_Added in 1.9.3_

*$tip(name/N)*

Returns properties for the specified tip.

_See also [[/tip]]._

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| name/N | Tip name or If N = 0 number of open tips, otherwise the Nth tip. |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .name | Tip name. |
| .title | Tip title. |
| .text | Tip text. |
| .delay | Delay in milliseconds until tip closes. |
| .iconfn | Icon file name. |
| .iconpos | Icon position. |
| .alias | Alias to be executed on double click. |
| .wid | Window id associated with this tip. |

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*$tip(name,title,text,delay,iconfn,iconpos,alias,wid)*

Allows you to create scripted tips that are independent of normal tip events. Returns Nth position of tip if it was successfully created, zero if not.

_Title and text can have [[Formatting_text|Control Codes]]._

_Setting the delay to 0 makes the Tip "sticky" and have to be manually closed or the main window activated. *(AdiIRC only)*_

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| name | Name of the tip. |
| title | The title of the tip. |
| text | The tip text. |
| delay | If 0 makes the tip "sticky", otherwise delay for N seconds before showing the tip. |
| iconfn | Icon/dll file to use for the tip. |
| iconpos | Icon position in the icon/dll file to use for the tip. |
| alias | Alias to execute when clicking the tip. |
| wid | [[$wid]] to associate the tip with. |

*Example*

<pre>
; Create and show a Tip using the title 'title here' and the text 'text here'.
; Prefix with /noop to ignore the result.
//noop $tip(name, title here, text here)

</pre>