XSetTransientForHint(3X11)  X Version 11(Release 5)  XSetTransientForHint(3X11)


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 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.





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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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