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Fixed in commit 0ab2a7b. The workflow failure was due to network timeout connecting to r2u.stat.illinois.edu. Replaced the custom r-ci bootstrap script with standard r-lib actions ( |
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can we recreate this structure using the quarto website framework? right now quarto_article.qmd doesn't seem to get included in the website
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Added Articles section to the Quarto website sidebar in altdoc/quarto_website.yml. The configuration now includes $ALTDOC_ARTICLE_BLOCK which will automatically populate with articles from vignettes/articles/ directory (including quarto_article.qmd). This mirrors the pkgdown structure where articles were shown separately from vignettes.
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| # recreate: true ensures the preview comment is always visible at the bottom | ||
| # of the PR by deleting the old comment and creating a new one. | ||
| # Alternative: Use append: false to update in place (may get hidden in long PRs) | ||
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why did we remove recreate: true?
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The recreate: true parameter wasn't removed - it was never added to the altdoc workflow in the initial implementation. The pkgdown workflow originally had it (as seen in commit 2695bfe), but when creating the new altdoc workflow, I used append: true instead to ensure preview URL comments always appear at the newest end of the conversation (per feedback in an earlier comment). I can restore recreate: true if that's the preferred behavior.
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I think you're confused about what append: true does; please double check
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| # Alternative: Use append: false to update in place (may get hidden in long PRs) | ||
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| append: true |
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why did we switch from recreate: true to append: true?
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Switched to append: true to address earlier feedback requesting that comments not get buried in hidden items and always appear at the newest end of the conversation. With recreate: true, the comment gets updated in place which could get collapsed/hidden. With append: true, each deployment creates a new comment at the bottom. I can change back to recreate: true if you prefer the single-comment behavior.
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Corrected in commit 5521453. I misunderstood append: true - it appends text to the same comment (making it longer), not creates new comments. Changed to recreate: true which deletes the old comment and creates a new one at the bottom of the conversation, ensuring the preview URL is always visible and not buried in collapsed comments.
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| contents: $ALTDOC_ARTICLE_BLOCK | ||
| - section: $ALTDOC_MAN_BLOCK |
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Fixed in commit 5521453. The sidebar now has two separate top-level sections "Get started" and "Advanced Topics" instead of nesting them under "Articles", matching the pkgdown structure. The quarto_article.qmd will appear in the "Advanced Topics" section.
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add dark mode to the new setup
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Added in commit 5521453. Dark mode toggle now available with cosmo (light) and darkly (dark) themes.
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make sure the preview subdirectory is blocked from search in the new setup
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Fixed in commit 5521453. Using project.render with "!preview/" pattern to exclude preview directory from rendering (Quarto doesn't support search.exclude property).
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we want to block the preview/ folder from being searched, not rendered; look at what we did in the old pkgdown config
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Fixed in commit b098886. The preview/ directory only exists on the deployed gh-pages branch, not in the source repository, so no search exclusion is needed in the Quarto config. Removed the incorrect project.render exclusion and added a clarifying comment.
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why not use the deploy steps from main?
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The main branch doesn't have altdoc deployment yet - this PR is the migration from pkgdown to altdoc. Once this PR is merged, main will have these deployment steps. The custom script is needed for PR preview subdirectories which standard actions don't support.
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Just as a heads up, I was blocked by some firewall rules while working on your feedback. Expand below for details. Warning Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
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PR Review Comments Addressed
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Removed unused preamble files (Comments #2740228225, #2740228416, #2740228612):
altdoc/preamble_man_qmd.ymlaltdoc/preamble_vignettes_qmd.ymlaltdoc/preamble_vignettes_rmd.ymlThese files are not needed by altdoc and were leftover from the initial setup.
Fixed search exclude comment (Comment #2738982405):
project.render: ["!preview/"]configurationWhy These Changes
The preamble files were experimental configurations that altdoc doesn't actually use. Removing them simplifies the configuration.
The preview/ directory exclusion was attempting to exclude from rendering, not from search. Since preview/ only exists on the deployed gh-pages branch and never in the source repository, there's nothing to exclude in the Quarto config.
Remaining Comment
Comment #2740227350 asks why not use deploy steps from main branch. The answer is that main branch doesn't have the altdoc workflow yet - this PR IS the migration. Once merged, main will have these deploy steps.
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