DW MX 2004: List item not changing to other tag in design view

I'm not sure if this is "by design" (ugh) or is a problem, but it's sure
annoying. I work a lot in design view because it's much easier to do
actual content authoring. But when I apply list tagging and get to the
end of the list and want to write non-list content (whether it is body
text in a P tag or a heading in an h... tag), when I try to apply one of
those tags in an otherwise empty list item, the formating doesn't change.

The underlying code would look something like this:

<h3>Heading</h3>
<p>Some body text. Some body text. Introduce the list text.</p>
<ol>
<li>List item 1.</li>
<li>List item 2.</li>
<li>List item 3.?>li>
<li>|</li>
</ol>

The bar represents where the cursor is. (It's there in Code View.) In
Design View, if the cursor is there and I click h1, h2, h3, or P in the
toolbar, or apply any of those with keystrokes or menu commands, nothing
happens.

What I would *expect* to happen is like what happens in a word processor
(which Design View seems to want to emulate): that the correct tag would
be applied to the cursor position and that the list code would be
adjusted accordingly. For example, applying the P for body text would
result in:

<h3>Heading</h3>
<p>Some body text. Some body text. Introduce the list text.</p>
<ol>
<li>List item 1.</li>
<li>List item 2.</li>
<li>List item 2.?>li>
</ol>
<p>|</p>

There are two workarounds I've found, both annoying. One is to go into
code view and move the cursor to where I want the next tag (after the
end list tag) and add the tags I want for the next paragraph, which is
really a pain and slows down the process (especially as that means I
have to delete a set of empty list item tags). The other is to edit in
Design view with an extra set of P tags at the end of my editing area,
which I can arrow down to when I need to start fresh after a list (and
add a new set immediately for the next time I need a list), and then
remember to delete the extra set of tags before finishing.

Oh yeah, I have the latest released version of DW MX 2004, running on a
Win2K box.

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Chuck Martin
User Assistance & Experience Engineer
twriter "at" sonic "dot" net www.writeforyou.com

"I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
The day may come when the courage of Men fail, when we forsake our
friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day!
This day, we fight!"
- Aragorn

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given you."
- Gandalf

When you have finished adding all of the items on your list, try hitting
<return> twice in fairly rapid succession.

--
James M. Shook
http://www.jshook.com

James Shook wrote:

When you have finished adding all of the items on your list, try hitting
return> twice in fairly rapid succession.

That did it. Thanks!

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Chuck Martin
User Assistance & Experience Engineer
twriter "at" sonic "dot" net www.writeforyou.com

"I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
The day may come when the courage of Men fail, when we forsake our
friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day!
This day, we fight!"
- Aragorn

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given you."
- Gandalf