Shaded boxes around links
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- Dominant language
- TeX
- Stars
- 205
- Forks
- 41
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Description
Instead of having hyperref color links with a box or changing the color of the text, it would be awesome to have a shaded area around links like this:

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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing hyperref's existing link-color and border behavior and compare it with the attached example. Done should mean links can render with a shaded area around them instead of a box or changed text color.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- latex, tex
- Domain
- design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100