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XLIB FUNCTIONS                         XSetTransientForHint(3x11)



NAME
     XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a
     window's WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property

SYNTAX
     cc [ flag... ] file... -lX11 [ library... ]

     int XSetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w, Window
          prop_window);

     Status XGetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w, Win-
          dow *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



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XLIB FUNCTIONS                         XSetTransientForHint(3x11)



               defined Window.

SEE ALSO
     XAllocClassHint(3x11), XAllocIconSize(3x11),
     XAllocSizeHints(3x11), XAllocWMHints(3x11),
     XSetCommand(3x11), XSetTextProperty(3x11),
     XSetWMClientMachine(3x11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3x11),
     XSetWMIconName(3x11), XSetWMName(3x11),
     XSetWMProperties(3x11), XSetWMProtocols(3x11),
     XStringListToTextProperty(3x11)
     Xlib - C Language X Interface


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | x11/library/libx11          |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | See XInitThreads(3X11)      |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|





























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