X11R6

NAME

XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint − 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.

wSpecifies 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.

SEE ALSO

XAllocClassHint(3X11), XAllocIconSize(3X11), XAllocSizeHints(3X11), XAllocWMHints(3X11), XSetCommand(3X11), XSetTextProperty(3X11), XSetWMClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3X11), XSetWMIconName(3X11), XSetWMName(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11), XSetWMProtocols(3X11), XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)

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