1XSetTransientForHint(3)         XLIB FUNCTIONS         XSetTransientForHint(3)
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NAME

6       XSetTransientForHint,  XGetTransientForHint  -  set  or read a window's
7       WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
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SYNTAX

10       int XSetTransientForHint(Display *display, Window w,  Window  prop_win‐
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13       Status   XGetTransientForHint(Display   *display,   Window   w,  Window
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ARGUMENTS

17       display   Specifies the connection to the X server.
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19       w         Specifies the window.
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21       prop_window
22                 Specifies the window that the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property is to
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26                 Returns  the  WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of the specified win‐
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DESCRIPTION

30       The XSetTransientForHint function sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of
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33       XSetTransientForHint can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow errors.
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35       The XGetTransientForHint function returns the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
36       for the specified window.  It returns a nonzero status on success; oth‐
37       erwise, it returns a zero status.
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39       XGetTransientForHint can generate a BadWindow error.
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PROPERTIES

42       WM_TRANSIENT_FOR
43                 Set by application programs to indicate to the window manager
44                 that a transient top-level window, such as a dialog box.
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DIAGNOSTICS

47       BadAlloc  The server failed  to  allocate  the  requested  resource  or
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50       BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
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SEE ALSO

53       XAllocClassHint(3),    XAllocIconSize(3),    XAllocSizeHints(3),   XAl‐
54       locWMHints(3),  XSetCommand(3),  XSetTextProperty(3),   XSetWMClientMa‐
55       chine(3),  XSetWMColormapWindows(3),  XSetWMIconName(3), XSetWMName(3),
56       XSetWMProperties(3), XSetWMProtocols(3), XStringListToTextProperty(3)
57       Xlib - C Language X Interface
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61X Version 11                     libX11 1.8.1          XSetTransientForHint(3)
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