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NAME

       SDL_CreateTray - Create an icon to be placed in the operating system's tray, or equivalent.

HEADER FILE

       Defined in SDL3/SDL_tray.h

SYNOPSIS

       #include "SDL3/SDL.h"

       SDL_Tray * SDL_CreateTray(SDL_Surface *icon, const char *tooltip);

DESCRIPTION

       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.

AVAILABILITY

       This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

SEE ALSO

       (3), SDL_CreateTrayMenu(3), (3), SDL_GetTrayMenu(3), (3), SDL_DestroyTray(3)

Simple Directmedia Layer                            SDL 3.2.8                                  SDL_CreateTray(3)