PDF export: italic isn't formatted when there's space between asterisks (nested bold in italic)

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open new note
  2. Try typing the three formats in the example below
  3. Export to PDF

Example:

	1. ***This is working*** (using asterisks, no space between begin/end asterisks)
	2. *This is not **working*** (using asterisks, space between first and last five asterisks)
	3. _This is **working**_ (using underscore, exactly the same as example 2 but working)

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

Yes

In a sandbox and a new vault.

Expected result

Text is italic

Actual result

Text isn’t italic when there’s space between asterisks

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.7.4
Installer version: v1.7.4
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 24.0.0: Mon Aug 12 20:49:48 PDT 2024; root:xnu-11215.1.10~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8103 24.0.0
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: none
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

Obsidian Live-Preview

PDF

this is not specific to PDF. this is a reading mode bug: