It does, Norm, and thank you - although it doesn't solve my problem that now arises with the layout that is wanted :) The subsection was to have been presented before the para belonging to the "higher" section that used it as a reference (but wasn't a subsection in its own right).
There'll be a way around it... Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: Norman Walsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:49 AM > To: Peter Brooks > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peter Brooks (E-mail) > Subject: Re: Simplified DocBook Q: Nested Section elements > > > / Peter Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > | It appears that if I create a handful of sections to map > out the (somewhat > | known) structure of a document in progress, then create > some content in one > | of the sections (as it is provided to me), if I attempt to > nest a section > | within that section that now has content, it is not > possible - the section > | element is not offered in the list of allowed elements. > > All the sections have to come "last". In other words, if you > have this structure: > > <section> > <title>Some Title</title> > > <!-- point A --> > > <para>Some material</para> > > <!-- point B --> > > </section> > > You can add a new section at "point B" but not at "point A" (because > that would put the paragraph after the section and that's not > allowed). > > Does that help? > > Be seeing you, > norm > > -- > Norman Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Well-being is attained by little > http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/ | and little, and > nevertheless it is > Chair, DocBook Technical Committee | no little thing itself.--Zen of > | Citium >
