XGetTransientForHint
NAME
XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a
window's WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
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
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 win-
dow, 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), XAllocSize-
Hints(3), XAllocWMHints(3), XSetCommand(3), XSet-
TextProperty(3), XSetWMClientMachine(3), XSetWMCol-
ormapWindows(3), XSetWMIconName(3), XSetWM-
Name(3), XSetWMProperties(3), XSetWMProtocols(3),
XStringListToTextProperty(3)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
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