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From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
Subject: Re: Continuation of main section text after subsections ?
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:54:31 -0400
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Marcel van der Boom <marcel@hsdev.com> writes:

> When I'm using orgmode to write out largish documents, I often run into
> the outlining problem that it's apparently not possible to continue
> text of a higher level outline once subsections have been started. 
>
> A simplified example of such an outline would be:
>
> --- 
> * Main headline
>   Some thoughts expressed here
>
> ** Subheading 1
>    More thoughts expressed here
> ** Subheading 2
>    More thoughts expressed here
>
>  I would like to have this text part of 'Main headline', not of
>  'Subheading 2'
> ----

Would this work? 

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
 * Main headline
   Some thoughts expressed here

 ** Subheading 1
    More thoughts expressed here
 ** Subheading 2
    More thoughts expressed here
 ** Main headline (cont.)

  I would like to have this text part of 'Main headline', not of
  'Subheading 2'
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

> I've looked for documentation or customization options on this, but
> haven't found any yet. What I have done so far is turn the subheadings
> into lists or surround them by *bold markers*, which helps a little.

Org-mode's assumptions about sections are the same as those found in
outlines in general or in books or articles -- i.e., a section is
terminated only another section.

For nested sections you could always use xml to write your papers. ;)

> The current outlining interrupts my flow of writing too often; it's
> getting a nuisance. What are my options, if any, to get the outline
> behaviour as above?

Apart from the hack above, I would recommend inline tasks.

 **************** Subheading 1
  More thoughts expressed here
 **************** END

Best,
Matt