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Quarto Preview Uses WSL Terminal Instead of Local Windows Quarto Installation
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
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- Forks
- 62
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
On Windows machines, when WSL is installed and set as the default terminal in both VS Code and Positron--rendering Quarto previews seems to use the WSL terminal as opposed to powershell
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Research direction
The payload names no files, tests, or entry points. Reproduce on Windows with WSL set as the default terminal in VS Code or Positron, then compare preview behavior with the local Windows Quarto installation. Done means Quarto preview uses the local installation instead of the WSL terminal.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100