SDL_CreateTray3
Create an icon to be placed in the operating system's tray, or equivalent.
Usage
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
SDL_Tray * SDL_CreateTray(SDL_Surface *icon, const char *tooltip);
Header file
Defined in SDL3/SDL_tray.h
Overview
Many platforms advise not using a system tray unless persistence is a necessary feature. Avoid needlessly creating a tray icon, as the user may feel like it clutters their interface.
Using tray icons require the video subsystem.
Function parameters
- icon
-
a surface to be used as icon. May be NULL.
- tooltip
-
a tooltip to be displayed when the mouse hovers the icon in UTF-8 encoding. Not supported on all platforms. May be NULL.
Return value
( SDL_Tray
*) Returns The newly created system tray icon.
Thread safety
This function should only be called on the main thread.