Help Specification

http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications

About

This specification provides a common directory layout and URI scheme for locally installed help documents. Documents installed and referenced using this system will have better interoperability between different desktop environments and help applications.

Mailing list

Discussion of this specification should occur on xdg.

Specification

help-system-spec.xml

Adoption

  • Gnome: In use
  • Enlightenment: Not in use (no built-in help viewer)

Please update this page if you know about the status of this specification in a specific desktop environment.