diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 41a0f476..50a27c0e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_GTK_2],[test "$with_gtk" = "2.0"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_GTK_3],[test "$with_gtk" = "3.0"])
 
 AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB2], [glib-2.0 >= 2.25.4], ,
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB2], [glib-2.0 >= 2.26.0], ,
   [AC_MSG_ERROR([GLib2 not found])])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GIO2], [gio-2.0], ,
   [AC_MSG_ERROR([Gio2 not found])])
diff --git a/eek/eek-types.c b/eek/eek-types.c
index 16355b63..7788386e 100644
--- a/eek/eek-types.c
+++ b/eek/eek-types.c
@@ -33,31 +33,20 @@
 #include "eek-types.h"
 
 /* EekPoint */
-static EekPoint *
+G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE(EekPoint, eek_point, eek_point_copy, eek_point_free);
+
+EekPoint *
 eek_point_copy (const EekPoint *point)
 {
     return g_slice_dup (EekPoint, point);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 eek_point_free (EekPoint *point)
 {
     g_slice_free (EekPoint, point);
 }
 
-GType
-eek_point_get_type (void)
-{
-    static GType our_type = 0;
-
-    if (our_type == 0)
-        our_type =
-            g_boxed_type_register_static ("EekPoint",
-                                          (GBoxedCopyFunc)eek_point_copy,
-                                          (GBoxedFreeFunc)eek_point_free);
-    return our_type;
-}
-
 void
 eek_point_rotate (EekPoint *point, gint angle)
 {
@@ -71,32 +60,24 @@ eek_point_rotate (EekPoint *point, gint angle)
 }
 
 /* EekBounds */
-static EekBounds *
+G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE(EekBounds, eek_bounds, eek_bounds_copy, eek_bounds_free);
+
+EekBounds *
 eek_bounds_copy (const EekBounds *bounds)
 {
     return g_slice_dup (EekBounds, bounds);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 eek_bounds_free (EekBounds *bounds)
 {
     g_slice_free (EekBounds, bounds);
 }
 
-GType
-eek_bounds_get_type (void)
-{
-    static GType our_type = 0;
-
-    if (our_type == 0)
-        our_type =
-            g_boxed_type_register_static ("EekBounds",
-                                          (GBoxedCopyFunc)eek_bounds_copy,
-                                          (GBoxedFreeFunc)eek_bounds_free);
-    return our_type;
-}
-
 /* EekOutline */
+G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE(EekOutline, eek_outline,
+                    eek_outline_copy, eek_outline_free);
+
 EekOutline *
 eek_outline_copy (const EekOutline *outline)
 {
@@ -115,20 +96,9 @@ eek_outline_free (EekOutline *outline)
     g_slice_free (EekOutline, outline);
 }
 
-GType
-eek_outline_get_type (void)
-{
-    static GType our_type = 0;
-
-    if (our_type == 0)
-        our_type =
-            g_boxed_type_register_static ("EekOutline",
-                                          (GBoxedCopyFunc)eek_outline_copy,
-                                          (GBoxedFreeFunc)eek_outline_free);
-    return our_type;
-}
-
 /* EekColor */
+G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE(EekColor, eek_color, eek_color_copy, eek_color_free);
+
 EekColor *
 eek_color_copy (const EekColor *color)
 {
@@ -141,19 +111,6 @@ eek_color_free (EekColor *color)
     g_slice_free (EekColor, color);
 }
 
-GType
-eek_color_get_type (void)
-{
-    static GType our_type = 0;
-
-    if (our_type == 0)
-        our_type =
-            g_boxed_type_register_static ("EekColor",
-                                          (GBoxedCopyFunc)eek_color_copy,
-                                          (GBoxedFreeFunc)eek_color_free);
-    return our_type;
-}
-
 EekColor *
 eek_color_new (gdouble red,
                gdouble green,
diff --git a/eek/eek-types.h b/eek/eek-types.h
index 61cb7694..be678dc8 100644
--- a/eek/eek-types.h
+++ b/eek/eek-types.h
@@ -159,9 +159,11 @@ struct _EekPoint
     gdouble y;
 };
 
-GType eek_point_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-void  eek_point_rotate   (EekPoint *point,
-                          gint      angle);
+GType     eek_point_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+EekPoint *eek_point_copy     (const EekPoint *point);
+void      eek_point_free     (EekPoint       *point);
+void      eek_point_rotate   (EekPoint       *point,
+                              gint            angle);
 
 /**
  * EekBounds:
@@ -181,7 +183,9 @@ struct _EekBounds
     gdouble height;
 };
 
-GType eek_bounds_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+GType      eek_bounds_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+EekBounds *eek_bounds_copy     (const EekBounds *bounds);
+void       eek_bounds_free     (EekBounds       *bounds);
 
 G_INLINE_FUNC gdouble
 eek_bounds_long_side (EekBounds *bounds)