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Can't find pdf encoding under Windows
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Description
System details:
Positron and OS details:
Positron Version: 2025.09.0 (system setup) build 139
Code - OSS Version: 1.103.0
Commit: 30e3d0a74e09a0f6640929822cb57a326671360e
Date: 2025-08-29T18:46:05.223Z
Electron: 37.2.3
Chromium: 138.0.7204.100
Node.js: 22.17.0
V8: 13.8.500258-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Session details:
R 4.2.2
Describe the issue:
Calling pdf() function in R gives an error, which does not occur when running in a normal R terminal session.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the R pdf() call in Positron on Windows and compare its behavior with the same call in a normal R terminal session. Use the attached error as the failure reference; done means PDF output works in Positron without the reported encoding error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- r
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100