Mermaid rendering ignore UpdateElementStyle

[mipnamic]

Steps to reproduce

Create a block like the following:

C4Context
	title Example
	System(object, "Sample object")
	UpdateElementStyle(object, $fontColor="white", $bgColor="lightgrey")

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

Yes

Expected result

Text of the diagram should become “white”.

Actual result

Text shows in the default colour.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.3.5
Installer version: v1.3.4
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 22.5.0: Mon Apr 24 20:53:44 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8796.121.2~5/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 22.5.0
Login status: logged in
Catalyst license: none
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Legacy editor: off
Base theme: light
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

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Additional information

It doesn’t work locally nor in the published version on a site.

[Jopp]

Well, mermaid diagrams aren’t top priority and “just” an implementation of https://mermaid.js.org/.

In the meantime, we need to wait patiently for an updated version of mermaid diagrams in Obsidian. Also in my opinion, Mermaid diagrams should get more priority over other features.

[WhiteNoise]

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[WhiteNoise]

will be possible in v1.15. ETA unknown