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, Win-
              dow 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_TRAN-
       SIENT_FOR property of the specified window to the speci-
       fied prop_window.

       XSetTransientForHint can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow
       errors.

       The XGetTransientForHint function returns the WM_TRAN-
       SIENT_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 win-
                 dow, 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), XAllocSize-
       Hints(3X11), XAllocWMHints(3X11), XSetCommand(3X11), XSet-
       TextProperty(3X11), XSetWMClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMCol-
       ormapWindows(3X11), XSetWMIconName(3X11), XSetWM-
       Name(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11), XSetWMProtocols(3X11),
       XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface



X Version 11               libX11 1.1.5   XSetTransientForHint(3)