XSetTransientForHint


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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