XSetTransientForHint(3X11) |
XLIB FUNCTIONS |
XSetTransientForHint(3X11) |
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
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display
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Specifies the connection to the X server.
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w
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Specifies the window.
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prop_window
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Specifies the window that the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property is to be set to.
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prop_window_return
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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
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WM_TRANSIENT_FOR
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Set by application programs to indicate to the window manager that a transient top-level window, such as a dialog box.
DIAGNOSTICS
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BadAlloc
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The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
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BadWindow
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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)
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