posit-dev / posit-dev/positron

Panel pops up after "Developer: Reload Window"

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area: layout area: ui bug
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Description

Positron Version:

2024.05.0 (Universal) build 1323

Steps to reproduce the issue:

This is similar to #2032 but fortunately not quite as bad.

  1. Choose one of the new layout presets, such as "Side-by-Side Layout"
  2. Run "Developer: Reload Window"

That pesky bottom panel pops up:

https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/assets/12505835/ab9bdcfc-1e77-4a50-bee5-11a48aed15b4

I am guessing related to #2033

What did you expect to happen?

I expected my layout choice to persist through a window reload.

Were there any error messages in the output or Developer Tools console?

None that look related

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Positron 2024.05.0 using a layout preset, then run “Developer: Reload Window” and inspect the layout and panel-state handling. Compare the behavior with related issues #2032 and #2033; done means the selected layout persists without the bottom panel appearing unexpectedly after reload.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
40/100

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