Alas, no. It's a reasonably good editor but doesn't support click and drag. Since it's written in Java, make that click and d-r-a-g :)
In the end I created the structure I wanted in an empty section at the same level, and laboriously used COPY and PASTE to take each para across to its new home (multiple selection using shift-click isn't supported) until I had the section laid out as required, then deleted the original section. At which point I realised that the para that was to have been placed after the subsection had now become part of it. I think the originator is happy enough with the effect, so all is well :) Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: ed nixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 12:55 PM > To: Peter Brooks > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Peter Brooks (E-mail) > Subject: Re: DOCBOOK: RE: Simplified DocBook Q: Nested > Section elements > > > Does this editor your using allow you to drag elements and their > contents around from one place to the next (valid) location? > If so you > might experiment with doing that as a small exercise and > experiment in > figuring out the hierarchy and sequence of the elements. In addition, > there may be an element that wraps para in an appropriate > way, such as > 'abstract' or 'note' that allows you to do what you need to do. > > ...edN > > Peter Brooks wrote: > > 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 > >> > > > > > > > >
