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-rw-r--r--doc/src/declarative/extending.qdoc10
-rw-r--r--doc/src/declarative/qdeclarativedocument.qdoc18
2 files changed, 19 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/declarative/extending.qdoc b/doc/src/declarative/extending.qdoc
index 574b0b2..173fb6d 100644
--- a/doc/src/declarative/extending.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/declarative/extending.qdoc
@@ -896,9 +896,13 @@ in other projects without the use of C++. Components can also help to reduce
duplication inside one project by limiting the need for large numbers of
copy-and-pasted blocks.
-Any snippet of QML code can become a component, just by placing it in the file
-"<Name>.qml" where <Name> is the new element name, and begins with an uppercase
-letter. These QML files automatically become available as new QML element types
+Any snippet of QML code can become a component, just by placing it in the file "<Name>.qml"
+where <Name> is the new element name, and begins with an uppercase letter. Note that
+the case of all characters in the <Name> are significant on some filesystems, notably
+UNIX filesystems. It is recommended that the case of the filename matches the case of
+the component name in QML exactly, regardless of the platform the QML will be deployed to.
+
+These QML files automatically become available as new QML element types
to other QML components and applications in the same directory.
For example, here we show how a component named "Box" is defined and used
diff --git a/doc/src/declarative/qdeclarativedocument.qdoc b/doc/src/declarative/qdeclarativedocument.qdoc
index bc099ce..8336512 100644
--- a/doc/src/declarative/qdeclarativedocument.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/declarative/qdeclarativedocument.qdoc
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ Once created, instances are not dependent on the component that created them, so
operate on independent data. Here is an example of a simple "Button" component that is
instantiated four times, each with a different value for its \c text property.
-\table
-\row
-\o
\raw HTML
<table><tr><td>
\endraw
@@ -125,10 +122,19 @@ BorderImage {
\raw HTML
</td> </tr> </table>
\endraw
-\endtable
-In addition to the top-level component that all QML documents define, documents may also
-include additional \e inline components. Inline components are declared using the
+Any snippet of QML code can become a component, just by placing it in the file "<Name>.qml"
+where <Name> is the new element name, and begins with an uppercase letter. Note that
+the case of all characters in the <Name> are significant on some filesystems, notably
+UNIX filesystems. It is recommended that the case of the filename matches the case of
+the component name in QML exactly, regardless of the platform the QML will be deployed to.
+
+These QML files automatically become available as new QML element types
+to other QML components and applications in the same directory.
+
+In addition to the top-level component that all QML documents define, and any reusable
+components placed in separate files, documents may also
+include \e inline components. Inline components are declared using the
\l Component element, as can be seen in the first example above. Inline components share
all the characteristics of regular top-level components and use the same \c import list as their
containing QML document. Components are one of the most basic building blocks in QML, and are