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Java (tm) Help Wiki Page
Welcome to the javahelp wiki!
From JavaHelp `JavaHelp is both an application and a format for online help files that can be displayed by the JavaHelp browser. It is written in Java, and is mainly used in Java applications. It can be used for any application and it does require the overhead of the JRE to load.
The file format is XML.
The GUI uses a tri-pane layout, with a toolbar and menu at the top, navigation pane on the left, and content viewer on the right. The navigation pane includes searching, indexing, and a table of contents.`
The Java Help API spec is defined as part of JSR-97.
The current status
The JavaHelp Wiki page seems to imply it was donated / opened sources to github as part of the Java EE JavaHelp project. However, this project is read only and has been archived.
There was licensing concern (i.e., it was GPLv2 with exception, relicenses to CDDL partly with some still being GPLv2 with exceptions).
Most of the Java EE source has transitioned to the Eclipse / Jakarta EE project. But JavaHelp functionality was appeared to no longer include further development under the EE umbrella.
There is some legacy JavaHelp documentation but this provides details on usage and points to communities and email addresses which are no longer applicable.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73926976/what-is-the-current-status-of-javahelp-java-api
Some work has been forks by Github Members with some updates made to include: