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VS Code Extension: Drop `.qmd` from text selection when saving a document created with Quarto: New Quarto Document
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- TypeScript
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Description
Minor annoyance, but when I save a document created with "Quarto: New Document" the default selection for editing the filename includes the extension .qmd:
It's very unlikely I'd use any other extension so perhaps it could be dropped from the selection like the .R when I create a file via "R: New R File":
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Research direction
Start at the VS Code extension entry point for the "Quarto: New Document" command and trace how the new filename is selected when the document is saved. Compare its behavior with the referenced "R: New R File" flow; done means the default selection excludes .qmd while retaining the filename.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100