Software by Garrick Aden-Buie#
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Exploring Positron settings | Isabel Zimmerman & Davis Vaughan | Data Science Lab
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The Lab is an open, messy space for learning and asking questions. Think of it like pair coding with a friend or two. Learn something new, and share what you know to help others grow.
On this call, Libby Heeren is joined by Posit engineers Isabel Zimmerman and Davis Vaughan as they share some of their favorite settings in Positron, a super customizable data science IDE. Come laugh with us as we can’t seem to figure out that VSCode calls rainbow parentheses “bracket pair colorization”
Hosting crew from Posit: Libby Heeren, Isabella Velasquez, Daniel Chen, Isabel Zimmerman, Davis Vaughan
Resources from the hosts and chat: Install Positron: https://positron.posit.co/ Positron docs on keyboard shortcuts: https://positron.posit.co/keyboard-shortcuts.html Nathan Jeffery’s “click to open a .RDS file” keybinding: https://nathan-jeffery.netlify.app/blog/2025-08-26-read-rds-positron/ Positron R pipe setting (paste in browser and it’ll open in Positron): positron://settings/positron.r.pipe One of Dan Chen’s faves, the native tab feature in VSCode + Positron: https://lucasprag.com/posts/underrated-vscode-feature-native-tabs/ The list of RStudio keybindings that you get when you turn on RStudio keybindings in Positron: https://positron.posit.co/migrate-rstudio-keybindings.html Indent rainbow extension: https://open-vsx.org/extension/oderwat/indent-rainbow Rainbow brackets setting (paste in browser and it’ll open in Positron): positron://settings/editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled Setting hierarchy (User vs Workspace settings) in Positron: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings#_settings-precedence Rainbow CSV extension (not by Posit): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mechatroner.rainbow-csv Positron +1ePositron, an extension pack for dev and data science, by Garrick Aden-Buie: https://open-vsx.org/extension/grrrck/positron-plus-1-e Publishing from VS Code or Positron: https://docs.posit.co/connect/user/publishing-positron-vscode/ Posit Connect Cloud plans: https://connect.posit.cloud/plans Enter Folder extension that Libby mentions: https://open-vsx.org/extension/xiangda/enter-folder Catppuccin themes (shared by Rory Lawless, and now some of Libby’s favorites!): https://open-vsx.org/extension/Catppuccin/catppuccin-vsc
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Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Guest Introductions: Isabel and Davis 02:41 Positron Settings overview 04:11 How to enable “Format on Save” 04:34 “How do I open settings in JSON or UI?” 05:10 Auto Save on focus change 08:26 Enabling RStudio key bindings 09:28 “Why doesn’t the cursor move with code edits?” 12:18 User vs. Workspace settings 14:34 Creating and using Profiles 16:13 “Can I use the magrittr pipe with Control+Shift+M?” 17:23 Searching and managing keyboard shortcuts 19:42 Creating custom code snippets 21:31 The Indent Rainbow extension 24:04 Enabling rainbow parenthesis/brackets 25:08 Managing Python and R interpreters 26:32 Rearranging and hiding UI panes 28:04 Rainbow CSV and favorite extensions 29:26 Using the Enter Folder extension 31:05 Understanding the setting hierarchy 32:48 Adding symbols to Quick Open search 36:00 “Is there a way to shift focus using keyboard shortcuts?” 38:04 Modifying keybindings JSON for specific languages 39:20 “How do you find trustworthy extensions?” 43:11 “How can I publish to shinyapps.io from Positron?” 44:03 Deploying with Posit Publisher and Connect Cloud 48:32 Customizing themes with RainGlow extension 50:36 “Is there an Import Data Set wizard in Positron?” 53:01 Conclusion and community resources
Theming Made Easy: Introducing brand.yml (Garrick Aden-Buie, Posit) | posit::conf(2025)
Theming Made Easy: Introducing brand.yml
Speaker(s): Garrick Aden-Buie
Abstract:
brand.yml is an exciting new project from Posit that radically simplifies theming. Every data science tool supports some form of theme and appearance customization, but each app framework, output format, or visualization tool requires its own special syntax for theming.
The goal of brand.yml is to create a portable and unified interface for brand-related theming that can be used anywhere that data science artifacts are produced. As a collaboration between the Shiny and Quarto teams, brand.yml provides a single interface to setting baseline themes in reports and apps across the R and Python ecosystems.
In this talk, I’ll introduce brand.yml and showcase the many ways that brand.yml can bring consistent styles to your data science outputs.
Materials - https://github.com/gadenbuie/brand-yml-posit-conf-2025 Slides - https://pkg.garrickadenbuie.com/brand-yml-posit-conf-2025 posit::conf(2025) Subscribe to posit::conf updates: https://posit.co/about/subscription-management/
Next Generation Shiny Apps with {bslib}
In this workshop, led by Garrick Aden-Buie, a software engineer for Shiny at Posit, you will learn how to build Shiny apps using modern user interfaces and layouts with bslib, the next generation of Shiny UI. Garrick will guide you through creating stylish and convenient dashboard layouts and components, demonstrating how bslib can effectively replace shinydashboard. Additionally, you will explore innovative techniques for deploying Shiny apps using shinylive, enabling the creation of static sites that run entirely in the user’s browser without the need for a Shiny server.
Main Sections
00:00 Introduction 11:00 Shiny 14:57 How bslib started 18:29 Theming from start to advanced 22:19 College Scorecard Data 39:24 bslib layouts 01:20:25 Advanced layouts 01:49:18 Filling Layouts 02:42:09 Details on demand 02:50:01 New inputs 02:53:15 Wrap up
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Communicating Data Science with Shiny! 🚀 Garrick Aden-Buie #datascience #datavisualization #shiny
Ever seen this diagram? It’s from R for Data Science, outlining the journey of tackling new data problems.
1️⃣ Start: Import and tidy your data. 2️⃣ Cycle: Transform, visualize, and model your data. 3️⃣ Communicate: Share your findings.
But communication isn’t just the end—it’s an ongoing process! Shiny apps are your secret weapon for this.
Scenario 1: Quick Shiny app for colleague feedback ️ refine your work. Scenario 2: Small app grows into a full-featured web application.
From small, quick-use apps to robust final products, Shiny evolves with your project needs. Discover why Shiny is essential for every data scientist!
Get Started: https://shiny.posit.co #positshorts
epoxy: Super Glue for Data-driven Reports and Shiny Apps - posit::conf(2023)
Presented by Garrick Aden-Buie
R Markdown, Quarto, and Shiny are powerful frameworks that allow authors to create data-driven reports and apps. But truly excellent reports require a lot of work in the final steps to get numerical and stylistic formatting just right.
{epoxy} is a new package that uses {glue} to give authors templating superpowers. Epoxy works in R Markdown and Quarto, in markdown, LaTeX, and HTML outputs. It also provides easy templating for Shiny apps for dynamic data-driven reporting.
Beyond epoxy’s features, this talk will also touch on tips and approaches for data-driven reporting that will be useful to a wide audience, from R Markdown experts to the Quarto and Shiny curious.
Presented at Posit Conference, between Sept 19-20 2023, Learn more at posit.co/conference.#
Talk Track: Elevating your reports. Session Code: TALK-1155
