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ScrollKeeper

ScrollKeeper is a document cataloging system. It manages documentation metadata, as specified by the Open Source Metadata Framework (OMF). ScrollKeeper was used by the GNOME desktop help browser, Yelp, but has since been replaced by Rarian. It was also used by the KDE help browser and ScrollServer documentation server.

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ScrollKeeper
DevelopersLaszlo Kovacs
Malcolm Tredinnick
Dan Mueth
Stable release
0.3.14 / December 5, 2003
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
TypeDocument cataloging
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

ScrollKeeper is a document cataloging system. It manages documentation metadata, as specified by the Open Source Metadata Framework (OMF). ScrollKeeper was used by the GNOME desktop help browser, Yelp,1 but has since been replaced by Rarian.2 It was also used by the KDE help browser and ScrollServer documentation server.

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References

  1. "Apps/Yelp - GNOME Wiki!".
  2. "Rarian". rarian.freedesktop.org. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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