XSetTransientForHint
3X11
__xorgversion__
XLIB FUNCTIONS
XSetTransientForHint
XGetTransientForHint
set or read a window's WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
SYNTAX
int XSetTransientForHint ( Display *display , Window w ,
Window prop_window );
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;
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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