---
name: "XmDeactivateWMProtocol"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmotif"
version: "2.3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XmDeactivateWMProtocol"
---

# XmDeactivateWMProtocol(3)

A VendorShell convenience interface that deactivates a protocol without removing it

## NAME

**XmDeactivateWMProtocol** — A VendorShell convenience interface that deactivates a protocol without removing it

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
#include <Xm/Protocols.h>
void XmDeactivateWMProtocol(
Widget shell,
Atom protocol);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmDeactivateWMProtocol** is a convenience interface. It calls **XmDeactivateProtocol** with the property value set to the atom returned by interning **WM\_PROTOCOLS**.

- *shell*

  Specifies the widget with which the protocol property is associated

- *protocol*

  Specifies the protocol atom

For a complete definition of VendorShell and its associated resources, see [**VendorShell**(3)](/VendorShell/3.md).

## RELATED

[**VendorShell**(3)](/VendorShell/3.md), [**XmActivateWMProtocol**(3)](/XmActivateWMProtocol/3.md), [**XmDeactivateProtocol**(3)](/XmDeactivateProtocol/3.md), and [**XmInternAtom**(3)](/XmInternAtom/3.md).