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+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# Copyright 2014 Alexis Laferrière <alexis.laf@xymus.net>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+module gtk3_8
+
+import gtk3_6
+
+redef extern GtkWidget
+ # Get the visibility of the widget, check if it's parents are visible too
+ fun visible: Bool is extern `{
+ return gtk_widget_is_visible(recv);
+ `}
+end