quarto-dev / quarto-dev/quarto
Custom defaults for new notebooks created through quarto vscode extension
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- TypeScript
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Description
Is it possible to specify some custom default metadata whenever I create a notebook through the quarto vscode extension?
e.g.
the current default is
---
title: "Untitled"
format: html
---
I would prefer to set it to
---
title: ""
author: Benjamin Doran
date: today
<etc. ...>
format: html
engine: julia
---
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Research direction
Start by locating the Quarto VS Code extension entry point that creates new notebooks and the code producing the default front matter. Check how extension settings are defined and tested, if present. Done means users can configure default notebook metadata, including fields such as author, date, format, and engine, and newly created notebooks use those defaults.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100