Purpose of outline's "Table of Contents"?

[Jürgen Spitzmüller]

Am Di., 22. Feb. 2022 um 13:00 Uhr schrieb Daniel <xracoonx at gmx.de>:

> I am wondering what the purpose of the "Table of Contents" in the
> Outliner is. Is it supposed to show those elements that actually appear
> in the "Table of Contents"? Or all "Sectioning"/"Headings" independently
> of whether they actually appear in the TOC.
>
> Currently, it seems to rather do the latter than the former because it
> also lists "starred" sectioning entries that don't go into the TOC.
>

Yes. Also Frames in beamer and other structural elements. One purpose is to
easily move around parts of the document.


> Maybe a renaming would be worthwhile in order to not confuse the two?
>

I figure the most common term is actually "outline". Or "document
structure".

Jürgen


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