Chapter 9: Window and Session Manager Functions

Although it is difficult to categorize functions as exclusively for an application, a window manager, or a session manager, the functions in this chapter are most often used by window managers and session managers. It is not expected that these functions will be used by most application programs. Xlib provides management functions to:

Change the parent of a window
Control the lifetime of a window
Manage installed colormaps
Set and retrieve the font search path
Grab the server
Kill a client
Control the screen saver
Control host access

Next: Changing the Parent of a Window

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