What's the difference between Properties/DisplayName element and VisualElements@DisplayName attribute in .appxmanifest file

问题

In following appxmanifest, what is the difference between

Package/Properties/DisplayName element

and

Package/Applications/Application/VisualElements@DisplayName

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest">
  <Identity Name="" 
            Version="" 
            Publisher="" />
  <Properties>
    <DisplayName></DisplayName> <!-- this -->
    <PublisherDisplayName></PublisherDisplayName>
    <Logo></Logo>
  </Properties>
  <Prerequisites>
    <OSMinVersion></OSMinVersion>
    <OSMaxVersionTested></OSMaxVersionTested>
  </Prerequisites>
  <Resources>
    <Resource Language="" />
  </Resources>
  <Applications>
    <Application Id="" StartPage="">
      <!-- and this -->
      <VisualElements DisplayName="" 
           Description=""
           Logo="" SmallLogo=""  
           ForegroundText="" BackgroundColor="">
         <SplashScreen Image="" />
      </VisualElements>
    </Application>
  </Applications>
</Package>

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211475.aspx

回答1:

Package/Properties/DisplayName

The DisplayName is the name of your app that you reserve in the store, for apps which are uploaded to the store.

This is the actual reserved name in the developer portal (= store). When you package your app for upload to the store, this will be automatically set when going through the wizard in Visual Studio.

The root element Visual Elements is how the Windows Store app is visualized on the user's pc/phone.

Package/Applications/Application/VisualElements

Describes the visual aspects of the Windows Store app: its default tile, logo images, text and background colors, initial screen orientation, splash screen, and lock screen tile appearance.

So the DisplayName property under the Visual Elements element is how the app's name is shown on the user's pc. This can be different from the name in the store (e.g. localized).

A friendly name for the app that can be displayed to users. This string is localizable; see Remarks for details. There are two explicitly reserved words that may not be used as the DisplayName for apps uploaded to the Windows Store: "NoUIEntryPoints" and "NoUIEntryPoints-DesignMode". These identifiers are reserved for use by development tools and test suites.

Source: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211471.aspx

回答2:

I have an app in the Store that may explain this issue.

Package/Properties/Display Name element refers to the app name in the Store which is the same as what's in Dashboard. While if you change the Display Name distribute in Visual Elements, your app will be different from itself in the Store after user installs it from the Store.

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40760695/whats-the-difference-between-properties-displayname-element-and-visualelements

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