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docs: unify [!NOTE] structure (#46893)
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Update shell openExternal docs (from review)
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Shell openExternal can take optional callback (macOS)
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line up process annotations consistently
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document process(es) for all APIs
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Move reused object structures to a standard structures folder
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Merge pull request #7339 from electron/document-return-values
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fix typo
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Document the return values of all methods in the docs
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Document shell.moveItemToTrash return value
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Return boolean from shell.openItem
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