diff --git a/Gir.toml b/Gir.toml
index 2da939c..39c4ec1 100644
--- a/Gir.toml
+++ b/Gir.toml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ status = "generate"
     name = "log2vis_get_embedding_levels"
     #out param
     ignore = true
+    [[object.function]]
+    pattern = "attr_.+"
+    #moved to Attribute
+    ignore = true
 
 [[object]]
 name = "Pango.AttrList"
diff --git a/src/attribute.rs b/src/attribute.rs
index 0f7f9b0..a6a7ae0 100644
--- a/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/attribute.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,133 @@
 
 use Attribute;
 use AttrClass;
+use Gravity;
+use GravityHint;
+use Stretch;
+use Style;
+use Underline;
+use Variant;
+use Weight;
+use ffi;
 use glib::translate::*;
 
 impl Attribute {
+    #[cfg(feature = "v1_38")]
+    pub fn new_background_alpha(alpha: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_background_alpha_new(alpha))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_background(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_background_new(red, green, blue))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_fallback(enable_fallback: bool) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_fallback_new(enable_fallback.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_family(family: &str) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_family_new(family.to_glib_none().0))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "v1_38")]
+    pub fn new_foreground_alpha(alpha: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_foreground_alpha_new(alpha))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_foreground(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_foreground_new(red, green, blue))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_gravity_hint(hint: GravityHint) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_gravity_hint_new(hint.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_gravity(gravity: Gravity) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_gravity_new(gravity.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_letter_spacing(letter_spacing: i32) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_letter_spacing_new(letter_spacing))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_rise(rise: i32) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_rise_new(rise))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_scale(scale_factor: f64) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_scale_new(scale_factor))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_stretch(stretch: Stretch) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_stretch_new(stretch.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_strikethrough_color(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_strikethrough_color_new(red, green, blue))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_strikethrough(strikethrough: bool) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_strikethrough_new(strikethrough.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_style(style: Style) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_style_new(style.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_underline_color(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_underline_color_new(red, green, blue))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_underline(underline: Underline) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_underline_new(underline.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_variant(variant: Variant) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_variant_new(variant.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_weight(weight: Weight) -> Option<Attribute> {
+        unsafe {
+            from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_weight_new(weight.to_glib()))
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_attr_class(&self) -> AttrClass {
         unsafe {
             from_glib_full((*self.to_glib_none().0).klass)
diff --git a/src/auto/functions.rs b/src/auto/functions.rs
index e20fa40..e8bd7ea 100644
--- a/src/auto/functions.rs
+++ b/src/auto/functions.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 // This file was generated by gir (9e3f4cc) from gir-files (0bcaef9)
 // DO NOT EDIT
 
-use Attribute;
 use Direction;
-use Gravity;
-use GravityHint;
 use Rectangle;
 use Stretch;
 use Style;
-use Underline;
 use Variant;
 use Weight;
 use ffi;
@@ -18,122 +14,6 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::ptr;
 
 
-#[cfg(feature = "v1_38")]
-pub fn attr_background_alpha_new(alpha: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_background_alpha_new(alpha))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_background_new(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_background_new(red, green, blue))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_fallback_new(enable_fallback: bool) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_fallback_new(enable_fallback.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_family_new(family: &str) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_family_new(family.to_glib_none().0))
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "v1_38")]
-pub fn attr_foreground_alpha_new(alpha: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_foreground_alpha_new(alpha))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_foreground_new(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_foreground_new(red, green, blue))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_gravity_hint_new(hint: GravityHint) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_gravity_hint_new(hint.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_gravity_new(gravity: Gravity) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_gravity_new(gravity.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_letter_spacing_new(letter_spacing: i32) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_letter_spacing_new(letter_spacing))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_rise_new(rise: i32) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_rise_new(rise))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_scale_new(scale_factor: f64) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_scale_new(scale_factor))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_stretch_new(stretch: Stretch) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_stretch_new(stretch.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_strikethrough_color_new(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_strikethrough_color_new(red, green, blue))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_strikethrough_new(strikethrough: bool) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_strikethrough_new(strikethrough.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_style_new(style: Style) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_style_new(style.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_underline_color_new(red: u16, green: u16, blue: u16) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_underline_color_new(red, green, blue))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_underline_new(underline: Underline) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_underline_new(underline.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_variant_new(variant: Variant) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_variant_new(variant.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn attr_weight_new(weight: Weight) -> Option<Attribute> {
-    unsafe {
-        from_glib_full(ffi::pango_attr_weight_new(weight.to_glib()))
-    }
-}
-
 //pub fn break_(text: &str, length: i32, analysis: /*Ignored*/&mut Analysis, attrs: /*Ignored*/&[&LogAttr]) {
 //    unsafe { TODO: call ffi::pango_break() }
 //}