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-.\" Copyright \(co 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996 X Consortium
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-.TH XGetWindowProperty __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "XLIB FUNCTIONS"
-.SH NAME
-XGetWindowProperty, XListProperties, XChangeProperty, XRotateWindowProperties, XDeleteProperty \- obtain and change window properties
-.SH SYNTAX
-.HP
-int XGetWindowProperty\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, Atom
-\fIproperty\fP\^, long \fIlong_offset\fP\^, long \fIlong_length\fP\^, Bool
-\fIdelete\fP\^, Atom \fIreq_type\fP\^, Atom *\fIactual_type_return\fP\^, int
-*\fIactual_format_return\fP\^, unsigned long *\fInitems_return\fP\^, unsigned
-long *\fIbytes_after_return\fP\^, unsigned char **\fIprop_return\fP\^);
-.HP
-Atom *XListProperties\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, int
-*\fInum_prop_return\fP\^);
-.HP
-int XChangeProperty\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, Atom
-\fIproperty\fP\^, Atom \fItype\fP\^, int \fIformat\fP\^, int \fImode\fP\^,
-unsigned char *\fIdata\fP\^, int \fInelements\fP\^);
-.HP
-int XRotateWindowProperties\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^,
-Atom \fIproperties\fP\^[]\^, int \fInum_prop\fP\^, int \fInpositions\fP\^);
-.HP
-int XDeleteProperty\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, Atom
-\fIproperty\fP\^);
-.SH ARGUMENTS
-.IP \fIactual_format_return\fP 1i
-Returns the actual format of the property.
-.IP \fIactual_type_return\fP 1i
-Returns the atom identifier that defines the actual type of the property.
-.IP \fIbytes_after_return\fP 1i
-Returns the number of bytes remaining to be read in the property if
-a partial read was performed.
-.IP \fIdata\fP 1i
-Specifies the property data.
-.IP \fIdelete\fP 1i
-Specifies a Boolean value that determines whether the property is deleted.
-.IP \fIdisplay\fP 1i
-Specifies the connection to the X server.
-.IP \fIformat\fP 1i
-Specifies whether the data should be viewed as a list
-of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit quantities.
-Possible values are 8, 16, and 32.
-This information allows the X server to correctly perform
-byte-swap operations as necessary.
-If the format is 16-bit or 32-bit,
-you must explicitly cast your data pointer to an (unsigned char *) in the call
-to
-.ZN XChangeProperty .
-.IP \fIlong_length\fP 1i
-Specifies the length in 32-bit multiples of the data to be retrieved.
-.IP \fIlong_offset\fP 1i
-Specifies the offset in the specified property (in 32-bit quantities)
-where the data is to be retrieved.
-.\" Changed name of this file to prop_mode.a on 1/13/87
-.IP \fImode\fP 1i
-Specifies the mode of the operation.
-You can pass
-.ZN PropModeReplace ,
-.ZN PropModePrepend ,
-or
-.ZN PropModeAppend .
-.IP \fInelements\fP 1i
-Specifies the number of elements of the specified data format.
-.IP \fInitems_return\fP 1i
-Returns the actual number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items
-stored in the prop_return data.
-.IP \fInum_prop\fP 1i
-Specifies the length of the properties array.
-.IP \fInum_prop_return\fP 1i
-Returns the length of the properties array.
-.IP \fInpositions\fP 1i
-Specifies the rotation amount.
-.IP \fIprop_return\fP 1i
-Returns the data in the specified format.
-If the returned format is 8, the returned data is represented as a
-char array. If the returned format is 16, the returned data is
-represented as a array of short int type and should be cast to that
-type to obtain the elements. If the returned format is 32, the
-property data will be stored as an array of longs (which in a 64-bit
-application will be 64-bit values that are padded in the upper 4 bytes).
-.IP \fIproperty\fP 1i
-Specifies the property name.
-.IP \fIproperties\fP 1i
-Specifies the array of properties that are to be rotated.
-.IP \fIreq_type\fP 1i
-Specifies the atom identifier associated with the property type or
-.ZN AnyPropertyType .
-.IP \fItype\fP 1i
-Specifies the type of the property.
-The X server does not interpret the type but simply
-passes it back to an application that later calls
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty .
-.ds Wi whose property you want to obtain, change, rotate or delete
-.IP \fIw\fP 1i
-Specifies the window \*(Wi.
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-The
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-function returns the actual type of the property; the actual format of the property;
-the number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items transferred; the number of bytes remaining
-to be read in the property; and a pointer to the data actually returned.
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-sets the return arguments as follows:
-.IP \(bu 5
-If the specified property does not exist for the specified window,
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-returns
-.ZN None
-to actual_type_return and the value zero to
-actual_format_return and bytes_after_return.
-The nitems_return argument is empty.
-In this case, the delete argument is ignored.
-.IP \(bu 5
-If the specified property exists
-but its type does not match the specified type,
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-returns the actual property type to actual_type_return,
-the actual property format (never zero) to actual_format_return,
-and the property length in bytes
-(even if the actual_format_return is 16 or 32)
-to bytes_after_return.
-It also ignores the delete argument.
-The nitems_return argument is empty.
-.IP \(bu 5
-If the specified property exists and either you assign
-.ZN AnyPropertyType
-to the req_type argument or the specified type matches the actual property type,
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-returns the actual property type to actual_type_return and the actual
-property format (never zero) to actual_format_return.
-It also returns a value to bytes_after_return and nitems_return, by
-defining the following
-values:
-.IP
-.nf
- N = actual length of the stored property in bytes
- (even if the format is 16 or 32)
- I = 4 * long_offset
- T = N - I
- L = MINIMUM(T, 4 * long_length)
- A = N - (I + L)
-.fi
-.IP
-The returned value starts at byte index I in the property (indexing
-from zero), and its length in bytes is L.
-If the value for long_offset causes L to be negative,
-a
-.ZN BadValue
-error results.
-The value of bytes_after_return is A,
-giving the number of trailing unread bytes in the stored property.
-.LP
-If the returned format is 8, the returned data is represented as a
-.ZN char
-array.
-If the returned format is 16, the returned data is represented as a
-.ZN short
-array and should be cast to that type to obtain the elements.
-If the returned format is 32, the returned data is represented as a
-.ZN long
-array and should be cast to that type to obtain the elements.
-.LP
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-always allocates one extra byte in prop_return
-(even if the property is zero length)
-and sets it to zero so that simple properties consisting of characters
-do not have to be copied into yet another string before use.
-.LP
-If delete is
-.ZN True
-and bytes_after_return is zero,
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-deletes the property
-from the window and generates a
-.ZN PropertyNotify
-event on the window.
-.LP
-The function returns
-.ZN Success
-if it executes successfully.
-To free the resulting data,
-use
-.ZN XFree .
-.LP
-.ZN XGetWindowProperty
-can generate
-.ZN BadAtom ,
-.ZN BadValue ,
-and
-.ZN BadWindow
-errors.
-.LP
-The
-.ZN XListProperties
-function returns a pointer to an array of atom properties that are defined for
-the specified window or returns NULL if no properties were found.
-To free the memory allocated by this function, use
-.ZN XFree .
-.LP
-.ZN XListProperties
-can generate a
-.ZN BadWindow
-error.
-.LP
-The
-.ZN XChangeProperty
-function alters the property for the specified window and
-causes the X server to generate a
-.ZN PropertyNotify
-event on that window.
-.ZN XChangeProperty
-performs the following:
-.IP \(bu 5
-If mode is
-.ZN PropModeReplace ,
-.ZN XChangeProperty
-discards the previous property value and stores the new data.
-.IP \(bu 5
-If mode is
-.ZN PropModePrepend
-or
-.ZN PropModeAppend ,
-.ZN XChangeProperty
-inserts the specified data before the beginning of the existing data
-or onto the end of the existing data, respectively.
-The type and format must match the existing property value,
-or a
-.ZN BadMatch
-error results.
-If the property is undefined,
-it is treated as defined with the correct type and
-format with zero-length data.
-.LP
-If the specified format is 8, the property data must be a
-.ZN char
-array.
-If the specified format is 16, the property data must be a
-.ZN short
-array.
-If the specified format is 32, the property data must be a
-.ZN long
-array.
-.LP
-The lifetime of a property is not tied to the storing client.
-Properties remain until explicitly deleted, until the window is destroyed,
-or until the server resets.
-For a discussion of what happens when the connection to the X server is closed,
-see section 2.6.
-The maximum size of a property is server dependent and can vary dynamically
-depending on the amount of memory the server has available.
-(If there is insufficient space, a
-.ZN BadAlloc
-error results.)
-.LP
-.ZN XChangeProperty
-can generate
-.ZN BadAlloc ,
-.ZN BadAtom ,
-.ZN BadMatch ,
-.ZN BadValue ,
-and
-.ZN BadWindow
-errors.
-.LP
-The
-.ZN XRotateWindowProperties
-function allows you to rotate properties on a window and causes
-the X server to generate
-.ZN PropertyNotify
-events.
-If the property names in the properties array are viewed as being numbered
-starting from zero and if there are num_prop property names in the list,
-then the value associated with property name I becomes the value associated
-with property name (I + npositions) mod N for all I from zero to N \- 1.
-The effect is to rotate the states by npositions places around the virtual ring
-of property names (right for positive npositions,
-left for negative npositions).
-If npositions mod N is nonzero,
-the X server generates a
-.ZN PropertyNotify
-event for each property in the order that they are listed in the array.
-If an atom occurs more than once in the list or no property with that
-name is defined for the window,
-a
-.ZN BadMatch
-error results.
-If a
-.ZN BadAtom
-or
-.ZN BadMatch
-error results,
-no properties are changed.
-.LP
-.ZN XRotateWindowProperties
-can generate
-.ZN BadAtom ,
-.ZN BadMatch ,
-and
-.ZN BadWindow
-errors.
-.LP
-The
-.ZN XDeleteProperty
-function deletes the specified property only if the
-property was defined on the specified window
-and causes the X server to generate a
-.ZN PropertyNotify
-event on the window unless the property does not exist.
-.LP
-.ZN XDeleteProperty
-can generate
-.ZN BadAtom
-and
-.ZN BadWindow
-errors.
-.SH DIAGNOSTICS
-.TP 1i
-.ZN BadAlloc
-The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
-.TP 1i
-.ZN BadAtom
-A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.
-.TP 1i
-.ZN BadValue
-Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.
-Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, the full range defined
-by the argument's type is accepted. Any argument defined as a set of
-alternatives can generate this error.
-.TP 1i
-.ZN BadWindow
-A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-XFree(__libmansuffix__),
-XInternAtom(__libmansuffix__)
-.br
-\fI\*(xL\fP
+.\" Copyright \(co 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996 X Consortium
+.\"
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+.\" a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+.\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+.\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+.\" distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+.\" permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+.\" the following conditions:
+.\"
+.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+.\"
+.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE X CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+.\" OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+.\" ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+.\" OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+.\"
+.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall
+.\" not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or
+.\" other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization
+.\" from the X Consortium.
+.\"
+.\" Copyright \(co 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 by
+.\" Digital Equipment Corporation
+.\"
+.\" Portions Copyright \(co 1990, 1991 by
+.\" Tektronix, Inc.
+.\"
+.\" Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this documentation for
+.\" any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+.\" copyright notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice
+.\" and this permission notice appear in all copies, and that the names of
+.\" Digital and Tektronix not be used in in advertising or publicity pertaining
+.\" to this documentation without specific, written prior permission.
+.\" Digital and Tektronix makes no representations about the suitability
+.\" of this documentation for any purpose.
+.\" It is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty.
+.\"
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+.TH XGetWindowProperty __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "XLIB FUNCTIONS"
+.SH NAME
+XGetWindowProperty, XListProperties, XChangeProperty, XRotateWindowProperties, XDeleteProperty \- obtain and change window properties
+.SH SYNTAX
+.HP
+int XGetWindowProperty\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, Atom
+\fIproperty\fP\^, long \fIlong_offset\fP\^, long \fIlong_length\fP\^, Bool
+\fIdelete\fP\^, Atom \fIreq_type\fP\^, Atom *\fIactual_type_return\fP\^, int
+*\fIactual_format_return\fP\^, unsigned long *\fInitems_return\fP\^, unsigned
+long *\fIbytes_after_return\fP\^, unsigned char **\fIprop_return\fP\^);
+.HP
+Atom *XListProperties\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, int
+*\fInum_prop_return\fP\^);
+.HP
+int XChangeProperty\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, Atom
+\fIproperty\fP\^, Atom \fItype\fP\^, int \fIformat\fP\^, int \fImode\fP\^,
+unsigned char *\fIdata\fP\^, int \fInelements\fP\^);
+.HP
+int XRotateWindowProperties\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^,
+Atom \fIproperties\fP\^[]\^, int \fInum_prop\fP\^, int \fInpositions\fP\^);
+.HP
+int XDeleteProperty\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP\^, Window \fIw\fP\^, Atom
+\fIproperty\fP\^);
+.SH ARGUMENTS
+.IP \fIactual_format_return\fP 1i
+Returns the actual format of the property.
+.IP \fIactual_type_return\fP 1i
+Returns the atom identifier that defines the actual type of the property.
+.IP \fIbytes_after_return\fP 1i
+Returns the number of bytes remaining to be read in the property if
+a partial read was performed.
+.IP \fIdata\fP 1i
+Specifies the property data.
+.IP \fIdelete\fP 1i
+Specifies a Boolean value that determines whether the property is deleted.
+.IP \fIdisplay\fP 1i
+Specifies the connection to the X server.
+.IP \fIformat\fP 1i
+Specifies whether the data should be viewed as a list
+of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit quantities.
+Possible values are 8, 16, and 32.
+This information allows the X server to correctly perform
+byte-swap operations as necessary.
+If the format is 16-bit or 32-bit,
+you must explicitly cast your data pointer to an (unsigned char *) in the call
+to
+.ZN XChangeProperty .
+.IP \fIlong_length\fP 1i
+Specifies the length in 32-bit multiples of the data to be retrieved.
+.IP \fIlong_offset\fP 1i
+Specifies the offset in the specified property (in 32-bit quantities)
+where the data is to be retrieved.
+.\" Changed name of this file to prop_mode.a on 1/13/87
+.IP \fImode\fP 1i
+Specifies the mode of the operation.
+You can pass
+.ZN PropModeReplace ,
+.ZN PropModePrepend ,
+or
+.ZN PropModeAppend .
+.IP \fInelements\fP 1i
+Specifies the number of elements of the specified data format.
+.IP \fInitems_return\fP 1i
+Returns the actual number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items
+stored in the prop_return data.
+.IP \fInum_prop\fP 1i
+Specifies the length of the properties array.
+.IP \fInum_prop_return\fP 1i
+Returns the length of the properties array.
+.IP \fInpositions\fP 1i
+Specifies the rotation amount.
+.IP \fIprop_return\fP 1i
+Returns the data in the specified format.
+If the returned format is 8, the returned data is represented as a
+char array. If the returned format is 16, the returned data is
+represented as a array of short int type and should be cast to that
+type to obtain the elements. If the returned format is 32, the
+property data will be stored as an array of longs (which in a 64-bit
+application will be 64-bit values that are padded in the upper 4 bytes).
+.IP \fIproperty\fP 1i
+Specifies the property name.
+.IP \fIproperties\fP 1i
+Specifies the array of properties that are to be rotated.
+.IP \fIreq_type\fP 1i
+Specifies the atom identifier associated with the property type or
+.ZN AnyPropertyType .
+.IP \fItype\fP 1i
+Specifies the type of the property.
+The X server does not interpret the type but simply
+passes it back to an application that later calls
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty .
+.ds Wi whose property you want to obtain, change, rotate or delete
+.IP \fIw\fP 1i
+Specifies the window \*(Wi.
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+function returns the actual type of the property; the actual format of the property;
+the number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items transferred; the number of bytes remaining
+to be read in the property; and a pointer to the data actually returned.
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+sets the return arguments as follows:
+.IP \(bu 5
+If the specified property does not exist for the specified window,
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+returns
+.ZN None
+to actual_type_return and the value zero to
+actual_format_return and bytes_after_return.
+The nitems_return argument is empty.
+In this case, the delete argument is ignored.
+.IP \(bu 5
+If the specified property exists
+but its type does not match the specified type,
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+returns the actual property type to actual_type_return,
+the actual property format (never zero) to actual_format_return,
+and the property length in bytes
+(even if the actual_format_return is 16 or 32)
+to bytes_after_return.
+It also ignores the delete argument.
+The nitems_return argument is empty.
+.IP \(bu 5
+If the specified property exists and either you assign
+.ZN AnyPropertyType
+to the req_type argument or the specified type matches the actual property type,
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+returns the actual property type to actual_type_return and the actual
+property format (never zero) to actual_format_return.
+It also returns a value to bytes_after_return and nitems_return, by
+defining the following
+values:
+.IP
+.nf
+ N = actual length of the stored property in bytes
+ (even if the format is 16 or 32)
+ I = 4 * long_offset
+ T = N - I
+ L = MINIMUM(T, 4 * long_length)
+ A = N - (I + L)
+.fi
+.IP
+The returned value starts at byte index I in the property (indexing
+from zero), and its length in bytes is L.
+If the value for long_offset causes L to be negative,
+a
+.ZN BadValue
+error results.
+The value of bytes_after_return is A,
+giving the number of trailing unread bytes in the stored property.
+.LP
+If the returned format is 8, the returned data is represented as a
+.ZN char
+array.
+If the returned format is 16, the returned data is represented as a
+.ZN short
+array and should be cast to that type to obtain the elements.
+If the returned format is 32, the returned data is represented as a
+.ZN long
+array and should be cast to that type to obtain the elements.
+.LP
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+always allocates one extra byte in prop_return
+(even if the property is zero length)
+and sets it to zero so that simple properties consisting of characters
+do not have to be copied into yet another string before use.
+.LP
+If delete is
+.ZN True
+and bytes_after_return is zero,
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+deletes the property
+from the window and generates a
+.ZN PropertyNotify
+event on the window.
+.LP
+The function returns
+.ZN Success
+if it executes successfully.
+To free the resulting data,
+use
+.ZN XFree .
+.LP
+.ZN XGetWindowProperty
+can generate
+.ZN BadAtom ,
+.ZN BadValue ,
+and
+.ZN BadWindow
+errors.
+.LP
+The
+.ZN XListProperties
+function returns a pointer to an array of atom properties that are defined for
+the specified window or returns NULL if no properties were found.
+To free the memory allocated by this function, use
+.ZN XFree .
+.LP
+.ZN XListProperties
+can generate a
+.ZN BadWindow
+error.
+.LP
+The
+.ZN XChangeProperty
+function alters the property for the specified window and
+causes the X server to generate a
+.ZN PropertyNotify
+event on that window.
+.ZN XChangeProperty
+performs the following:
+.IP \(bu 5
+If mode is
+.ZN PropModeReplace ,
+.ZN XChangeProperty
+discards the previous property value and stores the new data.
+.IP \(bu 5
+If mode is
+.ZN PropModePrepend
+or
+.ZN PropModeAppend ,
+.ZN XChangeProperty
+inserts the specified data before the beginning of the existing data
+or onto the end of the existing data, respectively.
+The type and format must match the existing property value,
+or a
+.ZN BadMatch
+error results.
+If the property is undefined,
+it is treated as defined with the correct type and
+format with zero-length data.
+.LP
+If the specified format is 8, the property data must be a
+.ZN char
+array.
+If the specified format is 16, the property data must be a
+.ZN short
+array.
+If the specified format is 32, the property data must be a
+.ZN long
+array.
+.LP
+The lifetime of a property is not tied to the storing client.
+Properties remain until explicitly deleted, until the window is destroyed,
+or until the server resets.
+For a discussion of what happens when the connection to the X server is closed,
+see section 2.6.
+The maximum size of a property is server dependent and can vary dynamically
+depending on the amount of memory the server has available.
+(If there is insufficient space, a
+.ZN BadAlloc
+error results.)
+.LP
+.ZN XChangeProperty
+can generate
+.ZN BadAlloc ,
+.ZN BadAtom ,
+.ZN BadMatch ,
+.ZN BadValue ,
+and
+.ZN BadWindow
+errors.
+.LP
+The
+.ZN XRotateWindowProperties
+function allows you to rotate properties on a window and causes
+the X server to generate
+.ZN PropertyNotify
+events.
+If the property names in the properties array are viewed as being numbered
+starting from zero and if there are num_prop property names in the list,
+then the value associated with property name I becomes the value associated
+with property name (I + npositions) mod N for all I from zero to N \- 1.
+The effect is to rotate the states by npositions places around the virtual ring
+of property names (right for positive npositions,
+left for negative npositions).
+If npositions mod N is nonzero,
+the X server generates a
+.ZN PropertyNotify
+event for each property in the order that they are listed in the array.
+If an atom occurs more than once in the list or no property with that
+name is defined for the window,
+a
+.ZN BadMatch
+error results.
+If a
+.ZN BadAtom
+or
+.ZN BadMatch
+error results,
+no properties are changed.
+.LP
+.ZN XRotateWindowProperties
+can generate
+.ZN BadAtom ,
+.ZN BadMatch ,
+and
+.ZN BadWindow
+errors.
+.LP
+The
+.ZN XDeleteProperty
+function deletes the specified property only if the
+property was defined on the specified window
+and causes the X server to generate a
+.ZN PropertyNotify
+event on the window unless the property does not exist.
+.LP
+.ZN XDeleteProperty
+can generate
+.ZN BadAtom
+and
+.ZN BadWindow
+errors.
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.TP 1i
+.ZN BadAlloc
+The server failed to allocate the requested resource or server memory.
+.TP 1i
+.ZN BadAtom
+A value for an Atom argument does not name a defined Atom.
+.TP 1i
+.ZN BadValue
+Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.
+Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, the full range defined
+by the argument's type is accepted. Any argument defined as a set of
+alternatives can generate this error.
+.TP 1i
+.ZN BadWindow
+A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+XFree(__libmansuffix__),
+XInternAtom(__libmansuffix__)
+.br
+\fI\*(xL\fP
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