Pasting markdown tables into table cells are not recognized as separate table cells

Steps to reproduce

1. Create new table i.e. ⌘P then insert table
2. Copy&paste this code to the first table cell

| a   |
| --- |
| b   |

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

yes

Expected result

I should see

Actual result

I see

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.10
Installer version: v1.8.9
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 24.2.0: Fri Dec 6 18:51:28 PST 2024; root:xnu-11215.61.5~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8112 24.2.0
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Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 0
Plugins enabled: 0

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none


Additional information

When I copy a selection like


my clipboard content is

| a   |
| --- |
| b   |

I should be able to use that equivalent clipboard content copied from elsewhere like from automated tools/scripts. Now if I want Obsidian to handle pasting to separate cells, my clipboard content needs to originate within Obsidian. I consider this behavior as a bug.

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