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XSetTransientForHint(3X11)
X11R6
NAME
  XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a window's
  WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property

SYNOPSIS
  XSetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window)
	  Display *display;
	  Window w;
	  Window prop_window;

  Status XGetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window_return)
	  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(3X11), XAllocIconSize(3X11), XAllocSizeHints(3X11),
  XAllocWMHints(3X11), XSetCommand(3X11), XSetTextProperty(3X11),
  XSetWMClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3X11),
  XSetWMIconName(3X11), XSetWMName(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11),
  XSetWMProtocols(3X11), XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)

  Xlib -- C Language X Interface

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