1XReparentWindow(3)              XLIB FUNCTIONS              XReparentWindow(3)
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NAME

6       XReparentWindow - reparent windows
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SYNTAX

9       int  XReparentWindow(Display  *display, Window w, Window parent, int x,
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ARGUMENTS

13       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.
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15       parent    Specifies the parent window.
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17       w         Specifies the window.
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20       y         Specify the x and y coordinates of the position  in  the  new
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DESCRIPTION

24       If  the  specified window is mapped, XReparentWindow automatically per‐
25       forms an UnmapWindow request on it, removes it from its  current  posi‐
26       tion  in  the  hierarchy,  and inserts it as the child of the specified
27       parent.  The window is placed in the stacking order on top with respect
28       to sibling windows.
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30       After  reparenting  the  specified window, XReparentWindow causes the X
31       server to generate a ReparentNotify event.  The override_redirect  mem‐
32       ber  returned  in  this  event  is  set  to  the window's corresponding
33       attribute.  Window manager clients usually should ignore this window if
34       this member is set to True.  Finally, if the specified window was orig‐
35       inally mapped, the X server automatically performs a MapWindow  request
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38       The  X  server performs normal exposure processing on formerly obscured
39       windows.  The X server might not generate  Expose  events  for  regions
40       from  the  initial UnmapWindow request that are immediately obscured by
41       the final MapWindow request.  A BadMatch error results if:
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43       ·    The new parent window is not on the same screen as the old  parent
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46       ·    The  new  parent  window is the specified window or an inferior of
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49       ·    The new parent is InputOnly, and the window is not.
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52            parent window is not the same depth as the specified window.
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54       XReparentWindow can generate BadMatch and BadWindow errors.
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DIAGNOSTICS

57       BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
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SEE ALSO

60       XChangeSaveSet(3)
61       Xlib - C Language X Interface
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