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<h2><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="shell-shell-util.top_of_page"></a>shell-util</span></h2>
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<a name="shell-shell-util.synopsis"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
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<pre class="synopsis"><span class="returnvalue">char</span> * <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-get-file-contents-utf8-sync" title="shell_get_file_contents_utf8_sync ()">shell_get_file_contents_utf8_sync</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *path</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-parse-search-provider" title="shell_parse_search_provider ()">shell_parse_search_provider</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *data</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">char</span> **name</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">char</span> **url</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GList</span> **langs</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">char</span> **icon_data_uri</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-session-is-active-for-systemd" title="shell_session_is_active_for_systemd ()">shell_session_is_active_for_systemd</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span></code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-shader-effect-set-double-uniform" title="shell_shader_effect_set_double_uniform ()">shell_shader_effect_set_double_uniform</a>
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(<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterShaderEffect</span> *effect</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gdouble</span> value</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">char</span> * <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-format-date" title="shell_util_format_date ()">shell_util_format_date</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *format</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gint64</span> time_ms</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">GIcon</span> * <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-get-icon-for-uri" title="shell_util_get_icon_for_uri ()">shell_util_get_icon_for_uri</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *text_uri</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">char</span> * <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-get-label-for-uri" title="shell_util_get_label_for_uri ()">shell_util_get_label_for_uri</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *text_uri</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-get-transformed-allocation" title="shell_util_get_transformed_allocation ()">shell_util_get_transformed_allocation</a>
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(<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterActor</span> *actor</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterActorBox</span> *box</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">int</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-get-week-start" title="shell_util_get_week_start ()">shell_util_get_week_start</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span></code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">char</span> * <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-normalize-and-casefold" title="shell_util_normalize_and_casefold ()">shell_util_normalize_and_casefold</a> (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *str</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-set-hidden-from-pick" title="shell_util_set_hidden_from_pick ()">shell_util_set_hidden_from_pick</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterActor</span> *actor</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gboolean</span> hidden</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-util-wifexited" title="shell_util_wifexited ()">shell_util_wifexited</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> status</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> *exit</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">void</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-write-soup-message-to-stream" title="shell_write_soup_message_to_stream ()">shell_write_soup_message_to_stream</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GOutputStream</span> *stream</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">SoupMessage</span> *message</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);
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<span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> <a class="link" href="shell-shell-util.html#shell-write-string-to-stream" title="shell_write_string_to_stream ()">shell_write_string_to_stream</a> (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GOutputStream</span> *stream</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *str</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);
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<a name="shell-shell-util.description"></a><h2>Description</h2>
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<a name="shell-shell-util.details"></a><h2>Details</h2>
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<a name="shell-get-file-contents-utf8-sync"></a><h3>shell_get_file_contents_utf8_sync ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">char</span> * shell_get_file_contents_utf8_sync (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *path</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
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Synchronously load the contents of a file as a NUL terminated
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string, validating it as UTF-8. Embedded NUL characters count as
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>path</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>UTF-8 encoded filename path</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>error</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a <span class="type">GError</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<td>File contents. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
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<a name="shell-parse-search-provider"></a><h3>shell_parse_search_provider ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> shell_parse_search_provider (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *data</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">char</span> **name</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">char</span> **url</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GList</span> **langs</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">char</span> **icon_data_uri</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>data</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>description of provider</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>location to store a display name. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full."><span class="acronym">out</span></acronym>]</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>url</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>location to store template of url. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full."><span class="acronym">out</span></acronym>]</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>langs</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>list of supported languages. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full."><span class="acronym">out</span></acronym>][<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>][<acronym title="Generics and defining elements of containers and arrays."><span class="acronym">element-type</span></acronym> utf8]</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>icon_data_uri</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>location to store uri. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full."><span class="acronym">out</span></acronym>]</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>error</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>location to store GError</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<code class="literal">TRUE</code> on success</td>
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<a name="shell-session-is-active-for-systemd"></a><h3>shell_session_is_active_for_systemd ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> shell_session_is_active_for_systemd (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span></code></em>);</pre>
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Checks whether the session we are running in is currently active,
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i.e. in the foreground and ready for user input.
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<td>TRUE if session is active</td>
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<a name="shell-shader-effect-set-double-uniform"></a><h3>shell_shader_effect_set_double_uniform ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> shell_shader_effect_set_double_uniform
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(<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterShaderEffect</span> *effect</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">gchar</span> *name</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gdouble</span> value</code></em>);</pre>
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Set a double uniform on a ClutterShaderEffect.
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The problem here is that JavaScript doesn't have more than
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one number type, and gjs tries to automatically guess what
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type we want to set a GValue to. If the number is "1.0" or
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something, it will use an integer, which will cause errors
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>effect</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>The <span class="type">ClutterShaderEffect</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>name</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>The name of the uniform</td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>value</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>The value to set it to.</td>
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<a name="shell-util-format-date"></a><h3>shell_util_format_date ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">char</span> * shell_util_format_date (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *format</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gint64</span> time_ms</code></em>);</pre>
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Formats a date for the current locale. This should be
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used instead of the Spidermonkey Date.toLocaleFormat()
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extension because Date.toLocaleFormat() is buggy for
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Unicode format strings:
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508783
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>format</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a strftime-style string format, as parsed by
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<code class="function">g_date_time_format()</code>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>time_ms</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>milliseconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC; the
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<td>the formatted date. If the date is
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outside of the range of a GDateTime (which contains
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any plausible dates we actually care about), will
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<a name="shell-util-get-icon-for-uri"></a><h3>shell_util_get_icon_for_uri ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">GIcon</span> * shell_util_get_icon_for_uri (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *text_uri</code></em>);</pre>
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Look up the icon that should be associated with a given URI. Handles
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various special GNOME-internal cases like x-nautilus-search, etc.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>text_uri</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<td>A new <span class="type">GIcon</span>. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Free data after the code is done."><span class="acronym">transfer full</span></acronym>]</span>
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<a name="shell-util-get-label-for-uri"></a><h3>shell_util_get_label_for_uri ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">char</span> * shell_util_get_label_for_uri (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *text_uri</code></em>);</pre>
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<a name="shell-util-get-transformed-allocation"></a><h3>shell_util_get_transformed_allocation ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> shell_util_get_transformed_allocation
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(<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterActor</span> *actor</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterActorBox</span> *box</code></em>);</pre>
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This function is similar to a combination of <code class="function">clutter_actor_get_transformed_position()</code>,
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and <code class="function">clutter_actor_get_transformed_size()</code>, but unlike
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<code class="function">clutter_actor_get_transformed_size()</code>, it always returns a transform
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of the current allocation, while <code class="function">clutter_actor_get_transformed_size()</code> returns
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bad values (the transform of the requested size) if a relayout has been
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This function is more convenient to use than
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<code class="function">clutter_actor_get_abs_allocation_vertices()</code> if no transformation is in effect
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and also works around limitations in the GJS binding of arrays.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>actor</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a <span class="type">ClutterActor</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>box</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>location to store returned box in stage coordinates. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full."><span class="acronym">out</span></acronym>]</span>
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<a name="shell-util-get-week-start"></a><h3>shell_util_get_week_start ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">int</span> shell_util_get_week_start (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">void</span></code></em>);</pre>
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Gets the first week day for the current locale, expressed as a
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number in the range 0..6, representing week days from Sunday to
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<td>A number representing the first week day for the current
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<a name="shell-util-normalize-and-casefold"></a><h3>shell_util_normalize_and_casefold ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">char</span> * shell_util_normalize_and_casefold (<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *str</code></em>);</pre>
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<a name="shell-util-set-hidden-from-pick"></a><h3>shell_util_set_hidden_from_pick ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> shell_util_set_hidden_from_pick (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">ClutterActor</span> *actor</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">gboolean</span> hidden</code></em>);</pre>
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If <em class="parameter"><code>hidden</code></em> is <code class="literal">TRUE</code>, hide <em class="parameter"><code>actor</code></em> from pick even with a mode of
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<code class="literal">CLUTTER_PICK_ALL</code>; if <em class="parameter"><code>hidden</code></em> is <code class="literal">FALSE</code>, unhide <em class="parameter"><code>actor</code></em>.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>actor</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>A <span class="type">ClutterActor</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>hidden</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>Whether <em class="parameter"><code>actor</code></em> should be hidden from pick</td>
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<a name="shell-util-wifexited"></a><h3>shell_util_wifexited ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> shell_util_wifexited (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> status</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">int</span> *exit</code></em>);</pre>
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Implements libc standard WIFEXITED, that cannot be used JS
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>status</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>the status returned by <code class="function">wait()</code> or <code class="function">waitpid()</code>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>exit</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>the actual exit status of the process. <span class="annotation">[<acronym title="Parameter for returning results. Default is transfer full."><span class="acronym">out</span></acronym>]</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><span class="emphasis"><em>Returns</em></span> :</span></p></td>
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<td>TRUE if the process exited normally, FALSE otherwise</td>
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<a name="shell-write-soup-message-to-stream"></a><h3>shell_write_soup_message_to_stream ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">void</span> shell_write_soup_message_to_stream (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GOutputStream</span> *stream</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
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Write a string to a GOutputStream as binary data. This is a
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workaround for the lack of proper binary strings in GJS.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>stream</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a <span class="type">GOutputStream</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>message</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a <span class="type">SoupMessage</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>error</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>location to store GError</td>
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<a name="shell-write-string-to-stream"></a><h3>shell_write_string_to_stream ()</h3>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="returnvalue">gboolean</span> shell_write_string_to_stream (<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GOutputStream</span> *stream</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code>const <span class="type">char</span> *str</code></em>,
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<em class="parameter"><code><span class="type">GError</span> **error</code></em>);</pre>
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Write a string to a GOutputStream as UTF-8. This is a workaround
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for not having binary buffers in GJS.
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>stream</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a <span class="type">GOutputStream</span>
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<td><p><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>str</code></em> :</span></p></td>
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<td>a UTF-8 string to write to <em class="parameter"><code>stream</code></em>
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<td>location to store GError</td>
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<code class="literal">TRUE</code> if write succeeded</td>
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