NAME

       XSetWMProperties,   XmbSetWMProperties,   Xutf8SetWMProperties   -   set  standard  window
       properties

SYNTAX

       void   XSetWMProperties(Display   *display,   Window   w,   XTextProperty    *window_name,
              XTextProperty *icon_name, char **argv, int argc, XSizeHints *normal_hints, XWMHints
              *wm_hints, XClassHint *class_hints);

       void XmbSetWMProperties(Display *display, Window w,  _Xconst  char  *window_name,  _Xconst
              char  *icon_name,  char  *argv[],  int  argc,  XSizeHints  *normal_hints,  XWMHints
              *wm_hints, XClassHint *class_hints);

       void Xutf8SetWMProperties(Display *display, Window w, _Xconst char  *window_name,  _Xconst
              char  *icon_name,  char  *argv[],  int  argc,  XSizeHints  *normal_hints,  XWMHints
              *wm_hints, XClassHint *class_hints);

ARGUMENTS

       argc      Specifies the number of arguments.

       argv      Specifies the application's argument list.

       class_hints
                 Specifies the XClassHint structure to be used.

       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       icon_name Specifies the icon name, which should be a null-terminated string.

       normal_hints
                 Specifies the size hints for the window in its normal state.

       w         Specifies the window.

       window_name
                 Specifies the window name, which should be a null-terminated string.

       wm_hints  Specifies the XWMHints structure to be used.

DESCRIPTION

       The XSetWMProperties convenience function provides  a  single  programming  interface  for
       setting  those  essential  window  properties  that  are used for communicating with other
       clients (particularly window and session managers).

       If the window_name argument is non-NULL, XSetWMProperties calls XSetWMName, which in turn,
       sets  the  WM_NAME  property (see section 14.1.4).  If the icon_name argument is non-NULL,
       XSetWMProperties calls XSetWMIconName, which sets the WM_ICON_NAME property  (see  section
       14.1.5).  If the argv argument is non-NULL, XSetWMProperties calls XSetCommand, which sets
       the WM_COMMAND property (see section 14.2.1).  Note that an argc of  zero  is  allowed  to
       indicate  a  zero-length  command.   Note also that the hostname of this machine is stored
       using XSetWMClientMachine (see section 14.2.2).

       If the normal_hints argument is non-NULL, XSetWMProperties calls XSetWMNormalHints,  which
       sets  the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property (see section 14.1.7).  If the wm_hints argument is non-
       NULL, XSetWMProperties calls XSetWMHints, which sets the WM_HINTS  property  (see  section
       14.1.6).

       If  the class_hints argument is non-NULL, XSetWMProperties calls XSetClassHint, which sets
       the WM_CLASS property (see section 14.1.8).  If the  res_name  member  in  the  XClassHint
       structure  is  set  to the NULL pointer and the RESOURCE_NAME environment variable is set,
       then the value of the environment variable is substituted for res_name.  If  the  res_name
       member  is  NULL,  the environment variable is not set, and argv and argv[0] are set, then
       the value of argv[0], stripped of any directory prefixes, is substituted for res_name.

       The XmbSetWMProperties and Xutf8SetWMProperties convenience  functions  provide  a  simple
       programming  interface  for  setting  those  essential window properties that are used for
       communicating with other clients (particularly window and session managers).

       If the window_name argument is non-NULL, they set the WM_NAME property.  If the  icon_name
       argument  is  non-NULL, they set the WM_ICON_NAME property.  The window_name and icon_name
       arguments are null-terminated strings, for  XmbSetWMProperties  in  the  encoding  of  the
       current locale, for Xutf8SetWMProperties in UTF-8 encoding.  If the arguments can be fully
       converted to  the  STRING  encoding,  the  properties  are  created  with  type  “STRING”;
       otherwise,  the  arguments  are converted to Compound Text, and the properties are created
       with type “COMPOUND_TEXT”.

       If the normal_hints argument is non-NULL, XmbSetWMProperties and Xutf8SetWMProperties call
       XSetWMNormalHints,  which  sets the WM_NORMAL_HINTS property (see section 14.1.7).  If the
       wm_hints  argument  is  non-NULL,   XmbSetWMProperties   and   Xutf8SetWMProperties   call
       XSetWMHints, which sets the WM_HINTS property (see section 14.1.6).

       If  the  argv  argument  is  non-NULL, XmbSetWMProperties and Xutf8SetWMProperties set the
       WM_COMMAND property from argv and argc.  An argc of zero indicates a zero-length command.

       The hostname of the machine is stored using XSetWMClientMachine (see section 14.2.2).

       If the class_hints argument is non-NULL, XmbSetWMProperties and  Xutf8SetWMProperties  set
       the  WM_CLASS  property.  If the res_name member in the XClassHint structure is set to the
       NULL pointer and  the  RESOURCE_NAME  environment  variable  is  set,  the  value  of  the
       environment  variable  is  substituted  for res_name.  If the res_name member is NULL, the
       environment variable is not set, and argv and argv[0] are set, then the value of  argv[0],
       stripped of any directory prefixes, is substituted for res_name.

       It  is  assumed  that  the  supplied  class_hints.res_name  and  argv,  the  RESOURCE_NAME
       environment variable, and the hostname of the machine are in the encoding of  the  current
       locale.   The  corresponding  WM_CLASS,  WM_COMMAND,  and WM_CLIENT_MACHINE properties are
       typed according to the local host locale announcer.  No encoding conversion  is  performed
       for these strings prior to storage in the properties.

       For  clients  that  need  to process the property text in a locale, XmbSetWMProperties and
       Xutf8SetWMProperties set the WM_LOCALE_NAME property to be the name of the current locale.
       The  name  is  assumed  to  be in the Host Portable Character Encoding and is converted to
       STRING for storage in the property.

       XSetWMProperties, XmbSetWMProperties and Xutf8SetWMProperties can  generate  BadAlloc  and
       BadWindow errors.

       The function Xutf8SetWMProperties is an extension introduced by The XFree86 Project, Inc.,
       in their 4.0.2 release.  Its presence is indicated by the macro X_HAVE_UTF8_STRING.

PROPERTIES

       WM_CLASS  Set by application programs to allow window and session managers to  obtain  the
                 application's resources from the resource database.

       WM_CLIENT_MACHINE
                 The string name of the machine on which the client application is running.

       WM_COMMAND
                 The command and arguments, null-separated, used to invoke the application.

       WM_HINTS  Additional hints set by the client for use by the window manager.  The C type of
                 this property is XWMHints.

       WM_ICON_NAME
                 The name to be used in an icon.

       WM_NAME   The name of the application.

       WM_NORMAL_HINTS
                 Size hints for a window in its normal state.  The C type  of  this  property  is
                 XSizeHints.

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),
       XParseGeometry(3),    XSetCommand(3),    XSetTransientForHint(3),     XSetTextProperty(3),
       XSetWMClientMachine(3),    XSetWMColormapWindows(3),   XSetWMIconName(3),   XSetWMName(3),
       XSetWMProtocols(3), XStringListToTextProperty(3), XTextListToTextProperty(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface