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[doc] Signals between blocks can be very hard to read

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Description

Description

See for example the OTBN block:

Screenshot 2023-05-03 at 15 29 22

Zooming ten times or more may be required to be able to read the signal name of the edges of the OTBN IP.

Tested on Safari 16.4 (18615.1.26.110.1) & Brave v1.50.121 Chromium: 112.0.5615.138

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open the linked OTBN block theory-of-operations page and inspect how the signal names between blocks are rendered. Check the issue’s Safari and Brave examples first. Done means the signal labels are readable without requiring extreme zoom, with the result verified in the affected diagram.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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