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Inspired by the change log but certainly not limited to that one post. Many times I find myself writing an answer which goes on for quite a bit, and I find it natural to break it up with # Headers....
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feature-request
#2: Post edited
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DonielF
·
2020-08-16T21:44:15Z (over 3 years ago)
- <sup>Inspired by the [change log](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/39539#answer-39540) but certainly not limited to that one post.</sup>
- Many times I find myself writing an answer which goes on for quite a bit, and I find it natural to break it up with `# Headers`. Sometimes I find that what I wrote on question A contains material which is helpful for question B as well. If it's a sufficiently long answer, it might be helpful to link not to the answer itself, but rather to the specific section of the answer.
**Proposal:** Can headers double as link anchors, so that linking to, for instance, `/a/12345/1` links to the first heading, `/a/12345/2` links to the second heading, `/a/12345/1/1` links to the first subheading under the first heading, etc.? (Or at least just top-level headings?) Maybe similar for footnotes, where linking to `/a/12345/f1` links to the first footnote?
- <sup>Inspired by the [change log](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/39539#answer-39540) but certainly not limited to that one post.</sup>
- Many times I find myself writing an answer which goes on for quite a bit, and I find it natural to break it up with `# Headers`. Sometimes I find that what I wrote on question A contains material which is helpful for question B as well. If it's a sufficiently long answer, it might be helpful to link not to the answer itself, but rather to the specific section of the answer.
- **Proposal:** Can headers double as link anchors, so that linking to, for instance, `/a/12345#1` links to the first heading, `/a/12345#2` links to the second heading, `/a/12345/1#1` links to the first subheading under the first heading, etc.? (Or at least just top-level headings?) Maybe similar for footnotes, where linking to `/a/12345#f1` links to the first footnote?
#1: Initial revision
by
DonielF
·
2020-08-16T21:08:48Z (over 3 years ago)
Request: Headings and footnotes act as link anchors
<sup>Inspired by the [change log](https://meta.codidact.com/questions/39539#answer-39540) but certainly not limited to that one post.</sup> Many times I find myself writing an answer which goes on for quite a bit, and I find it natural to break it up with `# Headers`. Sometimes I find that what I wrote on question A contains material which is helpful for question B as well. If it's a sufficiently long answer, it might be helpful to link not to the answer itself, but rather to the specific section of the answer. **Proposal:** Can headers double as link anchors, so that linking to, for instance, `/a/12345/1` links to the first heading, `/a/12345/2` links to the second heading, `/a/12345/1/1` links to the first subheading under the first heading, etc.? (Or at least just top-level headings?) Maybe similar for footnotes, where linking to `/a/12345/f1` links to the first footnote?