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Add some useful commands to the left of the editor action bar
Related to #7270 and #7574 (we could make a little epic, if we like!)
In addition to those improvements to the editor action bar based on folks' feedback on it, we are going to add some useful commands to the left hand side of the editor action bar for regular source editors.
We don't have exactly what we want to do there laid out, but here are the suggestions:
- Run/Source File (move from right)
- Format document
- AI Assist
- Collapse all/expand all code folding
- Open in Data Explorer (if applicable such as CSV files)
What other commands would benefit from being surfaced on the editor action bar?
Can I ask for the Outline, currently resided in Sidebar, to be displayed in the Editor Action Bar. It will be similar to Rstudio, where you can toggle them on/off, also you have a longer vertical space to display. The default position is under the File Explorer, where you have to share the space, and looks very cluttered
Similar to the interface of Data Explorer, there are tabs to import data, filter rows and columns, generate new columns, modify existing columns, generate pivot tables, etc., each step constitutes a node of the workflow, and each node records the tidyverse code of the same operation, and the user can modify the tidyverse code of each node.
Verified Fixed
Positron Version(s) : 2025.07.0 (Universal) build 134
OS Version : macOS Sequoia 15.5
Test scenario(s)
- Data frames can be opened via variables pane
- CSV and parquet files can be opened natively (via DuckDB)
- Preview, split editor, and open in new window work for R markdown, quarto, html, and jupyter notebooks.
