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diff --git a/src/clipboard.rs b/src/clipboard.rs
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+// Copied from https://github.com/gtk-rs/gtk4-rs/blob/main/examples/clipboard/main.rs
+
+use gtk4 as gtk;
+use gtk::{
+    gdk, gio,
+    glib::{self, clone},
+    prelude::*,
+};
+
+fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    let application = gtk::Application::builder()
+        .application_id("com.github.gtk-rs.examples.clipboard")
+        .build();
+    application.connect_activate(build_ui);
+    application.run()
+}
+
+fn build_ui(application: &gtk::Application) {
+    let window = gtk::ApplicationWindow::builder()
+        .application(application)
+        .title("Clipboard")
+        .default_width(660)
+        .default_height(420)
+        .build();
+
+    let display = gdk::Display::default().unwrap();
+    let clipboard = display.clipboard();
+
+    let container = gtk::Box::builder()
+        .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical)
+        .margin_top(24)
+        .margin_bottom(24)
+        .margin_start(24)
+        .margin_end(24)
+        .halign(gtk::Align::Center)
+        .valign(gtk::Align::Center)
+        .spacing(24)
+        .build();
+
+    // The text copy/paste part
+    let title = gtk::Label::builder()
+        .label("Text")
+        .halign(gtk::Align::Start)
+        .build();
+    title.add_css_class("title-2");
+    container.append(&title);
+
+    let text_container = gtk::Box::builder()
+        .halign(gtk::Align::Center)
+        .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal)
+        .spacing(24)
+        .build();
+
+    let from_entry = gtk::Entry::builder()
+        .placeholder_text("Type text to copy")
+        .build();
+    text_container.append(&from_entry);
+
+    let copy_btn = gtk::Button::with_label("Copy");
+    copy_btn.connect_clicked(clone!(
+        #[weak]
+        clipboard,
+        #[weak]
+        from_entry,
+        move |_btn| {
+            let text = from_entry.text();
+            clipboard.set_text(&text);
+        }
+    ));
+    text_container.append(&copy_btn);
+
+    let into_entry = gtk::Entry::new();
+    text_container.append(&into_entry);
+
+    let paste_btn = gtk::Button::with_label("Paste");
+    paste_btn.connect_clicked(clone!(
+        #[weak]
+        clipboard,
+        #[weak]
+        into_entry,
+        move |_btn| {
+            clipboard.read_text_async(
+                gio::Cancellable::NONE,
+                clone!(
+                    #[weak]
+                    into_entry,
+                    move |res| {
+                        if let Ok(Some(text)) = res {
+                            into_entry.set_text(&text);
+                        }
+                    }
+                ),
+            );
+        }
+    ));
+    text_container.append(&paste_btn);
+    container.append(&text_container);
+
+    // The texture copy/paste part
+    let title = gtk::Label::builder()
+        .label("Texture")
+        .halign(gtk::Align::Start)
+        .build();
+    title.add_css_class("title-2");
+    container.append(&title);
+
+    let texture_container = gtk::Box::builder()
+        .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal)
+        .halign(gtk::Align::Center)
+        .spacing(24)
+        .build();
+
+    let file = gio::File::for_path("./examples/clipboard/asset.png");
+    let asset_paintable = gdk::Texture::from_file(&file).unwrap();
+
+    let image_from = gtk::Image::builder()
+        .pixel_size(96)
+        .paintable(&asset_paintable)
+        .build();
+    texture_container.append(&image_from);
+    let copy_texture_btn = gtk::Button::builder()
+        .label("Copy")
+        .valign(gtk::Align::Center)
+        .build();
+    copy_texture_btn.connect_clicked(clone!(
+        #[weak]
+        clipboard,
+        #[weak]
+        image_from,
+        move |_btn| {
+            let texture = image_from
+                .paintable()
+                .and_downcast::<gdk::Texture>()
+                .unwrap();
+            clipboard.set_texture(&texture);
+        }
+    ));
+    texture_container.append(&copy_texture_btn);
+
+    let image_into = gtk::Image::builder()
+        .pixel_size(96)
+        .icon_name("image-missing")
+        .build();
+    texture_container.append(&image_into);
+    let paste_texture_btn = gtk::Button::builder()
+        .label("Paste")
+        .valign(gtk::Align::Center)
+        .build();
+    paste_texture_btn.connect_clicked(clone!(
+        #[weak]
+        clipboard,
+        move |_btn| {
+            clipboard.read_texture_async(
+                gio::Cancellable::NONE,
+                clone!(
+                    #[weak]
+                    image_into,
+                    move |res| {
+                        if let Ok(Some(texture)) = res {
+                            image_into.set_paintable(Some(&texture));
+                        }
+                    }
+                ),
+            );
+        }
+    ));
+    texture_container.append(&paste_texture_btn);
+    container.append(&texture_container);
+
+    window.set_child(Some(&container));
+    window.present();
+}
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diff --git a/src/clock.rs b/src/clock.rs
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+// Example copied from https://github.com/gtk-rs/gtk4-rs/blob/main/examples/clock/main.rs
+
+use chrono::Local;
+
+use gtk4 as gtk;
+use gtk::{glib, prelude::*};
+
+fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    let application = gtk::Application::builder()
+        .application_id("com.github.gtk-rs.examples.clock")
+        .build();
+    application.connect_activate(build_ui);
+    application.run()
+}
+
+fn build_ui(application: &gtk::Application) {
+    let window = gtk::ApplicationWindow::new(application);
+
+    window.set_title(Some("Clock Example"));
+    window.set_default_size(260, 40);
+
+    let time = current_time();
+    let label = gtk::Label::default();
+    label.set_text(&time);
+
+    window.set_child(Some(&label));
+
+    window.present();
+
+    // we are using a closure to capture the label (else we could also use a normal
+    // function)
+    let tick = move || {
+        let time = current_time();
+        label.set_text(&time);
+        // we could return glib::ControlFlow::Break to stop our clock after this tick
+        glib::ControlFlow::Continue
+    };
+
+    // executes the closure once every second
+    glib::timeout_add_seconds_local(1, tick);
+}
+
+fn current_time() -> String {
+    format!("{}", Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"))
+}
diff --git a/src/counter.rs b/src/counter.rs
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+// Example copied from https://github.com/kashifsoofi/blog-code-samples/blob/gtk4-c-counter-app/gtk4-rust-counter-app/src/main.rs
+
+use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use gtk4 as gtk;
+use gtk::glib::clone;
+use gtk::prelude::*;
+use gtk::{glib, Application, ApplicationWindow, Label, Box, Button, Orientation};
+
+const APP_ID: &str = "org.gtk_rs.GTK4Counter";
+
+fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    // Create a new application
+    let app = Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID).build();
+
+    // Connect to "activate" signal of `app`
+    app.connect_activate(build_ui);
+
+    // Run the application
+    app.run()
+}
+
+fn build_ui(app: &Application) {
+    let counter = Rc::new(Cell::new(0));
+    let label_counter = Label::builder()
+        .label(&counter.get().to_string())
+        .margin_top(12)
+        .margin_bottom(12)
+        .margin_start(12)
+        .margin_end(12)
+        .build();
+
+    let button_increase = Button::builder()
+        .label("Increase")
+        .margin_top(12)
+        .margin_bottom(12)
+        .margin_start(12)
+        .margin_end(12)
+        .build();
+
+    let button_decrease = Button::builder()
+        .label("Decrease")
+        .margin_top(12)
+        .margin_bottom(12)
+        .margin_start(12)
+        .margin_end(12)
+        .build();
+
+    button_increase.connect_clicked(clone!(@weak counter, @weak label_counter =>
+        move |_| {
+            counter.set(counter.get() + 1);
+            label_counter.set_label(&counter.get().to_string());
+    }));
+
+    button_decrease.connect_clicked(clone!(@weak label_counter =>
+        move |_| {
+            counter.set(counter.get() - 1);
+            label_counter.set_label(&counter.get().to_string());
+    }));
+
+    let gtk_box = Box::builder()
+        .orientation(Orientation::Vertical)
+        .build();
+    gtk_box.append(&label_counter);
+    gtk_box.append(&button_increase);
+    gtk_box.append(&button_decrease);
+
+    // Create a window and set the title
+    let window = ApplicationWindow::builder()
+        .application(app)
+        .title("GTK Counter App")
+        .child(&gtk_box)
+        .build();
+
+    // Present window
+    window.present();
+}
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diff --git a/src/notification.rs b/src/notification.rs
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+use gtk4 as gtk;
+use gtk::glib;
+use gtk::prelude::*;
+use gtk::gio::{Notification, NotificationPriority};
+
+const APP_ID: &str = "de.privacy1st.pdt";
+
+fn main() -> glib::ExitCode {
+    let app = gtk::Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID).build();
+    app.connect_activate(move |app| build_ui(app));
+    app.run()
+}
+
+fn build_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
+    let window = gtk::ApplicationWindow::builder()
+        .application(app)
+        .title("System Notification")
+        .default_width(350)
+        .default_height(70)
+        .build();
+    window.present();
+
+    // TODO: Notification does not show up
+    let notification = Notification::new("Alert");
+    notification.set_body(Some("Time is over"));
+    notification.set_priority(NotificationPriority::Urgent);
+    let notification_id = "pdt.timeout";
+    app.send_notification(Some(notification_id), &notification);
+}