XGetTransientForHint3
Set or read a window's wm_transient_for property
Part of XSetTransientForHint(3).
Usage
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. |
Overview
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
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The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory. |
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A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window. |
Releases
11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 10 times.