DITA: Notes
<note type="tip">Don't fasten the bolts too tightly. First make sure all the pieces
fit well together, and then tighten them down firmly.</note>There are actually quite a few options for note types: attention, danger, fastpath, important, notice, other, remember, restriction, tip, warning.
Some of the types have different icons and formatting associated with them. All of notes transform to HTML with a class corresponding with their name.
If you're adding a note inside a task list, add the note inside the info
element.
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element:
<fig><title>Bolt Warning</title>
<note type="tip">Don't fasten the bolts too tightly.
First make sure all the pieces fit well together, and then tighten them down firmly.</note>
</fig>About Tom Johnson
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