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NAME
     dtsdlfile - TED runtime help volume files

DESCRIPTION
     Semantic Delivery Language	(sdl) files are	used for present-
     ing  online  information  or application specific contextual
     help information in  TED.	 They  are  refered  to	 as  Help
     Volumes,  and contain the equivalent of a runtime version of
     the original, authored help information.  Help  Volumes  can
     be	 viewed	 via  one of the two TED help dialog widgets pro-
     vided as part of the TED Development Environment.

  File Generation
     Refer to the dthelptag(1) man page	for detailed  information
     on	the creation of	*.sdl files within TED.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     The TED Help  system  uses	 two  environment  variables  for
     locating  Help  volumes  and Family files within the desktop
     environment:

	DTHELPSEARCHPATH
		       System search  path  environment	 variable
		       for  locating Help volumes on local and/or
		       remote nfs mounted systems.

	DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH
		       Users search path environment variable for
		       locating	 user  specific	 Help  volumes on
		       local and/or remote nfs mounted systems.

     The environment variables contain colon-separated	lists  of
     directory	paths.	 Each directory	path can contain environ-
     ment variable names as well  as  special  field  descriptors
     that are expanded at runtime.

     Field descriptors consist of a % followed by a single  char-
     acter.  Field descriptors and their substitution values are:

	%H	       This value is replaced  with  the  current
		       volume or Family	name being searched for.

	%L	       Replaced	with the  current  value  of  the
		       LANG environment	variable.

	%%	       Replaced	with a single %.

     The default value for DTHELPUSERSEARCHPATH	is:

     $HOME/.dt/help/$DTUSERSESSION/%H:
     $HOME/.dt/help/$DTUSERSESSION/%H.sdl:
     $HOME/.dt/help/$DTUSERSESSION/%H.hv:

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     $HOME/.dt/help/%H:
     $HOME/.dt/help/%H.sdl:
     $HOME/.dt/help/%H.hv

     The DTHELPUSERSEARCH is first  searched  for  the	requested
     volume.   If  the	volume is not found, the DTHELPSEARCHPATH
     value is searched.

     The default value for DTHELPSEARCHPATH path is:

     /etc/dt/appconfig/help/%L/%H:
     /etc/dt/appconfig/help/%L/%H.sdl:
     /etc/dt/appconfig/help/%L/%H.hv:
     /etc/dt/appconfig/help/C/%H:
     /etc/dt/appconfig/help/C/%H.sdl:
     /etc/dt/appconfig/help/C/%H.hv:
     /usr/dt/appconfig/help/%L/%H:
     /usr/dt/appconfig/help/%L/%H.sdl:
     /usr/dt/appconfig/help/%L/%H.hv:
     /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/%H:
     /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/%H.sdl:
     /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/%H.hv

SEE ALSO
     DtCreateHelpDialog(3), DtCreateQuickHelpDialog(3),	dthelp-
     tag(1), TED Help System Author's and Programmer's Guide

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See also dtsdlfile(4)