Is there a way to differentiate external links?
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Description
Question
External links can contain an icon next to them similar to this:
Does mdBook support this feature? I was searching around and the only thing I have found is a link to documentation of another project: https://docs.astro.build/de/recipes/external-links/
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Research direction
Start by reviewing mdBook's handling of external links and its existing documentation for link rendering. Determine whether external-link icons are supported and, if not, define the expected behavior and where it should be documented or implemented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100