Cannot fold multi-line list items in Reading view

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Create note with the following content:
1. First line
	1. Second line
2. First line
   Second line
3. First line
	1.  First line

Notice that the second item consists of two separate lines.

  1. Attempt to fold list item 2. in Reading view.

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

Y

Expected result

List item 2. is foldable, just like in Live Preview and Source views.

Actual result

List item 2. cannot be folded. The chevron button to the left of it is missing.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.7.7
Installer version: v1.7.7
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 20.6.0: Thu Jul 6 22:12:47 PDT 2023; root:xnu-7195.141.49.702.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64 20.6.0
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: dark
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
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thanks

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This issue prevents one of the few workarounds available for collapsible embeds:

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In Editing mode, when I click the triangle, everything folds under as expected.

Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 9.27.55 AM
Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 9.27.55 AM1920Ă—1444 165 KB

Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 9.27.56 AM
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The same page in Reading mode gives different results when I click the triangle. Only the bulleted items fold under, while the paragraphs stay out and unfolded.

Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 9.30.25 AM
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Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 9.30.27 AM
Screen Shot 2022-03-02 at 9.30.27 AM1920Ă—1429 155 KB

Obsidian v0.13.23 on MacOS Monterey, not using legacy editor

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+1 I’m having problems with folding lists also. They work as expected in editor, but not in preview.

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