Why is Dokka and KDoc so Poorly Supported by IDEA?
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Why do we have to jump through hoops to get IDEA to generate HTML and GFM documentation for Kotlin? Given that Kotlin is JetBrain's language I would expect a "Generate KDoc" item under the Tools menu, with a dialog box presenting common options (location, GFM or HTML, Kotlin only or Kotlin and Java, etc.) If the project is using Maven or Gradle the POM / build.gradle.kts file should be automatically updated.
IDEA is a fantastic IDE, but in the area of Kotlin documentation support it has a glaring hole.
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