posit-dev / posit-dev/positron

R: newline indentation is lost inside curly brackets

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area: formatting enhancement lang: r
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Description

Positron Version:

Positron Version: 2024.07.0 (Universal) build 67
Code - OSS Version: 1.91.0
Commit: 58e22e191273c6fcb403c458ddb3088b0b80dcd0
Date: 2024-07-18T04:44:17.582Z
Electron: 29.4.0
Chromium: 122.0.6261.156
Node.js: 20.9.0
V8: 12.2.281.27-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.5.0

Steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. create multiple new lines in curly brackets
  2. press up

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/83e3845a-0deb-41b2-8705-914ef8709e7c

What did you expect to happen?

For the indentation to remain in effect

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

Nope

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Positron 2024.07.0 using the reported steps: create multiple new lines inside curly brackets and press Up. Start by tracing the editor behavior responsible for indentation when moving upward, then verify that indentation remains in effect and that no regression appears in the reproduction case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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