tc39/ecma262

add IDs to more `<dfn>`s

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#3,502 opened on Nov 27, 2024

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Description

Most, if not all, <dfn>s would benefit from being able to browse references using the references pane. Unfortunately, the references pane is only enabled for <dfn>s that are given an id attribute, which many currently lack. We should go through and add IDs to any that are reasonable.

example references link on mouseover

example references pane

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Find all <dfn> tags without id attributes and add appropriate IDs.
Tech stack
html
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documentation
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Documentation
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Clear
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90