1XSetTransientForHint(3X11) XLIB FUNCTIONS XSetTransientForHint(3X11)
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6 XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - set or read a window's
7 WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property
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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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17 display Specifies the connection to the X server.
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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
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39 XGetTransientForHint can generate a BadWindow error.
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42 WM_TRANSIENT_FOR
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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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53 XAllocClassHint(3X11), XAllocIconSize(3X11), XAllocSizeHints(3X11),
54 XAllocWMHints(3X11), XSetCommand(3X11), XSetTextProperty(3X11), XSetWM‐
55 ClientMachine(3X11), XSetWMColormapWindows(3X11), XSetWMIconName(3X11),
56 XSetWMName(3X11), XSetWMProperties(3X11), XSetWMProtocols(3X11),
57 XStringListToTextProperty(3X11)
58 Xlib - C Language X Interface
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62X Version 11 libX11 1.0.3 XSetTransientForHint(3X11)