tip

Name

tip -- A suggestion to the user, set off from the text

Synopsis

Content Model
tip ::=
(title?,
 (calloutlist|glosslist|itemizedlist|orderedlist|segmentedlist|
  simplelist|variablelist|literallayout|programlisting|
  programlistingco|screen|screenco|screenshot|synopsis|
  cmdsynopsis|funcsynopsis|classsynopsis|fieldsynopsis|
  constructorsynopsis|destructorsynopsis|methodsynopsis|
  formalpara|para|simpara|address|blockquote|graphic|graphicco|
  mediaobject|mediaobjectco|informalequation|informalexample|
  informalfigure|informaltable|equation|example|figure|table|
  procedure|sidebar|anchor|bridgehead|remark|indexterm|beginpage)+)
Attributes Common attributes
Parameter Entities
admon.class bookcomponent.content component.mix
divcomponent.mix highlights.mix legalnotice.mix
listpreamble.mix para.mix qandaset.mix
refcomponent.mix revdescription.mix sidebar.mix
tabentry.mix tbl.entry.mdl textobject.mix

Description

A Tip is an admonition set off from the main text.

In some types of documentation, the semantics of admonitions are clearly defined (Caution might imply the possibility of harm to equipment whereas Warning might imply harm to a person), but DocBook makes no such assertions.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. Often outputs the generated text "Tip" or some other visible indication of the type of admonition, especially if a Title is not present. Sometimes outputs a graphical icon or other symbol as well.

Parents

These elements contain tip: answer, appendix, article, bibliodiv, bibliography, blockquote, callout, caption, chapter, colophon, dedication, entry, glossary, glossdiv, highlights, index, itemizedlist, legalnotice, listitem, msgexplan, msgtext, orderedlist, para, partintro, preface, procedure, qandadiv, qandaset, question, refsect1, refsect2, refsect3, refsection, refsynopsisdiv, revdescription, sect1, sect2, sect3, sect4, sect5, section, setindex, sidebar, simplesect, step, textobject, variablelist.

Children

The following elements occur in tip: address, anchor, beginpage, blockquote, bridgehead, calloutlist, classsynopsis, cmdsynopsis, constructorsynopsis, destructorsynopsis, equation, example, fieldsynopsis, figure, formalpara, funcsynopsis, glosslist, graphic, graphicco, indexterm, informalequation, informalexample, informalfigure, informaltable, itemizedlist, literallayout, mediaobject, mediaobjectco, methodsynopsis, orderedlist, para, procedure, programlisting, programlistingco, remark, screen, screenco, screenshot, segmentedlist, sidebar, simpara, simplelist, synopsis, table, title, variablelist.

See Also

caution, important, note, warning.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE tip PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<tip>
<para>
If you tie your shoelaces, you're less likely to trip and 
fall down.
</para>
</tip>
Tip

If you tie your shoelaces, you're less likely to trip and fall down.