JavaHelp
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| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/19990202204752/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/ First website] (1999-2008) | + | * Website |
| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050912/http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javahelp/ Second website] (2008-2011) | + | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/19990202204752/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/ First website] (1999-2008) |
| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20161114110144/https://javahelp.java.net/ Third website] (2011-2017) | + | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122050912/http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javahelp/ Second website] (2008-2011) |
| − | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810175034/http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/javahelp-interest.html Mailing list archives] | + | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20161114110144/https://javahelp.java.net/ Third website] (2011-2017) |
| + | * Discussion | ||
| + | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810175034/http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/javahelp-interest.html Mailing list archives] | ||
| + | ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20150915233830/https://community.oracle.com/community/development_tools/oracle_help_technologies/content Forum] (Archived) | ||
| + | ** [https://community.oracle.com/community/java/java_desktop/javahelp_system/content Forum] (Offline, lost) | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051207033937/http://java.sun.com:80/products/javahelp/javahelpwp.pdf Early whitepaper] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051207033937/http://java.sun.com:80/products/javahelp/javahelpwp.pdf Early whitepaper] | ||
* [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-0913/819-0913.pdf V. 2.0 user's guide] | * [https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-0913/819-0913.pdf V. 2.0 user's guide] | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 18 December 2020
JavaHelp is a software library which provides a help viewer for Java programs it is embedded into. Its file format is composed of:[3]
- the "HelpSet", a Jar (i.e. ZIP) file, containing:
- the HelpSet File, extension .hs[4], an XML file which serves as the main format for the HelpSet, holding basic information and references to the other files;
- "map file"(s), extension .jhm[5], XML files that map topic IDs (strings identifying individual help topics) to HTML content files;
- a table of contents, in XML (extension just .xml[6]);
- an index, in XML (extension just .xml[7]);
- a glossary, in XML (extension just .xml[8]);
- a number of content pages, in HTML;
- a "favorites" file storing the user's favorite pages, located at
/.JavaHelp/Favorites.xmlin their home directory.
JavaHelp has not seen development since 2007[9], and had ceased working in the newest Java version as of 2018[10].
Contents |
Specifications
- V. 1.0 specification
- JavaHelp distribution (see #Software) → jhMaster/JavaHelp/doc/public-spec/V2.0/JavaHelp_V2_0_Specification.pdf
Software
Links
- Website
- First website (1999-2008)
- Second website (2008-2011)
- Third website (2011-2017)
- Discussion
- Mailing list archives
- Forum (Archived)
- Forum (Offline, lost)
- Early whitepaper
- V. 2.0 user's guide
- Wikipedia:JavaHelp
See Also
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19990202204752/http://java.sun.com/products/javahelp/ - "Page last updates" and "News" box
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19990221174012/http://www.java.sun.com/products/javahelp/events.html
- ↑ V. 2.0 specification (see #Specifications), p. 13
- ↑ V. 2.0 specification, section 4.1
- ↑ V. 2.0 specification, section 3.2.1
- ↑ V. 2.0 specification, section 3.4.1
- ↑ V. 2.0 specification, section 3.5.1
- ↑ V. 2.0 specification, section 3.6.1
- ↑ https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/blob/master/jhMaster/JavaHelp/README
- ↑ https://github.com/javaee/javahelp/issues/47
