Line breaks will not automatically indent.

[JTCDCTWB]

In R language, when inputting parameters for a function, pressing Enter after each parameter will not automatically add indentation.

PixPin_2025-05-06_19-13-56.mp4

[juliasilge]

Thanks for this report, @JTCDCTWB! Can you share what version of Positron you are using? If you have the latest version, we now bundle air and the air extension. You can then set up "format on save" like so in your settings, which will automatically format your code every time you save:

{
    "[r]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": true
    }
}

Give that a try, and see what you think!

[andrewpbray]

I was able to get this working on Positron Version: 2025.05.0 (Universal) build 142 by adding this as .vscode/settings.json at the root of the folder.

{
    "[quarto]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": true
    },
    "[r]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": true
    }
}

Here's how it looks with:

1. line break
2. Save
3. Adding more arguments and saving after each one.

linebreak-indent.mov

A few differences that will take me some time to get used to:

1. This requires the extra step of saving to get the indentation I'm used to getting just by doing a line break.
2. The formatter only breaks up arguments across multiple lines when a single line gets too long. This is different from the way I'm accustomed to writing dplyr pipelines.

That said, I'm much happier with this solution rather than tabbing / spacing until everything looks just so! I guess the mantra I need to get into my head is: "save is the new line break".

[juliasilge]

You might check out the tidyverse blog post on Air to get a bit more perspective on how folks' workflows might change, now using this tool: https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02/air/

I will say that I really like not thinking about how my code is formatted and just leaving it up to Air! 😅

[JTCDCTWB]

Thank you for your attention.My Positron version is 103. At 2025-05-06 21:53:49, "Julia Silge" ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks for this report, @JTCDCTWB! Can you share what version of Positron you are using? If you have the latest version, we now bundle air and the air extension. You can then set up "format on save" like so in your settings, which will automatically format your code every time you save: { "[r]": { "editor.formatOnSave": true } } Give that a try, and see what you think! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[JTCDCTWB]

Thank you for your reply. I have already started using Air. 在 2025-05-07 21:29:29，"Julia Silge" ***@***.***> 写道： You might check out the tidyverse blog post on Air to get a bit more perspective on how folks' workflows might change, now using this tool: https://www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02/air/ I will say that I really like not thinking about how my code is formatted and just leaving it up to Air! 😅 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>