#endif /* !wxUSE_NO_MANIFEST && _MSC_FULL_VER >= 140040130 */
 
+/* wxThread and wxProcess priorities */
+enum
+{
+    wxPRIORITY_MIN     = 0u,   /* lowest possible priority */
+    wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT = 50u,  /* normal priority */
+    wxPRIORITY_MAX     = 100u  /* highest possible priority */
+};
+
 #endif
     /*  _WX_DEFS_H_ */
 
 #endif
 };
 
-// defines the interval of priority
+// Obsolete synonyms for wxPRIORITY_XXX for backwards compatibility-only
 enum
 {
-    WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY      = 0u,
-    WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY  = 50u,
-    WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY      = 100u
+    WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY      = wxPRIORITY_MIN,
+    WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY  = wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT,
+    WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY      = wxPRIORITY_MAX
 };
 
 // There are 2 types of mutexes: normal mutexes and recursive ones. The attempt
     wxThreadError Resume();
 
     // priority
-        // Sets the priority to "prio": see WXTHREAD_XXX_PRIORITY constants
+        // Sets the priority to "prio" which must be in 0..100 range (see
+        // also wxPRIORITY_XXX constants).
         //
         // NB: the priority can only be set before the thread is created
     void SetPriority(unsigned int prio);
 
     wxTHREAD_MISC_ERROR
 };
 
-/**
-   Defines the interval of priority
-*/
-enum
-{
-    WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY      = 0u,
-    WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY  = 50u,
-    WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY      = 100u
-};
-
-
 /**
     @class wxThread
 
     static wxThreadIdType GetMainId();
 
     /**
-        Gets the priority of the thread, between zero and 100.
+        Gets the priority of the thread, between 0 (lowest) and 100 (highest).
 
-        The following priorities are defined:
-          - @b WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY: 0
-          - @b WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY: 50
-          - @b WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY: 100
+        @see SetPriority()
     */
     unsigned int GetPriority() const;
 
     static bool SetConcurrency(size_t level);
 
     /**
-        Sets the priority of the thread, between 0 and 100.
+        Sets the priority of the thread, between 0 (lowest) and 100 (highest).
+
         It can only be set after calling Create() but before calling Run().
 
-        The following priorities are defined:
-          - @b WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY: 0
-          - @b WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY: 50
-          - @b WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY: 100
+        The following symbolic constants can be used in addition to raw
+        values in 0..100 range:
+          - ::wxPRIORITY_MIN: 0
+          - ::wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT: 50
+          - ::wxPRIORITY_MAX: 100
     */
     void SetPriority(unsigned int priority);
 
 
         // have the lowest priority, the second - the highest, all the rest
         // the normal one
         if ( n == 0 )
-            thr->SetPriority(WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY);
+            thr->SetPriority(wxPRIORITY_MIN);
         else if ( n == 1 )
-            thr->SetPriority(WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY);
+            thr->SetPriority(wxPRIORITY_MAX);
         else
-            thr->SetPriority(WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY);
+            thr->SetPriority(wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT);
 
         threads.Add(thr);
     }
 
         m_thread = thread;
         m_hThread = 0;
         m_state = STATE_NEW;
-        m_priority = WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
+        m_priority = wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT;
         m_nRef = 1;
     }
 
         return false;
     }
 
-    if ( m_priority != WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY )
+    if ( m_priority != wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT )
     {
         SetPriority(m_priority);
     }
 
     {
         m_hThread = 0;
         m_eState = STATE_NEW;
-        m_nPriority = WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
+        m_nPriority = wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT;
     }
 
     ~wxThreadInternal()
         return false;
     }
     m_hThread = tid;
-    if (m_nPriority != WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY)
+    if (m_nPriority != wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT)
     {
         SetPriority(m_nPriority);
     }
 
     {
         m_tid = kInvalidID;
         m_state = STATE_NEW;
-        m_prio = WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
+        m_prio = wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT;
         m_notifyQueueId = kInvalidID;
         m_exitcode = 0;
         m_cancelled = false ;
         return false;
     }
 
-    if ( m_prio != WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY )
+    if ( m_prio != wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT )
         SetPriority( m_prio );
 
     return true;
 
 void wxThread::SetPriority(unsigned int prio)
 {
-    wxCHECK_RET( ((int)WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY <= (int)prio) &&
-                 ((int)prio <= (int)WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY),
+    wxCHECK_RET( wxPRIORITY_MIN <= prio && prio <= wxPRIORITY_MAX,
                  wxT("invalid thread priority") );
 
     wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_critsect);
 
 {
     m_state = STATE_NEW;
     m_cancelled = false;
-    m_prio = WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
+    m_prio = wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT;
     m_threadId = 0;
     m_exitcode = 0;
 
     }
     else if ( max_prio == min_prio )
     {
-        if ( prio != WXTHREAD_DEFAULT_PRIORITY )
+        if ( prio != wxPRIORITY_DEFAULT )
         {
             // notify the programmer that this doesn't work here
             wxLogWarning(_("Thread priority setting is ignored."));
 
 void wxThread::SetPriority(unsigned int prio)
 {
-    wxCHECK_RET( ((int)WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY <= (int)prio) &&
-                 ((int)prio <= (int)WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY),
+    wxCHECK_RET( wxPRIORITY_MIN <= prio && prio <= wxPRIORITY_MAX,
                  wxT("invalid thread priority") );
 
     wxCriticalSectionLocker lock(m_critsect);
             //
             // FIXME this is not true for 2.6!!
 
-            // map wx priorites WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY..WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY
-            // to Unix priorities 20..-20
+            // map wx priorites 0..100 to Unix priorities 20..-20
             if ( setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, -(2*(int)prio)/5 + 20) == -1 )
             {
                 wxLogError(_("Failed to set thread priority %d."), prio);
 
         threads[n] = new MyDetachedThread(10, 'A' + n);
     }
 
-    threads[0]->SetPriority(WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY);
-    threads[1]->SetPriority(WXTHREAD_MAX_PRIORITY);
+    threads[0]->SetPriority(wxPRIORITY_MIN);
+    threads[1]->SetPriority(wxPRIORITY_MAX);
 
     for ( n = 0; n < nThreads; n++ )
     {