xsettransientforhint(3x)
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 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