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Opening help file in web browser?
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Description
I am using this key binding to open help:
{
"key": "ctrl+f1",
"command": "r.helpPanel.openForSelection",
"when": "editorTextFocus && editorLangId == 'r' || editorTextFocus && editorLangId == 'rmd' || editorTextFocus && editorLangId == 'quarto'"
},
Using ctr + f1 when the cursor is over a function, this open the help file in a new panel inside VSCode. Is it possible to open it in a web browser? This is working if I type ?plot in the console.
So I guess the question is more, can I replace "command": "r.helpPanel.openForSelection" with something else so the help page open in my browser?
Thank you in advance
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Research direction
Start with the existing r.helpPanel.openForSelection command and compare it with the behavior seen when entering ?plot in the R console. Trace how the selected function's help page is opened, then make the browser-opening behavior explicit and verify that the same key binding opens help outside VS Code.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100