Introduction to the Help System

The source documents for the online Help in the Java Desktop System are XML files. The XML files are written to the DocBook XML Version 4.1.2 document type definition (DTD). The DocBook XML files are converted to HTML, and the HTML is displayed in the Help browser. For more information about DocBook XML, see the following URL:

http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml

The Java Desktop System can display Help in the following Help browsers:

• JDSHelp

• Yelp