4 files changed, 18 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 2da5e9e..c607fa7 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -47,11 +47,14 @@ puglSetBlob(PuglBlob* const dest, const void* const data, const size_t len)
 void
 puglSetString(char** dest, const char* string)
 {
-  if (*dest != string) {
-    const size_t len = strlen(string);
+  const size_t len = string ? strlen(string) : 0U;
 
-    *dest = (char*)realloc(*dest, len + 1);
-    strncpy(*dest, string, len + 1);
+  if (!len) {
+    free(*dest);
+    *dest = NULL;
+  } else {
+    *dest = (char*)realloc(*dest, len + 1U);
+    strncpy(*dest, string, len + 1U);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mac.m b/src/mac.m
index ca1ec4d..2965e7d 100644
--- a/src/mac.m
+++ b/src/mac.m
@@ -1298,12 +1298,10 @@ puglRealize(PuglView* view)
     ((NSWindow*)window).delegate =
       [[PuglWindowDelegate alloc] initWithPuglWindow:window];
 
-    updateSizeHints(view);
-
+    // Set basic window hints and attributes
     puglSetFrame(view, initialFrame);
-    if (view->transientParent) {
-      puglSetTransientParent(view, view->transientParent);
-    }
+    puglSetTransientParent(view, view->transientParent);
+    updateSizeHints(view);
 
     [window setContentView:impl->wrapperView];
     [view->world->impl->app activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
@@ -1847,7 +1845,7 @@ puglSetTransientParent(PuglView* view, PuglNativeView parent)
 
   view->transientParent = parent;
 
-  if (view->impl->window) {
+  if (parent && view->impl->window) {
     NSWindow* parentWindow = [(NSView*)parent window];
     if (parentWindow) {
       [parentWindow addChildWindow:view->impl->window ordered:NSWindowAbove];
diff --git a/src/win.c b/src/win.c
index 13184aa..b3ecf7f 100644
--- a/src/win.c
+++ b/src/win.c
@@ -279,13 +279,9 @@ puglRealize(PuglView* view)
     return st;
   }
 
-  if (view->title) {
-    puglSetWindowTitle(view, view->title);
-  }
-
-  if (view->transientParent) {
-    puglSetTransientParent(view, view->transientParent);
-  }
+  // Set basic window hints and attributes
+  puglSetWindowTitle(view, view->title ? view->title : "");
+  puglSetTransientParent(view, view->transientParent);
 
   view->impl->scaleFactor = puglWinGetViewScaleFactor(view);
   view->impl->cursor      = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
diff --git a/src/x11.c b/src/x11.c
index 54fc6d1..d2a9813 100644
--- a/src/x11.c
+++ b/src/x11.c
@@ -619,18 +619,12 @@ puglRealize(PuglView* const view)
   }
 #endif
 
-  updateSizeHints(view);
-
+  // Set basic window hints and attributes
   XClassHint classHint = {world->className, world->className};
   XSetClassHint(display, impl->win, &classHint);
-
-  if (view->title) {
-    puglSetWindowTitle(view, view->title);
-  }
-
-  if (view->transientParent) {
-    puglSetTransientParent(view, view->transientParent);
-  }
+  puglSetWindowTitle(view, view->title ? view->title : "");
+  puglSetTransientParent(view, view->transientParent);
+  updateSizeHints(view);
 
   // Set PID and hostname so the window manager can access our process
   char       hostname[256] = {0};