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Code cell action is no longer displayed
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Description
System details:
Positron and OS details:
Positron Version: 2025.09.0 (system setup) build 36
Code - OSS Version: 1.102.0
Commit: 86dc431391d9328549da3af92aaaf7b53151bdde
Date: 2025-08-08T04:01:06.576Z
Electron: 35.6.0
Chromium: 134.0.6998.205
Node.js: 22.15.1
V8: 13.4.114.21-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Session details:
R 4.4.2 and Python 3.12.10
Describe the issue:
Steps to reproduce the issue:
- Create a blank R file or Python file
- Add a code cell
Expected or desired behavior:
The code cell action like Run Code should appear
Were there any error messages in the UI, Output panel, or Developer Tools console?
No
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
Reproduce the issue by creating a blank R file and a blank Python file, then adding a code cell and comparing the UI with the attached screenshot. Confirm the code cell action, such as Run Code, is displayed in both cases and verify the behavior on the listed Positron and OS setup.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, r, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100