XSetTransientForHint (3)

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NAME

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

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.

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