XSetTransientForHint(3X11)    SDK X11 R4.11MU05   XSetTransientForHint(3X11)


NAME
       XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a window's
       WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property

SYNTAX
       XSetTransientForHint(display, w, propwindow)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             Window propwindow;

       Status XGetTransientForHint(display, w, propwindowreturn)
             Display *display;
             Window w;
             Window *propwindowreturn;

ARGUMENTS
       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       w         Specifies the window.

       propwindow
                 Specifies the window that the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property is
                 to be set to.

       propwindowreturn
                 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 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)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface


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