posit-dev / posit-dev/positron
Add "Open plot in new window" button for altair plots
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area: plots
bug
lang: python
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Type: Bug
Plot is neither showing open in new window when calling from selection window, nor showing such option in plot window.
Version: Positron 2025.11.0+27 (4a251754b08438b0e47dfcee4dc2e0f443b9471b, 2025-10-07T14:56:07.408Z)
Code - OSS version: VS Code 1.103.0
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H (12 x 2496) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 15.73GB (2.90GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Extensions (21)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| codesnap | adp | 1.3.4 |
| project-manager | ale | 12.8.0 |
| ruff | cha | 2025.28.0 |
| codeium | Cod | 1.48.2 |
| continue | Con | 1.3.21 |
| vscode-pull-request-github | Git | 0.116.1 |
| quarto-wizard | mca | 1.0.0 |
| pyright | ms- | 1.1.402 |
| black-formatter | ms- | 2025.2.0 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.14.1 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.7.0 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms- | 0.1.9 |
| vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms- | 0.1.6 |
| material-icon-theme | PKi | 5.27.0 |
| air-vscode | Pos | 0.18.0 |
| databot | pos | 0.0.30 |
| publisher | pos | 1.23.15 |
| quarto | qua | 1.126.0 |
| material-theme | zhu | 3.19.0 |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing an Altair plot from the selection window and checking the plot window behavior in Positron; done means an “Open plot in new window” option is available in both places and opens the plot in a separate window.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- jupyter, typescript
- Domain
- data-visualization, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100