Other Alias
XSetTransientForHintSYNTAX
- 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.