NAME

       XReparentWindow - reparent windows

SYNTAX

       int XReparentWindow(Display *display, Window w, Window parent, int x, int y);

ARGUMENTS

       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       parent    Specifies the parent window.

       w         Specifies the window.

       x
       y         Specify the x and y coordinates of the position in the new parent window.

DESCRIPTION

       If  the  specified window is mapped, XReparentWindow automatically performs an UnmapWindow request on it,
       removes it from its current position in the hierarchy, and inserts it  as  the  child  of  the  specified
       parent.  The window is placed in the stacking order on top with respect to sibling windows.

       After  reparenting the specified window, XReparentWindow causes the X server to generate a ReparentNotify
       event.  The override_redirect member returned  in  this  event  is  set  to  the  window's  corresponding
       attribute.   Window  manager  clients  usually  should  ignore this window if this member is set to True.
       Finally, if the specified window was originally mapped, the X server automatically performs  a  MapWindow
       request on it.

       The  X  server  performs normal exposure processing on formerly obscured windows.  The X server might not
       generate Expose events for regions from the initial UnmapWindow request that are immediately obscured  by
       the final MapWindow request.  A BadMatch error results if:

       •    The new parent window is not on the same screen as the old parent window.

       •    The new parent window is the specified window or an inferior of the specified window.

       •    The new parent is InputOnly, and the window is not.

       •    The  specified  window  has  a  ParentRelative background, and the new parent window is not the same
            depth as the specified window.

       XReparentWindow can generate BadMatch and BadWindow errors.

DIAGNOSTICS

       BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

SEE ALSO

       XChangeSaveSet(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface