X Version 11 (Release 5)

XSetTransientForHint(XS)

XSetTransientForHint -- set or read a window's WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property

Syntax

   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 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