Support for HTML interactive or inline output in .qmd file

[anbrav0]

Currently in Positron, when skimming through data, the output is shown in the console like so:

in RStudios, you have the option to view the data interactively, through inline like so:

I see an issue for future support HTML outputs in notebooks has been opened at #4018
and I understand there is continued talk about this function here #1533 and here #1418 and I think also relevant here #3718

I am wondering if similar inline output can be added to .qmd files?

Thank you to the team for all your work on this project!

Positron version

Positron Version: 2024.07.0 (system setup) build 2024.07.0-21
Code - OSS Version: 1.90.0
Commit: 82b335e27545e804b7fd806db00477a6eb49951d
Date: 2024-07-09T03:17:59.552Z
Electron: 29.4.0
Chromium: 122.0.6261.156
Node.js: 20.9.0
V8: 12.2.281.27-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

[juliasilge]

We don't have immediate plans for inline HTML output for Quarto, because that is the same as supporting general inline support. As of today, our recommendation is:

• If you want an inline experience, use .ipynb
• If you want a send-to-console experience, use .qmd

Like you found in those various discussions, people definitely have strong feelings about wanting the "other" option (whatever "other" means for them in particular) and it's really helpful for us to know what is most needed/preferred. During just our first few weeks of having Positron available, this is coming up as a really top priority from many users, which is really interesting and helpful for us in planning. We appreciate you and others sharing your preferences! 🙌

[stefanocoretta]

My deal breaker for switching to Positron is inline output support (whether it's code output, data, plots, anything else). My workflow really depends on it, so I wouldn't be able to get the most from Positron (although I would love to switch because the RStudio editor still does not correctly display certain characters, rstudio/rstudio#14900)