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XSetTransientForHint(3X11)					     MIT X11R4						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 window.

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.

       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 Also
       XAllocClassHint(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)
       X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys

															XSetTransientForHint(3X11)

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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, 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 X Version 11 libX11 1.5.0 XSetTransientForHint(3)
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