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