Bugged inconsistent space indentation

Bug reports
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Steps to reproduce

  • Turn off the Tab Indentation and set Indentation size to 4
  • Create a list item, then add an indented child

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

For indentation to be 4 whitespaces, same as it is when indentation set to different values

Actual result

Actual indentation becomes “4 white space characters + a tab-sized gap that isn’t a character”

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Obsidian version: v1.5.12
	Installer version: v1.5.12
	Operating system: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed, 22 May 2024 13:47:12 +0000 6.6.31-2-lts
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	Insider build toggle: off
	Live preview: on
	Base theme: adapt to system
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Additional information

The issue illustrated:
screenshot_1716661874

However, when switching to Tab Indentation - the “gap” disappears (entire indentation is now a single tab character)
screenshot_1716661911

But oh, it gets weirder.

When 4 spaces indent is used, if there’s no text on the like (so, like after a line break when Smart Lists is turned off) - the cursor is actually correctly positioned at 4 spaces from the line start. But the moment any text is entered - the “gap” comes back.
screenshot_1716662040

When indent of 2 is used - the behaviour is 100% as expected, with no issues
screenshot_1716662094

And the cherry on this cake is - when the ident of 8 is used:
screenshot_1716662142
The result is IDENTICAL to setting indentation size to 4! (below for comparison)
screenshot_1716661874

What is even weirder is that when indentation set to 8 - attempting to enter 8 whitespaces manually results in the “gap” appearing by itself after 4 spaces are entered, and the remaining 4 spaces ended up across from it, resulting in indent of 12.
screenshot_1716662948

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This bug here is the reason why I stopped using Obsidian and went back to Sublime. It’s been like this for a while now, enabling tab based indentation doesn’t also help unless you set the tab length to exactly 4. Creating deeply nested lists results in absolute carnage of random amount of whitespace, even though the resulting file is indented correctly:

Screenshot 2024-07-10 at 12.50.44
Screenshot 2024-07-10 at 12.51.27

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