Keyboard navigation breaks when "Editor/Properties in Document" set to "Source" or "Hidden"

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Sandbox Vault.
  2. Ensure editor mode is set to Live Preview.
  3. At top of a note, create frontmatter and add at least one property.
  4. Note that navigation with up and down arrows works reasonably.
  5. Go to settings.
  6. Set Editor/Properties In Document to Source or Hidden.
  7. Return to note. Attempt to navigate with up/down arrow keys between title, frontmatter, and note content.

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

Y

Expected result

I expect to be able to use the keyboard to navigate the note, frontmatter, and title properly.

Especially: In Source mode, I should be able to use the keyboard to navigate to the frontmatter in order to edit it, and the cursor should not just “vanish”, leaving me without a way to continue editing unless I use the mouse.

Actual result

In both Source and Hidden mode:

  • Cursor going up from content will skip jump straight to the title (skipping frontmatter in Source mode).
  • Cursor going down from title will vanish, forcing user to use mouse to get a cursor again.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.4
Installer version: v1.8.4
Operating system: Windows 11 Home 10.0.22631
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none


Additional information

This appears to be the return of a bug previously fixed in 1.4.9, based on this report in the bug graveyard https://forum.obsidian.md/t/v1-4-8-unable-to-go-from-note-body-to-properties-yaml-front-matter-using-vim-mode-or-keyboard-arrow-keys-when-properties-set-to-source-and-editor-in-live-preview/66716

I can reproduce the issue. Thanks! This will be fixed in the next build.

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