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-name: "Bug report"
-about: Report an error or unexpected behavior you saw while using this package
-title: ""
-labels: ""
-assignees: ""
----
-
-<!--
-Welcome to the quarto GitHub repo!
-
-We are always happy to hear feedback from our users.
-
-To file a _bug report_, please follow these instructions carefully: <https://yihui.org/issue/#bug-reports>
-
-Also, please complete and keep the checklist below in your issue. This helps you know what to check for opening a good issue report. It also helps know that you've have done the common steps that can solve your potential issue.
-
-At last, if you have posted the same issue elsewhere, please mention it here, with a link to the other issue.
-
--->
-
-## Checklist
-
-When filing a _bug report_, please check the boxes below to confirm that you have provided us with the information we need. Have you:
-
-- [ ] [formatted your issue](https://yihui.org/issue/#please-format-your-issue-correctly) so it is easier for us to read?
-
-- [ ] included a minimal, self-contained, and reproducible example?
-
-- [ ] documented the quarto version you're running, by providing the output produced by `quarto check` in a terminal in your issue?
-
-- [ ] documented the RStudio IDE version you're running (if applicable), by providing the value displayed in the "About RStudio" main menu dialog?
-
-- [ ] documented which operating system you're running? If on Linux, please provide the specific distribution as well.
-
-- [ ] upgraded to the latest version, including your versions of R, the RStudio IDE, and relevant R packages?
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+name: Bug report
+description: Report an error or unexpected behavior you saw while using this package
+labels: [bug]
+
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Welcome to the quarto GitHub repo!
+        We are always happy to hear feedback from our users.
+
+        To file a _bug report_, please follow these instructions carefully: <https://yihui.org/issue/#bug-reports>
+        Also, please complete and keep the checklist below in your issue. This helps you know what to check for opening a good issue report. It also helps know that you've have done the common steps that can solve your potential issue.
+        At last, if you have posted the same issue elsewhere, please mention it here, with a link to the other issue.
+  - type: textarea
+    attributes:
+      label: Bug description
+      description: Please describe the bug.
+      placeholder: |
+        You can include markdown code blocks which includes code blocks like this:
+
+        ````md
+        ```py
+        print("Hello Quarto!")
+        ```
+        ````
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    attributes:
+      label: Checklist
+      description: |
+        When filing a _bug report_, please check the boxes below to confirm that you have provided us with the information we need. Have you:
+      options:
+        - label: "[formatted your issue](https://yihui.org/issue/#please-format-your-issue-correctly) so it is easier for us to read?"
+        - label: included a minimal, self-contained, and reproducible example?
+        - label: documented the quarto version you're running, by providing the output produced by `quarto check` in a terminal in your issue?
+        - label: documented the RStudio IDE version you're running (if applicable), by providing the value displayed in the "About RStudio" main menu dialog?
+        - label: documented which operating system you're running? If on Linux, please provide the specific distribution as well.
+        - label: upgraded to the latest version, including your versions of R, the RStudio IDE, and relevant R packages?