Deleting outline entry

[Daniel]

On 2023-09-23 18:50, Dan via lyx-users wrote:
>> Is there a way to delete an outline entry? A right-click on the entry does
>> not offer that option and the delete key removes characters in the
>> chapter/section title, not the chapter/section itself.
>>
> I do not see any way of accomplishing this via the GUI, but it can be done by means of the command interpreter with a pair of commands.
> 
> Say you want to delete section 2.2 of your document
>    1. Place the cursor at the title of section 2.2.
>    2. Issue in the command interpreter "section-select". This will select the whole section 2.2.
>    3. To delete the entire section, then enter this command: "char-delete-forward". This will erase the whole section.
> 
> These steps work for any kind of sectioning (division of the text hierarchycally): parts, chapters, paragraphs, etc. You could even customize your UI file to bind these pair of commands to a button in the toolbars.

I was about to suggest to add a "Delete Section" menu entry to the TOC 
context menu. But that doesn't work for some reason and I am not sure why.

In any case, such a (working) menu entry should probably be available.

Daniel