XGetTransientForHint.3.gz

XSetTransientForHint

NAME

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

SYNTAX

int XSetTransientForHint\^(\^Display *display\^, Window w\^, Window prop_window\^);
Status XGetTransientForHint\^(\^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 function sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of the specified window to the specified prop_window.
can generate and errors.
The function returns the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property for the specified window. It returns a nonzero status on success; otherwise, it returns a zero status.
can generate a error.

PROPERTIES

\s-1WM_TRANSIENT_FOR\s+1
Set by application programs to indicate to the window manager that a transient top-level window, such as a dialog box.

DIAGNOSTICS

The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
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)