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Re: [xml2rfc] sourcecode blocks in html viewed with Firefox

Robert Sparks <rjsparks@nostrum.com> Wed, 05 July 2023 19:10 UTC

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Subject: Re: [xml2rfc] sourcecode blocks in html viewed with Firefox
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It's there on purpose. It exists so that you can reference that element 
(the paragraph symbol is used since the behavior was motivated by being 
able to reference a particular paragraph with a URL.

the utility of it is so you can do things like right-click on it and 
"copy link" so you can provide references like:

https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8989.html#section-appendix.a-4.1.2

RjS

On 7/5/23 1:59 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I have not submitted this draft yet.  I am building the html locally 
> then opening the html file locally in Firefox.
>
> When I have to mouse over a greyed background sourcecode block, I see 
> a paragraph symbol below the block.  It does not seem to do anything.  
> Just shows up.  The mouse pointer switches from a pointer to the 
> insert object for, I guess, highlighting portions to select.
>
> But that little character at the lower left corner of the block seems 
> weird.
>
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