XSetWMHints

Syntax

XSetWMHints(display, w, wmhints)
      Display *display;
      Window w;
      XWMHints *wmhints;

Arguments

display Specifies the connection to the X server.
w Specifies the window.
wmhints Specifies the XWMHints structure to be used.

Description

The XSetWMHints() function sets the window manager hints that include icon information and location, the initial state of the window, and whether the application relies on the window manager to get keyboard input.

XSetWMHints() can generate BadAlloc and BadWindow errors.

Diagnostics

BadAlloc The server failed to allocate the requested source or server memory.
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

See also

XAllocClassHint(), XAllocIconSize(), XAllocSizeHints(), XAllocWMHints(), XFree(), XGetWMHints(), XSetCommand(), XSetTextProperty(), XSetTransientForHint(), XSetWMClientMachine(), XSetWMColormapWindows(), XSetWMIconName(), XSetWMName(), XSetWMProperties(), XSetWMProtocols(), XStringListToTextProperty(), "Setting and Reading the WM_HINTS Property".
Christophe Tronche, ch@tronche.com