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XSetTransientForHint(3)         XLIB FUNCTIONS         XSetTransientForHint(3)

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 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(3), XAllocIconSize(3), XAllocSizeHints(3),
       XAllocWMHints(3), XSetCommand(3), XSetTextProperty(3),
       XSetWMClientMachine(3), XSetWMColormapWindows(3), XSetWMIconName(3),
       XSetWMName(3), XSetWMProperties(3), XSetWMProtocols(3),
       XStringListToTextProperty(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface

X Version 11                     libX11 1.8.6          XSetTransientForHint(3)