Name

XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint − set or get transient for hint

Syntax

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

displaySpecifies the connection to the X server. 

wSpecifies the window. 

prop_windowSpecifies 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.

XGetTransientForHint can generate a BadWindow error.

Property

WM_TRANSIENT_FOR

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

XSetClassHint(3X11), XSetCommand(3X11), XSetIconName(3X11), XSetIconSizeHints(3X11), XSetNormalHints(3X11), XSetSizeHints(3X11), XSetStandardProperties(3X11), XSetWMHints(3X11), XSetZoomHints(3X11), XStoreName(3X11)
Guide to the Xlib Library

Subroutines