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XGetTransientForHint()					XGetTransientForHint()

Name
  XGetTransientForHint	–  get the XA_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property of a win‐
  dow.

Synopsis
  Status XGetTransientForHint(display, w, prop_window_return)
	Display *display;
	Window w;
	Window *prop_window_return;

Arguments
  display   Specifies  a  connection  to  an  X	 server;  returned   from
	    XOpenDisplay().

  w	    Specifies the ID of the window to be queried.

  prop_window_return
	    Returns the window contained in the XA_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR prop‐
	    erty of the specified window.

Returns
  Zero on failure, non-zero on success.

Description
  XGetTransientForHint() obtains the XA_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property for the
  specified  window.  XGetTransientForHint() is normally used by a window
  manager.  This property should be set for windows that  are  to  appear
  only	temporarily on the screen, such as pop-up dialog boxes.	 The win‐
  dow returned is the main window to which this popup window is	 related.
  This lets the window manager decorate the popup window appropriately.

  XGetTransientForHint()  returns  a  Status of zero on failure, and non-
  zero on success.

  For more information on using hints, see Volume One, Chapter 12, Inter‐
  client Communication.

Errors
  BadWindow

See Also
  XFetchName(),	 XGetClassHint(),  XGetIconName(), XGetIconSizes(), XGet‐
  NormalHints(), XGetSizeHints(), XGetWMHints(),  XGetZoomHints(),  XSet‐
  ClassHint(),	XSetCommand(),	XSetIconName(), XSetIconSizes(), XSetNor‐
  malHints(),  XSetSizeHints(),	 XSetTransientForHint(),   XSetWMHints(),
  XSetZoomHints(), XStoreName().

Xlib - Window Manager Hints				XGetTransientForHint()

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