XSetTransientForHint(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XSetTransientForHint(3)
NAME
XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a window's
WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
SYNTAX
int XSetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w, Window prop_win-
dow);
Status XGetTransientForHint(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; oth-
erwise, 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.
SEE ALSO
XAllocClassHint(3), XAllocIconSize(3), XAllocSizeHints(3), XAl-
locWMHints(3), XSetCommand(3), XSetTextProperty(3), XSetWMClientMa-
chine(3), XSetWMColormapWindows(3), XSetWMIconName(3), XSetWMName(3),
XSetWMProperties(3), XSetWMProtocols(3), XStringListToTextProperty(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.12 XSetTransientForHint(3)
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