fix(web): refactor task list styles to follow GitHub standard

Fixes #5248

Complete refactor of task list CSS to follow GitHub's implementation
pattern for proper nested checkbox list support:

BEFORE (broken approach):
- Used flex layout on task list items
- Removed all padding with !important overrides
- Fought against natural HTML nesting structure
- Nested lists didn't indent properly

AFTER (GitHub-style approach):
- Uses standard block layout (not flex)
- Checkboxes positioned with negative margins (-1.4em)
- Nested lists inherit proper indentation via natural HTML structure
- Top-level lists: padding-left: 0
- Nested lists: padding-left: 1.5em

Key changes:
1. Removed flex layout that broke nesting
2. Applied GitHub's checkbox negative margin technique
3. Simplified selectors (removed ul.contains-task-list complexity)
4. Removed unnecessary !important overrides
5. Let CSS cascade naturally with HTML structure

Result: Nested markdown like this now renders correctly:
- [ ] Parent task
  - [ ] Child task 1
  - [ ] Child task 2

The refactored CSS is also 57 lines shorter and more maintainable.
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/* ========================================
* Task List Styles
* Based on GitHub's implementation for proper nesting
* ======================================== */
/* Task list containers */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list,
.prose ul.contains-task-list {
padding: 0 !important;
margin: 0.25rem 0 !important;
list-style: none !important;
margin-block-start: 0 !important;
margin-block-end: 0 !important;
margin-inline-start: 0 !important;
margin-inline-end: 0 !important;
padding-block-start: 0 !important;
padding-block-end: 0 !important;
padding-inline-start: 0 !important;
padding-inline-end: 0 !important;
/* Task list items - remove default list styling */
.markdown-content .task-list-item,
.prose .task-list-item {
list-style-type: none;
}
/* Remove pseudo-elements */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list::before,
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list::after,
.prose ul.contains-task-list::before,
.prose ul.contains-task-list::after {
display: none !important;
content: none !important;
/* Task list checkboxes - use negative margin for proper alignment */
.markdown-content .task-list-item > input[type="checkbox"],
.prose .task-list-item > input[type="checkbox"] {
margin: 0 0.2em 0.25em -1.4em;
vertical-align: middle;
}
/* Task list items */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item,
.prose ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item {
display: flex !important;
align-items: center !important;
gap: 0.375rem !important;
margin: 0.0625rem 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
line-height: 1.5rem !important;
list-style: none !important;
margin-block-start: 0 !important;
margin-block-end: 0 !important;
/* Paragraphs inside task items should not have extra margins */
.markdown-content .task-list-item > p,
.prose .task-list-item > p {
display: inline;
margin: 0;
}
/* Remove list item markers */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item::before,
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item::marker,
.prose ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item::before,
.prose ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item::marker {
display: none !important;
content: none !important;
/* Task list containers maintain standard list spacing */
.markdown-content .contains-task-list,
.prose .contains-task-list {
list-style: none;
padding-left: 0;
}
/* Task checkboxes */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item input[type="checkbox"],
.prose ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item input[type="checkbox"] {
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
flex-shrink: 0 !important;
width: 1rem !important;
height: 1rem !important;
vertical-align: middle !important;
}
/* Task item text */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item p,
.prose ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item p {
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
display: inline !important;
line-height: inherit !important;
}
/* All children */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item > *,
.prose ul.contains-task-list li.task-list-item > * {
margin: 0 !important;
}
/* Override parent space-y utility for task lists */
.markdown-content ul.contains-task-list + *,
.prose ul.contains-task-list + * {
margin-top: 0.25rem !important;
}
* + .markdown-content ul.contains-task-list,
* + .prose ul.contains-task-list {
margin-top: 0.25rem !important;
/* Nested task lists get proper indentation (standard list padding) */
.markdown-content .task-list-item .contains-task-list,
.prose .task-list-item .contains-task-list {
padding-left: 1.5em;
}
/* ========================================