Issue with Nested List Indentation and Style in v1.8.10

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1

What I’m trying to do

I’m experiencing an issue with how nested lists are rendered in Obsidian, and I’m hoping someone can shed some light on it.

The Problem

When I’m in a list and press Tab to create a sub-list item (a nested item), its indentation and style appear to be broken.


- a
    	- ????
- b
    	-

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Expected Behavior:

I expect the sub-list item to be indented correctly with the proper bullet point, like this:

- Parent item
  - Child item

ENV

  • Mac
  • v1.8.10

Things I have tried

  • Disable all third parties plugins.
  • Restart the Application.
2

You have indented twice instead of once, and the extra indent makes it a code block. Unindent it once.

3

I confirmed that I pressed the TAB key only once, but it appeared to be twice. You can see the video I recorded below. @CawlinTeffid

4

Strange. Do you see the same double tab behavior after turning on Settings > Community Plugins > Restricted Mode?

If that doesn’t help, does it behave the same in other apps? If so, maybe the tab key needs to be cleaned, or there is some system-level issue.