[X] iOS
Obsidian Mobile version: v1.4.2 and earlier
When I swipe down on a longer note on iPad, every few seconds the scroll movement stops abruptly.
Default theme, CSS deactivated, restricted mode on. Obsidian was killed and restarted before the test.
In this example I used a very long note to demonstrate, but it also happens with shorter notes.
Screenrecording:
Related bug report: [Bug] Tapping iOS status bar sometimes only scrolls partway to top
Confirmed.
I’ve never noticed it before because I tend to “refresh” the scroll with repeated swipes instead of waiting for it to stop.
additional info: There was an update some weeks ago which improved the rendering of markdown elements when scrolling fast. If I remember correctly, this improved the “abrupt-scroll-stop” behavior a lot.
I don’t think we are gonna do much more beyond that. This happens because the Live Preview is computed as you scroll.
I think a user doesn’t mind when the computation happens slow, but when the scrolling stops constantly, it feels broken.
A good workaround might be if the scrolling keeps going, and computing happens with a delay.
I think the issue is that Obsidian doesn’t know how far you can scroll until you’ve scrolled. It’s an interesting case for competing priorities, though. I also get caught by this behavior occasionally.