posit-dev / posit-dev/positron

R: Font difference between parameter documentation in Console vs Editor

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Description

Extracted from https://github.com/posit-dev/ark/pull/771

There is some difference between the font in the Console and the font in the Editor for parameter documentation

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55748160-9f91-4308-badb-765c4661b443

Interesting, in the Console it looks like it is trying to respect the editor.fontFamily, but in the Editor it does not (and probably should not? not sure.). Its easy to see if you set the editor font family to times new roman

Screenshot 2025-04-10 at 2 55 34 PM Screenshot 2025-04-10 at 2 55 44 PM

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Research direction

Compare the parameter documentation shown in the Console and Editor, using a non-default editor.fontFamily such as Times New Roman to reproduce the difference. Determine which font behavior is intended from the issue context, then verify that the documentation renders consistently with that behavior in both locations.

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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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