diff -r 43e37759235e -r 51a74ef9ed63 Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-0FB60233-993A-4BF2-9E8C-E03AD092359B.dita --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-0FB60233-993A-4BF2-9E8C-E03AD092359B.dita Wed Mar 31 11:11:55 2010 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ + + + + + +Managing +resource files +

In the Symbian platform, resource files +are used to define UI components such as status panes, CBA +(Control Button Area) buttons, menu +bars, views, +dialogs, strings, and constants used in applications. The UI components consist +of data structures that are defined in resource files. These data structures +are then invoked from the classes controlling the UI implementation. When +UI component implementation is split into these two approaches, it means that +resources can be recompiled, for example for new languages, without having +to recompile the application code (unless you change the resource identifiers).

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This section includes the following:

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For demonstration purposes, the sections on resources contain examples +with arbitrary values. In your own code, it is recommend that you use a system +of easy to remember value names.

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For an introduction to the UI, see UI concepts.

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For more information on resources, resource files, and their use in +the Symbian platform, see Resource +Files.

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This section explains the following:

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