XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint - 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_TRAN-
       SIENT_FOR property of the specified window to the speci-
       fied prop_window.

       XSetTransientForHint can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow
       errors.

       The XGetTransientForHint function returns the WM_TRAN-
       SIENT_FOR property for the specified window.  It returns a
       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 win-
                 dow, such as a dialog box.


DIAGNOSTICS

       BadAlloc  The server failed to allocate the requested
                 resource or server memory.

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