Working with the Element Context Menu

To display the element context menu:

Paligo displays the element context menu. It contains a list of the elements that are valid at the current position.

By default, the element context menu has two sections: a section that contains commonly used elements and a section that contains all of the other valid elements. It also has a search feature at the top, so that you can search for an element by name.

You can mark elements as your favorites and these are shown in a "favorites" section. The "favorites" section is only shown if you have set up your favorites (see Mark Elements as Favorites for the Element Structure Menu).

If you use certain elements a lot, you can add them as favorites and make them easier to access on the element structure menu. Any element that you mark as a favorite is shown with a black star next to its name, in a section at the top of the element context menu. It appears above the "commonly used elements" section and the section for all of the other elements.

To mark elements as your favorites:

Example 1. Different favorites for different structures

Let's say that you are going to use the guilabel element for UI names in your content. As you will be using it a lot, you want to add it to your element context menu favorites. To do that:

1. Position the cursor inside a para element or any other element where guilabel is valid.

2. Display the element context menu.

3. Search for guilabel.

4. Position the cursor on the guilabel option to display its favorites star.

5. Select the star so that it goes black.

6. Close the element context menu and re-open it. Now the guilabel is shown at the top, in your favorites.

You continue to work on your content. Every time you need to use the guilabel, you position the cursor in a valid position, access the element context menu, and select the guilabel from your favorites.

You then select a position between two paragraphs.

You access the element context menu and guilabel is not shown in your favorites. This is because guilabel is not valid at the selected position.

You decide to add the itemizedlist element as a favorite. The itemizedlist element is valid at the selected position. You access the element context menu, search for itemizedlist and set its favorite star to black.

You then close and reopen the element context menu. It now shows the itemized list element in your favorites, as it is valid at the selected position.

You select a word inside a para element and display the element context menu. The guilabel is shown in your favorites, as it is valid at the selected position. The itemizedlist favorite is not shown as it is not valid at the selected position.

The element context menu only shows elements that are valid at the currently selected position in the topic structure.

If the element you want is not included in the element context menu, make sure that you are selecting a valid position for that element. Typically, some elements are valid inside a structure, such as inside a paragraph or list, and others have to be a the top level, directly inside the section for the topic.

This also applies for any favorites you have set up. Paligo can show different favorites for different parts of a topic's structure. For details, see the example in Mark Elements as Favorites for the Element Structure Menu.