Auto block ID

Feature requests
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Get rid of em ugly block ids

I don’t see a reason why block IDs should be available to the end user to change, at least by default.

Proposed solution

As it works in headings, do the identification behind the scenes.

CSS Snippet

I currently hide them using this post. Nevertheless, it is visible and annoying.

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A few counterpoints to this:

  1. Block IDs can be set manually e.g. ^important or ^instructions , meaning they can serve a semantic purpose.
  2. Block IDs act as a pseudo-backlink, meaning they reveal that a block has been linked someplace else.
  3. Links to block IDs don’t (and won’t) get updated automatically when block ID is altered inline. One must right click a block ID and select Rename this block ID… for link(s) to it to get updated.
  4. Block IDs aren’t visible in reading view.

I do agree though that one should be able to hide them outright if one is so inclined.