XSetTransientForHint(3X11) X11R5 XSetTransientForHint(3X11)NAME
XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a window's
WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
SYNTAX
XSetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window)
Display *display;
Window w;
Window prop_window;
Status XGetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window_return)
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 win‐
dow.
DESCRIPTION
The function sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of the specified window
to the specified prop_window.
can generate and errors.
The function returns the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property for the specified
window. It returns nonzero status on success; otherwise it returns a
zero status.
can generate a 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
The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
SEE ALSOXAllocClassHint(3X11), XAllocIconSize(3X11), XAllocSizeHints(3X11),
XAllocWMHints(3X11), XSetCommand(3X11), XSetTextProperty(3X11), XSetWM‐
ClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3X11), XSetWMIconName(3X11),
XSetWMName(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11), XSetWMProtocols(3X11),
XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)
Xlib - C Language X Interface
XSetTransientForHint(3X11)
