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Link to parameter types from [source] blocks

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Description

When looking at the reference page for a command I find myself often looking at the page for one of the parameter structs next. For example I was just looking at vkCreatePipelineCache and next wanted to see members of VkPipelineCacheCreateInfo.
Of course the link is down in the "See Also" section, but from a convenience point of view it would be nice if the parameter types in the "Parameters" section could be turned into links. Thanks!
This is loosely related to issue #608.

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Start by comparing the linked vkCreatePipelineCache reference page's Parameters and See Also sections, then trace how those sections are generated in Vulkan-Docs. Identify where parameter types such as VkPipelineCacheCreateInfo are rendered and verify that the resulting parameter names link to their reference pages without changing unrelated links.

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Tech stack
javascript
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documentation
Issue type
Feature
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Estimated time
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