DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Conventions Used in This Book

The following typographical conventions are used in this book:

Italic

Indicates new terms, URLs, email addresses, filenames, and file extensions.

Constant width

Used for program listings, as well as within paragraphs to refer to element and attribute names, program examples, attribute value literals, start- and end-tags, and source code example text.

Constant width bold

Shows commands or other text that should be typed literally by the user.

Constant width italic

Shows text that should be replaced with user-supplied values or by values determined by context. An example is filename, where the word “filename” is a placeholder for the actual filename.

Tip

This icon signifies a tip, suggestion, or general note.

Caution

This icon indicates a warning or caution.