Re: styling flexibility for definitions

[Per Bothner]

On 10/31/20 2:26 PM, Gavin Smith wrote:
> Feel free not to consider it if you find implementing your desired
> functionality enough, but there has also been discussion of outputting
> an "anchor" at def items to provide a link that could be copied:
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2020-09/msg00022.html
>
> It would be good if this could be implemented with CSS too.

I'm dubious CSS can add a link, but it can easily be done with JavaScript.
Or you can have makeinfo create the link.

I'm don't think you want the category string to be a link: Intuitively,
if you click on "Function:" it should take you to a list of functions.
More naturally would be for the name to be a link (basically, to itself).
Which argues for the name to be in an element by itself with a descriptive
class name.  (I believe DocBook output uses 'primary' for the class.)
Regardless, it seems desirable for the name to be own element-with-class.
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