Interpolating between two transformations expressed using a 3D matrix
can be achieved by decomposing the matrices into their transformations
and do a simple numeric interpolation between the initial and final
states, like we do for other data types.
Luckily for us, the CSS Transforms specification from the W3C provides
the decomposition algorithm, using the "unmatrix" code taken from the
book "Graphics Gems II, edited by Jim Arvo".
Once the matrices have been decomposed, we can simply interpolate the
transformations, and re-apply them onto the result matrix, using the
facilities that Clutter provides for interpolating between two known
GTypes.
Calling clutter_point_free(clutter_point_zero()) or calling
clutter_rect_free(clutter_rect_zero()) should be safe, exactly like it's
safe to call those functions with a NULL argument.
We tend to use float comparison for structured data types like Vertex,
Point, and Size; we should take into consideration fluctuations in the
floating point representation as well.
Instead of a single new() constructor that both allocates and
initializes, split the allocation and initialization into two separate
functions for types that are typically used on the stack, and rarely
allocated on the heap, like ClutterPoint and friends.
This is also applied retroactively to ClutterActorBox and ClutterVertex,
given that the same considerations on usage apply to them as well; we
can add a return value to clutter_actor_box_init() and
clutter_vertex_init() in an ABI-compatible way, so that
clutter_actor_box_new() and clutter_vertex_new() can be effectively
reimplemented as "init (alloc ())".