rust-lang / rust-lang/reference

Idea: Add a "General" section for each of the chapters that has both top-level contents and sections.

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Description

Currently some chapters having sub-sections are totally blank in the top-level, while some chapters has contents within the chapter-link. Personally i think this is both inconsistent and ugly. I'd suggest we move to a model closer to ISO standards and many other specifications - Move the top-level contents to a first subsection consistently called "General". (Not sure whether this is well-supported by mdbook or not).

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Start by reviewing the Reference's chapter organization and checking whether mdBook supports moving top-level contents into a consistently named first subsection. Compare chapters with and without subsections, then determine the complete set of navigation and content changes needed for a consistent “General” section across the affected chapters.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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