Feature request: Support multiple list output in code chunk with Quarto inline output

[anbrav0]

System details:

Apple M3 Pro macOS Sequoia

Positron and OS details:

Version: Positron Version: 2026.06.0 build 54
Code - OSS Version: 1.111.0
Commit: 28182bd048d7e62291661384d1fde3f3d59c5ee3
Date: 2026-05-07T17:44:48-07:00
Commit: 39.6.0
Date: 142.0.7444.265
Electron: 22.22.0
ElectronBuildId: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
Chromium: Darwin arm64 24.6.0
Node.js: undefined
V8: undefined
OS: undefined

Session details:

R version 4.4.3 (2025-02-28)

Describe the issue:

Multiple list outputs are currently not supported in Quarto inline output code chunk.

Steps to reproduce the issue:

1. Open a Positron or an RStudios session
2. run any function that outputs multiple list objects inline or the following code

library(ggraph)
library(tidygraph)

graph <- as_tbl_graph(highschool) |> 
    mutate(Popularity = centrality_degree(mode = 'in'))

graph

4. observe difference in behavior (e.g., Positron output plain text while Rstudio supports multiple list outputs inline.

Expected or desired behavior:

Thank you so much for all the wonderful work in the Quarto inline output feature! In my workflows, I tend to work with objects that output multiple lists. Rstudios inline output capability in being able to interact with multiple list outputs is great as I am able to easily navigate between these multiple list outputs within the same code chunk. Attached is a video below demoing how certain objects output node and edge data for object of class "tbl_graph" "igraph" If this feature is already being tracked somewhere and I may have missed happy to follow it along there and close this one out! :-)

Take for example an object of class "tbl_graph" "igraph" and type "list" which I have included in a video demo below for both Rstudio and Positron behavior

Rstudio

rstudio-inline-multioutput-cap.mov

Positron

positron-no-multioutput-cap.mov

Were there any error messages in the UI, Output panel, or Developer Tools console?

NA

[juliasilge]

Thanks for outlining this feature request!