XSetTransientForHint(X3xlib)

Synopsis

   XSetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window)
         Display *display;
         Window w;
         Window prop_window;
   

   Status XGetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window_return)
         Display *display;
         Window w;
         Window *prop_window_return;

Arguments

display

Specifies the connection to the X server.

w

Specifies the window.

prop_window

Specifies the window that the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property is to be set to.

prop_window_return

Returns the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of the specified window.

Description

XSetTransientForHint can generate ``BadAlloc'' and ``BadWindow'' errors.

The XGetTransientForHint function returns the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property for the specified window. It returns a nonzero status on success; otherwise, it returns a zero status.

XGetTransientForHint can generate a ``BadWindow'' error.

Properties

WM_TRANSIENT_FOR

Set by application programs to indicate to the window manager that a transient top-level window, such as a dialog box.

Diagnostics

``BadAlloc''

The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.

``BadWindow''

A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

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