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NAME

       XAllocWMHints, XSetWMHints, XGetWMHints, XWMHints - allocate window manager hints
       structure and set or read a window's WM_HINTS property

SYNTAX

       XWMHints *XAllocWMHints(void);

       int XSetWMHints(Display *display, Window w, XWMHints *wmhints);

       XWMHints *XGetWMHints(Display *display, Window w);

ARGUMENTS

       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       w         Specifies the window.

       wmhints   Specifies the XWMHints structure to be used.

DESCRIPTION

       The XAllocWMHints function allocates and returns a pointer to a XWMHints structure.  Note
       that all fields in the XWMHints structure are initially set to zero.  If insufficient
       memory is available, XAllocWMHints returns NULL.  To free the memory allocated to this
       structure, use XFree.

       The XSetWMHints function sets the window manager hints that include icon information and
       location, the initial state of the window, and whether the application relies on the
       window manager to get keyboard input.

       XSetWMHints can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow errors.

       The XGetWMHints function reads the window manager hints and returns NULL if no WM_HINTS
       property was set on the window or returns a pointer to a XWMHints structure if it
       succeeds.  When finished with the data, free the space used for it by calling XFree.

       XGetWMHints can generate a BadWindow error.

PROPERTIES

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

STRUCTURES

       The XWMHints structure contains:

       /* Window manager hints mask bits */

       #define   InputHint                   (1L << 0)
       #define   StateHint                   (1L << 1)
       #define   IconPixmapHint              (1L << 2)
       #define   IconWindowHint              (1L << 3)
       #define   IconPositionHint            (1L << 4)
       #define   IconMaskHint                (1L << 5)
       #define   WindowGroupHint             (1L << 6)
       #define   XUrgencyHint                (1L << 8)
       #define   AllHints                    (InputHint|StateHint|IconPixmapHint|
                                             IconWindowHint|IconPositionHint|
                                             IconMaskHint|WindowGroupHint)
       /* Values */

       typedef struct {
               long flags;     /* marks which fields in this structure are defined */
               Bool input;     /* does this application rely on the window manager to
                               get keyboard input? */
               int initial_state;      /* see below */
               Pixmap icon_pixmap;     /* pixmap to be used as icon */
               Window icon_window;     /* window to be used as icon */
               int icon_x, icon_y;     /* initial position of icon */
               Pixmap icon_mask;       /* pixmap to be used as mask for icon_pixmap */
               XID window_group;       /* id of related window group */
               /* this structure may be extended in the future */
       } XWMHints;

       The input member is used to communicate to the window manager the input focus model used
       by the application.  Applications that expect input but never explicitly set focus to any
       of their subwindows (that is, use the push model of focus management), such as X Version
       10 style applications that use real-estate driven focus, should set this member to True.
       Similarly, applications that set input focus to their subwindows only when it is given to
       their top-level window by a window manager should also set this member to True.
       Applications that manage their own input focus by explicitly setting focus to one of their
       subwindows whenever they want keyboard input (that is, use the pull model of focus
       management) should set this member to False.  Applications that never expect any keyboard
       input also should set this member to False.

       Pull model window managers should make it possible for push model applications to get
       input by setting input focus to the top-level windows of applications whose input member
       is True.  Push model window managers should make sure that pull model applications do not
       break them by resetting input focus to PointerRoot when it is appropriate (for example,
       whenever an application whose input member is False sets input focus to one of its
       subwindows).

       The definitions for the initial_state flag are:

       #define   WithdrawnState         0
       #define   NormalState            1    /* most applications start
                                             this way */
       #define   IconicState            3    /* application wants to
                                             start as an icon */
       The icon_mask specifies which pixels of the icon_pixmap should be used as the icon.  This
       allows for nonrectangular icons.  Both icon_pixmap and icon_mask must be bitmaps.  The
       icon_window lets an application provide a window for use as an icon for window managers
       that support such use.  The window_group lets you specify that this window belongs to a
       group of other windows.  For example, if a single application manipulates multiple top-
       level windows, this allows you to provide enough information that a window manager can
       iconify all of the windows rather than just the one window.

       The UrgencyHint flag, if set in the flags field, indicates that the client deems the
       window contents to be urgent, requiring the timely response of the user.  The window
       manager will make some effort to draw the user's attention to this window while this flag
       is set.  The client must provide some means by which the user can cause the urgency flag
       to be cleared (either mitigating the condition that made the window urgent or merely
       shutting off the alarm) or the window to be withdrawn.

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), XFree(3), XSetCommand(3),
       XSetTransientForHint(3), XSetTextProperty(3), XSetWMClientMachine(3),
       XSetWMColormapWindows(3), XSetWMIconName(3), XSetWMName(3), XSetWMProperties(3),
       XSetWMProtocols(3), XStringListToTextProperty(3)
       Xlib - C Language X Interface, O'Reilly and Associates, Sebastopol, 1991.