How to embed figures from .qmd files?

[mpf]

Description

[This is a follow-up to this question on embeds, which went unresolved. Link to MWE at end of post.]

According to the documentation for embedding from Quarto documents, it should be possible to embed figures generated from within other qmd files, eg,

index.qmd:

---
title: "Quarto MWE"
format: html
---

```{julia}
#| echo: true  # <-- preview throws error if 'false'
#| label: fig-index-plot
#| output: true
#| fig-cap: "A plot of the sine function"
using Plots
plot(sin, -2π, 2π)
```

about.qmd:

---
title: "About"
format: html
---

{{< embed index.qmd#fig-index-plot >}}

But when I do this, the embed reproduces the code but not the figure, eg,

Moreover, setting echo: false in the source cell causes preview to throw an error:

Rendering qmd embeds
[1/1] index.qmd

Executing 'index.ipynb'
  Cell 1/1: 'fig-index-plot'...Done

ERROR: The cell fig-index-plot does not exist in notebook

Stack trace:
    at file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:69687:23
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at notebookMarkdown (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:69684:40)
    at eventLoopTick (ext:core/01_core.js:183:11)
    at async replaceNotebookPlaceholders (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:69628:32)
    at async renderPandoc (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:69987:28)
    at async Object.onRender (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:77261:36)
    at async renderFileInternal (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:77238:17)
    at async renderFiles (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:77062:17)
    at async renderProject (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:77389:25)

1. Is it possible to include figures (but not code) from other qmd files?
2. Is it possible to hide the code in the source qmd file?

Here's a repo with a minimal working example, and also quarto version I'm using:

• github repo
• Quarto version 1.4.549

[mcanouil]

It seems like a bug, but you should not use keep-ipynb to embed the notebook.
This file is an intermediary file. keep- options are for debugging.
If you want to use a Jupyter Notebook out of a Quarto document, set ipynb as format.

Regarding your error message when using the Jupyter Notebook, since the cells were not executed, there is nothing in it you can use to embed.

ERROR: The cell fig-index-plot does not exist in notebook

I opened an issue:

• Embed does not include the figures generated by Julia #8472