First switch to preview does not open the document to the right location

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Steps to reproduce

Say I am working on a long note, and I am in Edit mode, and when I type Cmd+E the cursor jumps to the top. Typing Cmd+E again I get back to the Edit mode to the point I was before. Then typing Cmd+E the note goes back to Preview with the cursor positioned where I was in Edit mode.

Expected result

The cursor to stay at the same spot when switching between Edit and Preview.

Actual result

Typing Cmd+E again I get back to the Edit mode to the point I was before. Then typing Cmd+E the note goes back to Preview with the cursor positioned where I was in Edit mode.

I made a video, unfortunately a Gif would be 13 MB, so I saved it as an mp4 file. This forum does not accept the mp4 format, so you can view the file here.

Environment

  • Operating system: macOS 10.14
  • Obsidian version: 0.8.8

Additional information

This is an extremely annoying issue, and has been raised as a feature request here.

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We had this issue a while ago and it was fixed.
I can’t quite reproduce what you are describing however I notice one thing. There is delay the first time you do cmd-e (because the text hasn’t been rendered).
Try to hit cmd-e the first time and wait. Does it scroll to the right location after a delay?

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If this issue was fixed I did not notice it.

There are others who have the same problem - see here.

No, it does not, I have to do Cmd-E twice, as I show in the video I linked to.

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@Comandra_umbellata says he can’t reproduce it now. We’ll see if we can gather more reports to pinpoint where exactly the problem is.

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@WhiteNoise: in his initial comment above @ryanjamurphy links to a feature request that mentions the exact same problem, and that was in 0.6.5 !!

Here is the link.

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We are conflicting two separete things here.

  1. Switching to the right location in preview. (which is done, maybe there is bug?!?)
  2. Remembering the position in a document unpon closing and reopeing obsidian. (this is a feature request todo)
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@WhiteNoise: OK, fair enough. If there are others with my issue it’ll hopefully get fixed; if there aren’t I’ll have to live with it I guess.

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you can send me the file that is causing you problems, maybe I can reproduce with that.

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@WhiteNoise: it isn’t just 1 file, it is all my files. I’ll send you a file via a DM on Discord.

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I repro for the file you sent me. We’ll look into it.

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OK, thanks, I’ll await your findings.

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will be fixed in 0.8.11

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@WhiteNoise: thanks for the feedback. So, it is something in Obsidian, and not in the file. Phew ! I have a lot of notes in that collection.

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Not 100% sure about the rest of your vault, but we did manage to make it work for the file you sent me.