Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org 2011–2012
Topic-oriented online help system

# Assistance

Users sometimes need a little help, even with the best-designed applications. GNOME provides a built-in topic-oriented help system that uses the Mallard markup language. Pioneered by GNOME developers, Mallard is an agile and dynamic language that helps you write and revise quickly. Its topic-oriented design means your users can find the answers they need without sifting through a manual. With its unique linking and organization system, Mallard is the only language designed to handle plugin and vendor help in one coherent document.

Pour les documents plus linéaire, GNOME prend aussi en charge le format DocBook.

Ten Minute Mallard Tour

The Mallard web site

The DocBook web site