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XSetTransientForHint(X3xlib)


XSetTransientForHint -- set or read a window's WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property

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

The XSetTransientForHint function sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of the specified window to the specified prop_window.

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.

References

XAllocClassHint(X3xlib), XAllocIconSize(X3xlib), XAllocSizeHints(X3xlib), XAllocWMHints(X3xlib), XSetCommand(X3xlib), XSetTextProperty(X3xlib), XSetWMClientMachine(X3xlib), XSetWMColormapWindows(X3xlib), XSetWMIconName(X3xlib), XSetWMName(X3xlib), XSetWMProperties(X3xlib), XSetWMProtocols(X3xlib), XStringListToTextProperty(X3xlib)

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