Requests the contents of a selection.
When received, a “selection-received” signal will be generated.
| widget |
The widget which acts as requestor |
| selection |
Which selection to get |
| target |
Form of information desired (e.g., STRING) |
| time_ |
Time of request (usually of triggering event) In emergency, you could use CURRENT_TIME |
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true if requested succeeded. false if we could not process request. (e.g., there was already a request in process for this widget). |