JuliaPluto/Pluto.jl

Add clicking on the red/green cell status boxes in the Running code overview

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#3281 opened on Jun 26, 2025

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Description

I like that it is possible to click on the "Running code" boxes while the code is running to go to the currently running cell.

I would like it that, once the code has finished running, I can click on individual boxes (especially red ones) to be able to go to them and figure out/fix the error.

I have some rather long Notebooks (>50 cells, some cells quite long), and currently I just need to scroll through the notebook until I see red to find the errored cell/cells.

If it is not possible to implement this, clicking on the boxes bringing you to the first errored cell would also be quite helpful (esp due to the "Another cell defining x contains errors").

Thanks for the great project!

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feature
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3
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70
Research direction
Explore the Pluto.jl frontend codebase to locate the component responsible for the 'Running code' status boxes. Understand how click handlers currently work for navigating to running cells. Extend click behavior to work after execution, prioritizing errored cells. If challenging, implement the fallback: clicking any box navigates to the first errored cell.