content_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	static const GInterfaceInfo reader_info = {
-		(GInterfaceInitFunc) mail_shell_content_reader_init,
-		(GInterfaceFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL  /* interface_data */
-	};
-
-	mail_shell_content_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_CONTENT,
-		"EMailShellContent", &type_info, 0);
-
-	g_type_module_add_interface (
-		type_module, mail_shell_content_type,
-		E_TYPE_MAIL_READER, &reader_info);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_mail_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.h b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.h
index 58f7ee9fd2..b3eecbef63 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.h
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-content.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct _EMailShellContentClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_mail_shell_content_get_type	(void);
-void		e_mail_shell_content_register_type
+void		e_mail_shell_content_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_mail_shell_content_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.c b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.c
index 437df3e944..698c02119d 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.c
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include "mail/e-mail-sidebar.h"
 #include "mail/em-folder-utils.h"
 
+#define E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR, EMailShellSidebarPrivate))
+
 struct _EMailShellSidebarPrivate {
 	GtkWidget *folder_tree;
 };
@@ -38,8 +42,10 @@ enum {
 	PROP_FOLDER_TREE
 };
 
-static gpointer parent_class;
-static GType mail_shell_sidebar_type;
+G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE (
+	EMailShellSidebar,
+	e_mail_shell_sidebar,
+	E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR)
 
 static void
 mail_shell_sidebar_selection_changed_cb (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar,
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	EMailShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->folder_tree != NULL) {
 		g_object_unref (priv->folder_tree);
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_dispose (GObject *object)
 	}
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's dispose() method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_mail_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_constructed (GObject *object)
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed method. */
-	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
+	G_OBJECT_CLASS (e_mail_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
 	shell_sidebar = E_SHELL_SIDEBAR (object);
 	shell_view = e_shell_sidebar_get_shell_view (shell_sidebar);
@@ -232,8 +238,8 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_get_preferred_height (GtkWidget *widget,
                                          gint *minimum_height,
                                          gint *natural_height)
 {
-	GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (parent_class)->get_preferred_height (
-		widget, minimum_height, natural_height);
+	GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (e_mail_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->
+		get_preferred_height (widget, minimum_height, natural_height);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -265,8 +271,8 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_get_preferred_width (GtkWidget *widget,
 
 	sidebar = E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (widget);
 
-	GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (parent_class)->get_preferred_width (
-		widget, minimum_width, natural_width);
+	GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (e_mail_shell_sidebar_parent_class)->
+		get_preferred_width (widget, minimum_width, natural_width);
 
 	/* This string is a mockup only; it doesn't need to be translated */
 	layout = gtk_widget_create_pango_layout (
@@ -291,20 +297,19 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_check_state (EShellSidebar *shell_sidebar)
 	EMailShellSidebarPrivate *priv;
 	EMailSidebar *sidebar;
 
-	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR (shell_sidebar)->priv;
+	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (shell_sidebar);
 	sidebar = E_MAIL_SIDEBAR (priv->folder_tree);
 
 	return e_mail_sidebar_check_state (sidebar);
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_sidebar_class_init (EMailShellSidebarClass *class)
+e_mail_shell_sidebar_class_init (EMailShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
 	GtkWidgetClass *widget_class;
 	EShellSidebarClass *shell_sidebar_class;
 
-	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
 	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (EMailShellSidebarPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
@@ -331,40 +336,26 @@ mail_shell_sidebar_class_init (EMailShellSidebarClass *class)
 }
 
 static void
-mail_shell_sidebar_init (EMailShellSidebar *mail_shell_sidebar)
+e_mail_shell_sidebar_class_finalize (EMailShellSidebarClass *class)
 {
-	mail_shell_sidebar->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		mail_shell_sidebar, E_TYPE_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		EMailShellSidebarPrivate);
-
-	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
-GType
-e_mail_shell_sidebar_get_type (void)
+static void
+e_mail_shell_sidebar_init (EMailShellSidebar *mail_shell_sidebar)
 {
-	return mail_shell_sidebar_type;
+	mail_shell_sidebar->priv =
+		E_MAIL_SHELL_SIDEBAR_GET_PRIVATE (mail_shell_sidebar);
+
+	/* Postpone widget construction until we have a shell view. */
 }
 
 void
-e_mail_shell_sidebar_register_type (GTypeModule *type_module)
+e_mail_shell_sidebar_type_register (GTypeModule *type_module)
 {
-	static const GTypeInfo type_info = {
-		sizeof (EMailShellSidebarClass),
-		(GBaseInitFunc) NULL,
-		(GBaseFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		(GClassInitFunc) mail_shell_sidebar_class_init,
-		(GClassFinalizeFunc) NULL,
-		NULL,  /* class_data */
-		sizeof (EMailShellSidebar),
-		0,     /* n_preallocs */
-		(GInstanceInitFunc) mail_shell_sidebar_init,
-		NULL   /* value_table */
-	};
-
-	mail_shell_sidebar_type = g_type_module_register_type (
-		type_module, E_TYPE_SHELL_SIDEBAR,
-		"EMailShellSidebar", &type_info, 0);
+	/* XXX G_DEFINE_DYNAMIC_TYPE declares a static type registration
+	 *     function, so we have to wrap it with a public function in
+	 *     order to register types from a separate compilation unit. */
+	e_mail_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
 }
 
 GtkWidget *
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.h b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.h
index ca3a43654d..c36f0ff4a4 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.h
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-sidebar.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct _EMailShellSidebarClass {
 };
 
 GType		e_mail_shell_sidebar_get_type	(void);
-void		e_mail_shell_sidebar_register_type
+void		e_mail_shell_sidebar_type_register
 					(GTypeModule *type_module);
 GtkWidget *	e_mail_shell_sidebar_new
 					(EShellView *shell_view);
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-actions.c b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-actions.c
index 7bed18d8b8..abe3d2b6c5 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-actions.c
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-actions.c
@@ -1634,7 +1634,6 @@ e_mail_shell_view_actions_init (EMailShellView *mail_shell_view)
 	GtkActionGroup *action_group;
 	GtkAction *action;
 	GSettings *settings;
-	GObject *object;
 
 	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW (mail_shell_view));
 
@@ -1694,11 +1693,15 @@ e_mail_shell_view_actions_init (EMailShellView *mail_shell_view)
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.mail");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (MAIL_SHOW_DELETED));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "show-deleted", object, "active", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "show-deleted",
+		ACTION (MAIL_SHOW_DELETED), "active",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (ACTION (MAIL_VIEW_VERTICAL));
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "layout", object, "current-value", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "layout",
+		ACTION (MAIL_VIEW_VERTICAL), "current-value",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	g_object_unref (settings);
 
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.c b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.c
index 50525c7c7f..ab669d3cb9 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.c
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.c
@@ -985,7 +985,8 @@ e_mail_shell_view_update_sidebar (EMailShellView *mail_shell_view)
 
 	num_deleted = camel_folder_summary_get_deleted_count (folder->summary);
 	num_junked = camel_folder_summary_get_junk_count (folder->summary);
-	num_junked_not_deleted = camel_folder_summary_get_junk_not_deleted_count (folder->summary);
+	num_junked_not_deleted =
+		camel_folder_summary_get_junk_not_deleted_count (folder->summary);
 	num_unread = camel_folder_summary_get_unread_count (folder->summary);
 	num_visible = camel_folder_summary_get_visible_count (folder->summary);
 
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.h b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.h
index 12dfbd3183..5bc477dbcd 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.h
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view-private.h
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 #include "e-mail-shell-sidebar.h"
 #include "e-mail-shell-view-actions.h"
 
+#define E_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW, EMailShellViewPrivate))
+
 /* Shorthand, requires a variable named "shell_window". */
 #define ACTION(name) \
 	(E_SHELL_WINDOW_ACTION_##name (shell_window))
diff --git a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view.c b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view.c
index 1e80e77a3c..74a69a9127 100644
--- a/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view.c
+++ b/modules/mail/e-mail-shell-view.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ mail_shell_view_toggled (EShellView *shell_view)
 	const gchar *basename;
 	gboolean view_is_active;
 
-	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view)->priv;
+	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (shell_view);
 
 	shell_window = e_shell_view_get_shell_window (shell_view);
 	ui_manager = e_shell_window_get_ui_manager (shell_window);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ mail_shell_view_execute_search (EShellView *shell_view)
 	const gchar *use_tag;
 	gint value;
 
-	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW (shell_view)->priv;
+	priv = E_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (shell_view);
 
 	shell_window = e_shell_view_get_shell_window (shell_view);
 	shell_backend = e_shell_view_get_shell_backend (shell_view);
@@ -1066,9 +1066,8 @@ static void
 mail_shell_view_init (EMailShellView *mail_shell_view,
                       EShellViewClass *shell_view_class)
 {
-	mail_shell_view->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		mail_shell_view, E_TYPE_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW,
-		EMailShellViewPrivate);
+	mail_shell_view->priv =
+		E_MAIL_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (mail_shell_view);
 
 	e_mail_shell_view_private_init (mail_shell_view, shell_view_class);
 }
diff --git a/modules/mail/evolution-module-mail.c b/modules/mail/evolution-module-mail.c
index bda0db5d95..6a44c935e7 100644
--- a/modules/mail/evolution-module-mail.c
+++ b/modules/mail/evolution-module-mail.c
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ e_module_load (GTypeModule *type_module)
 	e_mail_config_hook_register_type (type_module);
 	e_mail_event_hook_register_type (type_module);
 
-	e_mail_shell_backend_register_type (type_module);
-	e_mail_shell_content_register_type (type_module);
-	e_mail_shell_sidebar_register_type (type_module);
+	e_mail_shell_backend_type_register (type_module);
+	e_mail_shell_content_type_register (type_module);
+	e_mail_shell_sidebar_type_register (type_module);
 	e_mail_shell_view_register_type (type_module);
 
 	e_mail_config_format_html_register_type (type_module);
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-switcher.c b/shell/e-shell-switcher.c
index 3a72851f97..1deefa5613 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-switcher.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell-switcher.c
@@ -647,10 +647,12 @@ e_shell_switcher_add_action (EShellSwitcher *switcher,
 	gtk_tool_item_set_is_important (GTK_TOOL_ITEM (widget), TRUE);
 	gtk_widget_show (widget);
 
-	if ((button = tool_item_get_button (widget)) != NULL)
-		g_signal_connect (button, "button-release-event",
-				  G_CALLBACK (tool_item_button_cb),
-				  new_window_action);
+	button = tool_item_get_button (widget);
+	if (button != NULL)
+		g_signal_connect (
+			button, "button-release-event",
+			G_CALLBACK (tool_item_button_cb),
+			new_window_action);
 
 	switcher->priv->proxies = g_list_append (
 		switcher->priv->proxies, widget);
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-window-actions.c b/shell/e-shell-window-actions.c
index 2dd8228548..6807472b90 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-window-actions.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell-window-actions.c
@@ -702,10 +702,13 @@ action_contents_cb (GtkAction *action,
                     EShellWindow *shell_window)
 {
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
-	/* On Windows, link to online help instead. See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576478 */
+	/* On Windows, link to online help instead.
+	 * See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=576478 */
 	gchar *online_help_url;
+
 	online_help_url = g_strconcat (
-		"http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/", BASE_VERSION, NULL);
+		"http://library.gnome.org/users/evolution/",
+		BASE_VERSION, NULL);
 	e_show_uri (GTK_WINDOW (shell_window), online_help_url);
 	g_free (online_help_url);
 #else
diff --git a/shell/e-shell-window-private.c b/shell/e-shell-window-private.c
index 6518324ed1..54a1e8e3fd 100644
--- a/shell/e-shell-window-private.c
+++ b/shell/e-shell-window-private.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ e_shell_window_private_constructed (EShellWindow *shell_window)
 	GtkPaned *paned;
 	GtkWidget *widget;
 	GtkWindow *window;
-	GObject *object;
 	guint merge_id;
 	const gchar *id;
 
@@ -409,27 +408,39 @@ e_shell_window_private_constructed (EShellWindow *shell_window)
 
 	settings = g_settings_new ("org.gnome.evolution.shell");
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (shell_window);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "default-component-id", object, "active-view", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "default-component-id",
+		shell_window, "active-view",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (priv->content_pane);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "folder-bar-width", object, "position", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "folder-bar-width",
+		priv->content_pane, "position",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (shell_window);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "sidebar-visible", object, "sidebar-visible", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "sidebar-visible",
+		shell_window, "sidebar-visible",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (shell_window);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "statusbar-visible", object, "taskbar-visible", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "statusbar-visible",
+		shell_window, "taskbar-visible",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	if (e_shell_get_express_mode (shell)) {
 		e_shell_window_set_switcher_visible (shell_window, FALSE);
 	} else {
-		object = G_OBJECT (shell_window);
-		g_settings_bind (settings, "buttons-visible", object, "switcher-visible", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+		g_settings_bind (
+			settings, "buttons-visible",
+			shell_window, "switcher-visible",
+			G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 	}
 
-	object = G_OBJECT (shell_window);
-	g_settings_bind (settings, "toolbar-visible", object, "toolbar-visible", G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
+	g_settings_bind (
+		settings, "toolbar-visible",
+		shell_window, "toolbar-visible",
+		G_SETTINGS_BIND_DEFAULT);
 
 	/* Configure the initial size and position of the window by way
 	 * of either a user-supplied geometry string or the last recorded
diff --git a/shell/test/e-test-shell-backend.c b/shell/test/e-test-shell-backend.c
index 79f4aa876f..0d97308c48 100644
--- a/shell/test/e-test-shell-backend.c
+++ b/shell/test/e-test-shell-backend.c
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "e-test-shell-view.h"
 
-struct _ETestShellBackendPrivate {
-	gint placeholder;
-};
-
 static gpointer parent_class;
 static GType test_shell_backend_type;
 
@@ -159,7 +155,6 @@ test_shell_backend_class_init (ETestShellBackendClass *class)
 	EShellBackendClass *shell_backend_class;
 
 	parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (class);
-	g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (ETestShellBackendPrivate));
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
 	object_class->constructed = test_shell_backend_constructed;
@@ -178,9 +173,6 @@ test_shell_backend_class_init (ETestShellBackendClass *class)
 static void
 test_shell_backend_init (ETestShellBackend *test_shell_backend)
 {
-	test_shell_backend->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		test_shell_backend, E_TYPE_TEST_SHELL_BACKEND,
-		ETestShellBackendPrivate);
 }
 
 GType
diff --git a/shell/test/e-test-shell-view.c b/shell/test/e-test-shell-view.c
index 825e27fa37..68d4ff9a7b 100644
--- a/shell/test/e-test-shell-view.c
+++ b/shell/test/e-test-shell-view.c
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #include "shell/e-shell-content.h"
 #include "shell/e-shell-sidebar.h"
 
+#define E_TEST_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE(obj) \
+	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE \
+	((obj), E_TYPE_TEST_SHELL_VIEW, ETestShellViewPrivate))
+
 struct _ETestShellViewPrivate {
 	EActivity *activity;
 };
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ test_shell_view_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
 	ETestShellViewPrivate *priv;
 
-	priv = E_TEST_SHELL_VIEW (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TEST_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	if (priv->activity != NULL) {
 		e_activity_set_state (priv->activity, E_ACTIVITY_COMPLETED);
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ test_shell_view_constructed (GObject *object)
 	/* Chain up to parent's constructed() method. */
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
-	priv = E_TEST_SHELL_VIEW (object)->priv;
+	priv = E_TEST_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (object);
 
 	shell_view = E_SHELL_VIEW (object);
 	shell_backend = e_shell_view_get_shell_backend (shell_view);
@@ -123,9 +127,8 @@ test_shell_view_class_init (ETestShellViewClass *class,
 static void
 test_shell_view_init (ETestShellView *test_shell_view)
 {
-	test_shell_view->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (
-		test_shell_view, E_TYPE_TEST_SHELL_VIEW,
-		ETestShellViewPrivate);
+	test_shell_view->priv =
+		E_TEST_SHELL_VIEW_GET_PRIVATE (test_shell_view);
 }
 
 GType