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Quarto Preview Uses WSL Terminal Instead of Local Windows Quarto Installation

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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

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