posit-dev / posit-dev/positron
Executing the last line in a file should insert _and_ move to the next line if the last line contained code
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Description
i.e. we currently have a behavior that inserts a new line and then purposefully avoids moving to the new line, but that is mainly useful if there is no code on the last line (so you avoid repeated new line insertions)
This affects both R and Python
https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/assets/19150088/2f2be91e-eb6a-4325-a8f3-5e66d5a52335
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Research direction
Reproduce the last-line execution behavior for both R and Python, using the attached video for context. Trace the editor's handling of execution at end of file and compare cases where the last line contains code versus no code. Done means executing code on the final line inserts a newline and moves to it, while an empty final line does not cause repeated insertions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, r, typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100