Selecting content by clicking on the opening element tag in XML Editor

[sschnelbach]

Within the XML Editor, why can’t I drag/drop by element? (Paragraph, table, etc).

We need to be able to edit content by moving around element tags, such as selecting the opening paragraph tag and dragging it to a new location within the topic. Right now, you can’t really select by clicking on the element tag, which makes moving content a lot harder than it needs to be.

[Adobe-Chad · Accepted solution]

Hello,

This is supported, I just confirmed on my own instance. The steps I took were: 

1. Click the opening tag of an element.
   RESULT: The entire element and its contents are selected.
2. Click and hold on the opening tag and drag the element to its new location.

Note: This has, in my testing, not worked on elements within table cells.

An alternative way of doing this would be to use the Outline View panel.

[sschnelbach]

Yes, I was trying to drag/drop a <p> from within a table. It works just fine outside the table, but does not work inside the table. Since AEM Guides doesn't allow tables nested within tables, I was trying to move my nested table outside the primary table so I could delete it.