XSetTransientForHint(3)

NAME

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

SYNTAX

       int XSetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w, Window prop_win-
              dow);

       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 win-
                 dow.

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; oth-
       erwise, 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), XSetWM-
       ClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3X11), XSetWMIconName(3X11),
       XSetWMName(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11), XSetWMProtocols(3X11),
       XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface

X Version 11                     libX11 1.1.1          XSetTransientForHint(3)