XSetTransientForHint - Man Page
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
Referenced By
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).
The man page XGetTransientForHint(3) is an alias of XSetTransientForHint(3).