2009410 - Support CommonMark footnote syntax in (Mozilla) BZ

Status: NEW

(bugzilla.mozilla.org :: Bug Creation/Editing, enhancement, P4)

Description

[Mr Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart [:B.RJL]]

Attachment: A Screenshot That Demonstrates The Current Lack Of Support

CommonMark specifies footnote syntax, which permits a markup author to define a bibliography. I have desired support for this in (Mozilla) Bugzilla for some time, but haven't suggested it, due to presumed disinterest. However, I recently noticed an example of someone attempting to imitate this syntax, available at id=1918128#c1, which demonstrates the improved readability of this approach.

Triage

• If MBZ utilises an external parser that lacks support for this, I shall transfer this report upstream. However, if MBZ utilises an external parser, it likely supports this, so MBZ has likely neglected to enable it.

• I have not triaged this ticket to the component that id=330707 was, because I believe that the bug modification/creation component is more applicable.