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