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Is there a functionality in latex, through which i can switch back to a section "of higher order"?

For example:

\subsubsection{a}
some text in a

\paragraph{aa}
some text in aa
\paragraph{ab}
and again

this text should be again in a. is this possible?

thank you in advance!

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Is this for referencing/labelling purposes? Please show the eventual usage/need of this, since there is no visible evidence when using the standard document classes that there is a switch necessary; the layout puts all sectional units "at the same level" visually. – Werner Sep 29 '12 at 13:57
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I'm not sure I understand how your objective might fit into LaTeX's sectioning structure. Document divisions created by commands such as \section, \subsection, etc. aren't implemented as LaTeX "environments", which do have a definite start and end. – Mico Sep 29 '12 at 13:58
just for a lineskip after {ab}. i dont want to use vspace, i think that would be dirty. – tollo Sep 29 '12 at 13:59
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Wouldn't \paragraph{} be enough to trigger the lineskip? Else you should consider replacing your paragraphs by suitable environments (depending on the meaning of the paragraph). Sectioning "environments" only end when the next one is started, that's not what you want to achieve it seems. – T. Verron Sep 29 '12 at 14:24
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A lower level section is not a "push" that can be "popped"; it's just a subdivision of the major chunk of text. If you need something like a "scholium" it's probably better to write it with wider margins so that it sticks out better. – egreg Sep 29 '12 at 22:05
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closed as not a real question by egreg, Kurt, lockstep, Paul Gaborit, Qrrbrbirlbel Nov 3 '12 at 23:50

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