| XSetTransientForHint(3) | Library Functions Manual | 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
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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(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)
 
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