Devhelp is a

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browser for

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documentation; it works natively with gtk-doc (which is the API reference format for GTK/GNOME documentation). It is integrated in GNOME development tools such as

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and Anjuta, and is an official application of the GNOME project. Devhelp uses

Bonobo The bonobo (; ''Pan paniscus''), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus '' Pan,'' the other being the comm ...

for integration to

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via command line searches and is embedded in other development applications such as Anjuta. Devhelp uses the

port of

WebKit WebKit is a browser engine developed by Apple and primarily used in its Safari web browser, as well as on the iOS and iPadOS version of any web browser. WebKit is also used by the BlackBerry Browser, PlayStation consoles beginning from the PS ...

for HTML rendering of documentation; versions prior to 0.22 used

Gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

, a layout engine developed by

Mozilla Corporation The Mozilla Corporation (stylized as moz://a) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of Internet-related applications such as the Firefox web browser, by a global community of ope ...

and used in the Firefox web browser.

References

External links

GNOME Devtools Devhelp home page

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