Steps to reproduce
Type the following in a note:
> Write (small) notes, using note sequences to develop an idea or topic
>
> Where possible or necessary (i.e., if an idea can be considered as “start” of a new note sequence, but does fit into the current linear argumentation), branch off a new idea-path
>
> Check if similar topic or “story line” has been written down elsewhere; if yes, add manual links / references
>
> Identify relevant notes that function as “starting” point and tag these notes
Expected result
Renders correctly in this forum software: (blank lines in the input show as blank lines in the output)
Write (small) notes, using note sequences to develop an idea or topic
Where possible or necessary (i.e., if an idea can be considered as “start” of a new note sequence, but does fit into the current linear argumentation), branch off a new idea-path
Check if similar topic or “story line” has been written down elsewhere; if yes, add manual links / references
Identify relevant notes that function as “starting” point and tag these notes
Actual result
It looks pretty much exactly like this:
Write (small) notes, using note sequences to develop an idea or topic Where possible or necessary (i.e., if an idea can be considered as “start” of a new note sequence, but does fit into the current linear argumentation), branch off a new idea-path Check if similar topic or “story line” has been written down elsewhere; if yes, add manual links / references Identify relevant notes that function as “starting” point and tag these notes
Here’s the source code displayed, retrieved from the developer tools using view as HTML on the blockquote element:
<blockquote>
<p>Write (small) notes, using note sequences to develop an idea or topic<br><br>
Where possible or necessary (i.e., if an idea can be considered as “start” of a new note sequence, but does fit into the current linear argumentation), branch off a new idea-path<br>
.<br>
Check if similar topic or “story line” has been written down elsewhere; if yes, add manual links / references<br>
.<br>
Identify relevant notes that function as “starting” point and tag these notes</p>
</blockquote>
Manually editing the HTML in the developer pane to include an extra <br> in each line causes it to render correctly.
Until this is fixed I’m using a hacky workaround of typing . in each blank line to simulate the blank lines. It’s not the end of the world, but it is a little bit annoying.
> Write (small) notes, using note sequences to develop an idea or topic
> .
> Where possible or necessary (i.e., if an idea can be considered as “start” of a new note sequence, but does fit into the current linear argumentation), branch off a new idea-path
> .
> Check if similar topic or “story line” has been written down elsewhere; if yes, add manual links / references
> .
> Identify relevant notes that function as “starting” point and tag these notes
The alternative is to use separate block quote sections for each paragraph which disrupts the flow of thought in the quote by making them appear to be separate quotes.
Environment
- Operating system: MacOS 10.15.7
- Obsidian version: 0.10.1
Additional information
This is not a request for arbitrary blank lines to render in output.
Only that a single blank line indicating a separation between paragraphs within a block quote should render as a corresponding blank line in the preview output.