Hacktoberfest 2026: los issues que los mantenedores marcaron para octubre, abiertos y aptos para principiantes. Explorar issues de Hacktoberfest

Opening Find in an unrelated webview activates vscode-R and shows `R: (not attached)` in non-R workspaces

Abierto
#1,711 2 comentarios 0 reacciones 0 asignados Ver en GitHub

Los mantenedores suelen responder en 1 día

Nadie ha tomado este issue todavía.

Evaluación

Dificultad
3/5
Tiempo estimado
1-2 días
Aptitud para principiantes
55/100
Tipo de issue
Error
Claridad
Bastante claro
Estado de actividad
Tranquilo
Stack tecnológico
typescript, vscode

Línea de trabajo

Comienza con package.json y las contribuciones del menú editor/title para editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind; después, reproduce la activación desde una vista previa de Markdown usando el atajo de Find indicado. Comprueba exthost.log para ver el evento de activación; estará hecho cuando un webview no relacionado ya no active vscode-R ni muestre R: (not attached), mientras los webviews de R conservan su acción Find.

Escrito por el modelo de indexación a partir del texto del issue.

Descripción

bug confirmed

Describe the bug

The R extension activates and shows its session status bar item R: (not attached)
even in a workspace with no R files, simply because I triggered the Find widget
in an unrelated webview, such as a Markdown preview.

On my Windows machine, R itself is not installed at all — I only installed the
vscode-R extension. That alone is enough for R: (not attached) to show up once Find
is opened in an unrelated webview, so this is purely about extension activation, not
about any R file, R session, or R runtime.

The likely trigger is that package.json contributes the built-in command
editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind (titled "R: Find in WebView"). This command is
then used in editor/title menus gated by r.browser.active / r.helpPanel.active.

Since VS Code 1.74.0, a command contributed in package.json implicitly activates the
extension when that command is invoked. Because editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind
is the shared built-in webview Find command, invoking Find in any webview
(Markdown preview, release notes, etc.) activates vscode-R, not just R's own
help/browser panels.

Confirmed in exthost.log:

ExtensionService#_doActivateExtension REditorSupport.r, startup: false,
  activationEvent: 'onCommand:editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind'

To Reproduce

  1. Open a folder that contains no R-related files (.R, .Rmd, .Rproj, etc.).
  2. Open a webview-based editor with a Find widget, e.g. a Markdown preview.
  3. Focus that preview and press Cmd+F on macOS / Ctrl+F on Windows or Linux.
    In my environment, this invokes the built-in editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind.
  4. The vscode-R extension activates and R: (not attached) appears in the status
    bar, despite no R file or R session being present. It stays visible until the
    window is reloaded.

I have reproduced this on both macOS (Cmd+F) and Windows (Ctrl+F), so it does
not appear to be platform-specific.

Can you fix this issue by yourself? (We appreciate the help)

No, but I am happy to test a fix or provide more logs.

(If yes,) can we assist you with anything?

N/A

(If applicable) Please attach setting.json

On macOS, the only R setting I customized is:

"r.rpath.mac": "/usr/local/bin/R"

r.sessionWatcher is left at its default value, true.

On Windows, my settings.json has no r.* keys at all, and R is not installed.
Only the vscode-R extension is present. The bug still reproduces.

Expected behavior

The extension should not activate, and the session status bar item should not appear,
merely because Find was opened in an unrelated webview.

The "R: Find in WebView" action should be scoped to R's own webviews only, without
contributing the shared built-in webview Find command id in a way that causes global
activation from unrelated webviews.

Possible approaches:

  • avoid contributing the built-in command id editor.action.webvieweditor.showFind
    directly in contributes.commands;
  • use a vscode-R wrapper command that is only exposed for R webviews and internally
    calls the built-in Find command;
  • or hide the session status bar item unless an R-related editor, workspace, session,
    or webview is actually relevant.

This seems related in spirit to #1572 / #1579, where R UI was made conditional so it
does not appear in unrelated workspaces.

Screenshots

The status bar shows R: (not attached) in a workspace with no R files. I can attach
a screenshot if useful.

Environment (please complete the following information):

  • OS: reproduced on both macOS and Windows
  • VS Code Version: 1.122.1
  • R Version: N/A — reproduces with no R session involved. On Windows, R is not even
    installed; only the vscode-R extension is present.
  • vscode-R version: 2.8.8

Additional context

When r.sessionWatcher is enabled, which is the default, activation creates and shows
the session status bar item. Therefore, once vscode-R is activated by the unrelated
webview Find command, R: (not attached) remains visible for the rest of the window
session, even though the current workspace/editor is unrelated to R.

Lenguaje dominante
TypeScript
Estrellas
1.2k
Forks
139
Merge medio
23 h 31 min
PR fusionados (30 d)
13

Preparar el entorno

Primeros pasos

  1. Lee el issue completo y luego la guía de contribución del proyecto.
  2. Comenta en el issue que vas a ocuparte — evita que dos personas hagan lo mismo.
  3. Haz un fork del repositorio y trabaja en una rama.
  4. Abre un pull request que haga referencia al número del issue.

Más de REditorSupport/vscode-R

Todos los issues de REditorSupport/vscode-R

Issues similares

Más issues de TypeScript

Recibe los nuevos issues en tu correo

Un resumen breve de issues de GitHub para principiantes.