Summary
- User clicks anywhere outside the orange boxes in the third/final step of the 'New Folder' workflow
- 'New Folder From Template' dialog disappears entirely
(Obs.: see Note for Triage below)
System details:
Positron and OS details:
Version: Positron Version: 2026.06.0 build 113
Code - OSS Version: 1.111.0
Commit: 8e13213c1debd76b5f0fa2ee3fb2f418e3c7fdeb
Date: 2026-05-19T17:52:52-06:00
Commit: 39.6.0
Date: 142.0.7444.265
Electron: 22.22.0
ElectronBuildId: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
Chromium: Darwin arm64 25.4.0
Node.js: undefined
V8: undefined
OS: undefined
Describe the issue:
New Folder workflow breaks when user clicks outside of dropdown. It happens for any of the 3 first templates (i.e., Python, R, or Jupyter Notebook). It breaks the initial workflow of the user.
Steps to reproduce the issue:
-
Open Positron.
-
Click New Folder.
-
Select any of the first 3 folder templates:
Python ProjectR ProjectJupyter Notebook
Underlying input element
<input
class="folder-template-input"
id="[X]"
tabindex="0"
type="radio"
value="Python Project"
name="templateType"
>
Where X is:
Python ProjectR ProjectJupyter Notebook
-
Click Next.
Underlying button element
<button
class="positron-button action-bar-button default"
role="button"
tabindex="0"
type="button"
>
Next
</button>
-
Enter a folder name.
Underlying input element
<input
class="text-input"
maxlength="229"
type="text"
value="Y"
>
Where Y = [project name].
-
Click Next.
-
Click on either dropdown:
- Environment creation dropdown
- Python version dropdown
Environment creation dropdown element
<button
class="positron-button drop-down-list-box"
role="button"
tabindex="0"
type="button"
>
<div class="title">
<div class="dropdown-entry">
<div class="dropdown-entry-title">uv</div>
<div class="dropdown-entry-subtitle">
Use uv to find a Python version locally (or install it if needed)
for the new environment
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div aria-hidden="true" class="chevron">
<div class="codicon codicon-chevron-down"></div>
</div>
</button>
Python version dropdown element
<button
class="positron-button drop-down-list-box"
role="button"
tabindex="0"
type="button"
>
<div class="title">
<div class="dropdown-entry" title="">
<div class="dropdown-entry-title">Python 3.14</div>
<div class="dropdown-entry-subtitle"></div>
<div class="dropdown-entry-group">uv</div>
</div>
</div>
<div aria-hidden="true" class="chevron">
<div class="codicon codicon-chevron-down"></div>
</div>
</button>
-
Click anywhere outside of the dropdown options, either inside or outside of the dialog modal.
-
Notice that the dialog (class="flow-step") disappears entirely and the workflow is lost.
Expected or desired behavior
Users should be able to dismiss an opened dropdown by clicking outside of it without closing the parent dialog or losing workflow state, including while interacting outside the modal during dropdown selection.
Summary
(Obs.: see Note for Triage below)
System details:
Positron and OS details:
Describe the issue:
New Folder workflow breaks when user clicks outside of dropdown. It happens for any of the 3 first templates (i.e., Python, R, or Jupyter Notebook). It breaks the initial workflow of the user.
Steps to reproduce the issue:
Open Positron.
Click
New Folder.Select any of the first 3 folder templates:
Python ProjectR ProjectJupyter NotebookUnderlying input element
Where
Xis:Python ProjectR ProjectJupyter NotebookClick
Next.Underlying button element
Enter a folder name.
Underlying input element
Where
Y = [project name].Click
Next.Click on either dropdown:
Environment creation dropdown element
Python version dropdown element
Click anywhere outside of the dropdown options, either inside or outside of the dialog modal.
Notice that the dialog (
class="flow-step") disappears entirely and the workflow is lost.Expected or desired behavior
Users should be able to dismiss an opened dropdown by clicking outside of it without closing the parent dialog or losing workflow state, including while interacting outside the modal during dropdown selection.