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XSetTransientForHint
Section: XLIB FUNCTIONS (3X11)Updated: Release 6.5
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NAME
XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a window's WM_TRANSIENT_FOR propertySYNTAX
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 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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