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Document restrictions on icon names in the resources in wxMSW.

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Make it more clear that application icon must precede "wx" in alphabetical
order.

Closes #3529.

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Vadim Zeitlin
2014-05-04 22:12:36 +00:00
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@@ -152,6 +152,23 @@ MinGW32 tool chain.
For further information, please see the files in docs/msw in the distribution.
@subsection page_port_wxmsw_resources Resources and Application Icon
All applications using wxMSW should have a Windows resource file (@c .rc
extension) and this file should include @c include/wx/msw/wx.rc file which
defines resources used by wxWidgets itself.
Among other things, @c wx.rc defines some standard icons, all of which have
names starting with the "wx" prefix. This normally ensures that any icons
defined in the application's own resource file come before them in alphabetical
order which is important because Explorer (Windows shell) selects the first
icon in alphabetical order to use as the application icon which is displayed
when viewing its file in the file manager. So if all the icons defined in your
application start with "x", "y" or "z", they won't be used by Explorer. To
avoid this, ensure that the icon which is meant to be used as the main
application icon has a name preceding "wxICON" in alphabetical order.
@subsection page_port_wxmsw_themedborders Themed Borders
Starting with wxWidgets 2.8.5, you can specify the @c wxBORDER_THEME style to