There's another issue with a more complete proposal
To save people from wondering, it was closed for abandonment and not completion:
> This feature request is being closed as our current focus isn't in this area.
> This feature request is being closed as our current focus isn't in this area.
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15029
You have to log in to read it unfortunately, but any gitlab.com account should work.