# Tooling

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## [Kernel dying](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/kernel-dying/13627)

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**Author:** [@leclere](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/leclere)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/kernel-dying/13627 "2018-08-17T13:56:12Z")

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Hello, I have been having some difficulties using JuliaBox recently : my kernels crash on login or first run. I have no definite pattern but it has happened : on chrome (on Linux), connecting from github and gmail, b…

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## [Dead Kernel error JuliaBox.com](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dead-kernel-error-juliabox-com/14163)

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**Author:** [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dead-kernel-error-juliabox-com/14163 "2018-08-27T23:58:10Z")

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I am using Juliabox.com and when I start a notebook (using v0.6.2 my only option), it shows a popup saying Kernel Retarting The kernel appears to have died. It will restart automatically. I can’t seem to use Juliabo…

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## [Beginning a project to automatically convert scripts to "Package style"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/beginning-a-project-to-automatically-convert-scripts-to-package-style/62558)

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**Author:** [@emsal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/emsal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/beginning-a-project-to-automatically-convert-scripts-to-package-style/62558 "2021-06-08T12:49:54Z")

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heya, I’ve done a small little script that parses all the using expressions in a path (directory or file) and adds the packages them to your directory’s Project.toml using Pkg.add : GitHub - emsal0/PackageStyle.jl: Turn …

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## [Julia Development on Mobile (Android)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-development-on-mobile-android/62543)

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**Author:** [@Rabioli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Rabioli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-development-on-mobile-android/62543 "2021-06-08T00:04:45Z")

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For a personal project I want to practice and use Julia as the programming language to compose and create a mobile app on android, I am not sure where or how to even begin or if there is even any package oriented or desi…

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## [Help with Weave.jl for Julia Markdown in VS](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-weave-jl-for-julia-markdown-in-vs/62508)

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**Author:** [@ChiaraS](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChiaraS)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-weave-jl-for-julia-markdown-in-vs/62508 "2021-06-07T21:07:53Z")

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Hello everyone, Im trying to markdown my Julia code for a paper in Visual Studio. But I cant seem to get the weave.jl package properly working. I am lost at how to correctly set the normpath. I have looked up the docume…

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## [Pkg.status returns nothing (when running in jupyter notebook)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-status-returns-nothing-when-running-in-jupyter-notebook/62545)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-status-returns-nothing-when-running-in-jupyter-notebook/62545 "2021-06-07T21:04:12Z")

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I’m running a jupyter notebook in a folder in which I both have a Manifest.toml and a Project.toml file. When I run using Pkg Pkg.status() the output is nothing. If I start a julia session from the same folder (and run…

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## [Cross platform package and package naming guidelines](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cross-platform-package-and-package-naming-guidelines/62506)

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**Author:** [@pbayer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pbayer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cross-platform-package-and-package-naming-guidelines/62506 "2021-06-07T19:29:51Z")

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I would like to create Github-repo erjulix for a package Erjulix which makes it possible to send messages/data from Erlang/Elixir to Julia and back and call functions or eval expressions cross-platform. The functionality…

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## [VS Code: cannot see plots or click on them in the new Plot Navigator](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-cannot-see-plots-or-click-on-them-in-the-new-plot-navigator/62534)

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**Author:** [@DenisTitov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DenisTitov)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-cannot-see-plots-or-click-on-them-in-the-new-plot-navigator/62534 "2021-06-07T17:51:51Z")

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I can only see plot names in the new plot navigator. I cannot see actual plots and I cannot click on them. Am I missing something? I assumed I was supposed to see plots and be able to click on them for easier navigatio…

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## [Inconsistent Figure size when using Plots and gr()](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inconsistent-figure-size-when-using-plots-and-gr/62490)

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**Author:** [@loki](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/loki)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/inconsistent-figure-size-when-using-plots-and-gr/62490 "2021-06-07T15:02:49Z")

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Hello, Recently I’ve been running into an issue regarding the size of a figure being inconsistent when I use Plots.jl and gr() as the back-end. Essentially the issues is that when I try to plot anything it appears very …

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## [Jupyter cannot create Julia notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-cannot-create-julia-notebook/62452)

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**Author:** [@Gilles\_Dubois](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gilles_Dubois)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jupyter-cannot-create-julia-notebook/62452 "2021-06-06T19:14:43Z")

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Hi everybody ! I’m a new Julia user with great experience in Python. Nevertheless I wrote already around 200 programs, mainly translations of previous Python counterparts. I’m under linux mint 20. i installed julia f…

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## [Endup file : executing automatically a piece of code ending Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/endup-file-executing-automatically-a-piece-of-code-ending-julia/62384)

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**Author:** [@aitzkora](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/aitzkora)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/endup-file-executing-automatically-a-piece-of-code-ending-julia/62384 "2021-06-04T14:19:41Z")

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Hi, Is there any mechanism like startup.jl to execute some code but instead at the beginning of julia REPL execute that code when closing the REPL. Indeed with the lack of support of history saving in IJulia, I want to …

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## [Use of references in Julia notebook files (via binder) to the original documentation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-of-references-in-julia-notebook-files-via-binder-to-the-original-documentation/62385)

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**Author:** [@bennibolm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bennibolm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/use-of-references-in-julia-notebook-files-via-binder-to-the-original-documentation/62385 "2021-06-04T11:18:22Z")

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Hello, I want to set up some tutorials for my repository. I’m using Literate.jl to get the markdown and notebook files from a Julia file. I want to start the notebook files with binder and I don’t see any other solution…

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## [Sudden Falure to Precompile DifferentialEquations and Sundials](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sudden-falure-to-precompile-differentialequations-and-sundials/62317)

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**Author:** [@CosmoProf](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CosmoProf)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sudden-falure-to-precompile-differentialequations-and-sundials/62317 "2021-06-04T09:15:49Z")

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Hi, after running well for months, my Julia programs suddenly cannot precompile DifferentialEquations or Sundials anymore, which is a fatal problem for my programs. I don’t know what triggered Julia to try (and fail) to…

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## [Using PokeApi in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-pokeapi-in-pluto/62295)

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**Author:** [@alvarmaciel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/alvarmaciel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-pokeapi-in-pluto/62295 "2021-06-03T11:17:20Z")

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Hi to all, I’ve wondering if there is a way or a proper way to use the PokeApi in Julia, specifically in Pluto. If there is, can you give me some hints to investigate. Thanks!

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## [Adding package issue with Julia and VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-package-issue-with-julia-and-vs-code/62302)

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**Author:** [@Prani\_Nalluri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Prani_Nalluri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-package-issue-with-julia-and-vs-code/62302 "2021-06-02T21:35:13Z")

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Julia was working well on my computer until about last month. It appears that adding packages in the code throws an error. Adding a package in the Julia REPL window in VS Code throws no errors. However, running the actua…

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## [Structure that creates thread-specific global variables](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/structure-that-creates-thread-specific-global-variables/62287)

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**Author:** [@jessymilare](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jessymilare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/structure-that-creates-thread-specific-global-variables/62287 "2021-06-02T16:02:45Z")

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Often, we need to create some global variable whose value is different for each thread. This is often needed for storing some mathematical context variable (like precision, rounding, RNG, etc). Usually, this code patter…

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## [Setting the value of an input](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-the-value-of-an-input/62248)

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**Author:** [@scotts](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/scotts)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-the-value-of-an-input/62248 "2021-06-02T04:43:21Z")

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Ok, this seems like a really simple question but I’m stuck. How do I set the value of PlutoUI select input programmatically, based on the value of another select input So for example, I have inputs: begin Rots = \["WC"…

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## [Debugging in VS Code suddenly stopped working](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugging-in-vs-code-suddenly-stopped-working/56625)

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**Author:** [@lpratafe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lpratafe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugging-in-vs-code-suddenly-stopped-working/56625 "2021-06-02T01:36:56Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m having some trouble debugging my julia code in VS Code and it’s getting me out of my mind. It possibly is because I don’t understand quite exactly how debugging works (I’ve searched for it but didn’t get…

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## [Installing juno in atom](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-juno-in-atom/62032)

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**Author:** [@Deepa](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Deepa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/installing-juno-in-atom/62032 "2021-05-30T09:08:13Z")

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Hi All, Kindly excuse me if this is not the right place to post this question I am trying to install juno in atom and I am facing the following error /lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version \`CXXABI\_1.3.9' not found (required b…

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## [WebIO JupyterLab not compatible?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/webio-jupyterlab-not-compatible/61938)

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**Author:** [@PaulN](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PaulN)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/webio-jupyterlab-not-compatible/61938 "2021-05-27T15:17:23Z")

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I cannot seem to install WebIO for jupyterlab 3.0.0. Is there a fix for this? I get an incompatibility error.

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## [Dpi parameter controlling size of plot display in Jupyter Notebook?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dpi-parameter-controlling-size-of-plot-display-in-jupyter-notebook/61750)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dpi-parameter-controlling-size-of-plot-display-in-jupyter-notebook/61750 "2021-05-27T15:04:00Z")

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I’ve encountered some weird behavior when using Plots.jl. I’d like to know if this is a bug. Consider the following code: using Plots; gr() x = collect(0:0.1:50) y = sin.(x) plot(x,y, dpi = 50) With dpi = 50 the plot l…

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## [Vscode: how to generate a list of all variables used in code?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-how-to-generate-a-list-of-all-variables-used-in-code/61267)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vscode-how-to-generate-a-list-of-all-variables-used-in-code/61267 "2021-05-27T08:09:51Z")

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Hallo, I am starting to document a large program SoilWater-ToolBox, is there a way to generate a list of the all the variables used in the program ? I am using DocumenterDocumenter.jl Many thanks for any help you may p…

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## [Developing Julia modules with Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/developing-julia-modules-with-pluto/61862)

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**Author:** [@Ngoc-Duc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ngoc-Duc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/developing-julia-modules-with-pluto/61862 "2021-05-27T08:04:25Z")

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I noticed that in pluto notebooks, there are always 2 imported packages: Markdown and InteractiveUtils. But if we want to use those notebooks as modules, we really dont need them at all. Why they are not commented like t…

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## [Libiconv artifact not available on storage servers?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/libiconv-artifact-not-available-on-storage-servers/61878)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Stapleton](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Samuel_Stapleton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/libiconv-artifact-not-available-on-storage-servers/61878 "2021-05-26T21:36:01Z")

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I noticed that Libiconv v1.16.1+0 artifacts don’t appear to be available on the storage servers. For example, https://us-east.storage.juliahub.com/artifact/644f24d4876309d0b771bdad3cbd7ca58f8f24d4 Is this to be expected…

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## [GitHub Actions: Cairo fails to build](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-actions-cairo-fails-to-build/61826)

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**Author:** [@MA\_Laforge](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MA_Laforge)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/github-actions-cairo-fails-to-build/61826 "2021-05-26T15:13:05Z")

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Can’t figure out why. There appears to be issues compiling HarfBuzz\_jll , Pango\_jll , then eventually Cairo. Here is a link to a sample run demonstrating this issue: → https://github.com/ma-laforge/InspectDR.jl/runs/2…

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## [Julia VS Code: Get output in file rather than in the console](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vs-code-get-output-in-file-rather-than-in-the-console/61846)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-vs-code-get-output-in-file-rather-than-in-the-console/61846 "2021-05-26T11:09:33Z")

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Hello, when I run a line using Alt+Enter in VS Code I get the output in the Julia Console. I know there’s an option to instead get it to display in-line in the file, but I cannot find it. What is the option called?

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## [How do I populate select dropdown from an array of strings?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-populate-select-dropdown-from-an-array-of-strings/61757)

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**Author:** [@scotts](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/scotts)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-populate-select-dropdown-from-an-array-of-strings/61757 "2021-05-25T11:51:42Z")

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I have an array of strings that I want to use to populate an input select dropdown element in Pluto. Without any detailed documentation I’ve been really struggling. So far, I have found only one way to create the dropdo…

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## ["Next" and "Previous" Buttons in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/next-and-previous-buttons-in-pluto/61363)

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**Author:** [@Jakob](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jakob)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/next-and-previous-buttons-in-pluto/61363 "2021-05-24T08:37:51Z")

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Hi all, I’d like to set an array index with a simple widget in Pluto via @bind but instead of a slider I’d like to use “next” and “previous” buttons. Does anyone know how to do that?

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## [Franklin and Pluto play smoothly together (not quite yet)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/franklin-and-pluto-play-smoothly-together-not-quite-yet/61002)

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**Author:** [@Iagoba\_Apellaniz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Iagoba_Apellaniz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/franklin-and-pluto-play-smoothly-together-not-quite-yet/61002 "2021-05-24T06:03:02Z")

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I really :heart: Pluto.jl as I :heart: Franklin.jl too. Wouldn’t be wonderful if both frameworks have more things in common? Franklin uses markdown to create static websites at the same time that can run julia code and …

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## [Can i convert pluto.jl file into progressive web app(pwa)?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-convert-pluto-jl-file-into-progressive-web-app-pwa/61703)

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**Author:** [@Ravinder\_Ram](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ravinder_Ram)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-i-convert-pluto-jl-file-into-progressive-web-app-pwa/61703 "2021-05-24T03:57:50Z")

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i want to know how add javascript to pluto.jl and make user interface like a gradio in python and pwa?

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