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Attach an external terminal and send code there
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Description
From time to time, I need to work with an external terminal due to various accessibility and screen-reader compatibility issues. Would there be any way to attach R session to an external terminal and send R code from VSCode to the connected external terminal? I guess there is a way to start a listener in an external terminal to communicate with VSCode. It would be great if this feature could be considered adding for future release.
tmux would be an alternative workaround; however, it is quite tricky, especially on Windows unless we use WSL or msys2/Cygwin.
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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by investigating how the VS Code extension currently launches and communicates with R sessions, including whether external terminals are supported; define the connection and platform requirements before estimating implementation and tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, vscode
- Domain
- cli, developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100