New line unintentionally with empty line in list in markdown editor

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Operating system

Windows

Joplin version

3.1.24

Desktop version info

Joplin 3.1.24 (prod, win32)

Client-ID: 3788d6ad6af14fb1b97ca621ba408714
Sync-Version: 3
Profil-Version: 47
Unterstützter Schlüsselbund: Ja

Revision: d581264

Backup: 1.4.2
Journal: 1.2.0

Sync target

Joplin Cloud

Editor

Markdown Editor

What issue do you have?

I use lists with indents in the Markdown editor, which I organize in groups with empty lines in between. Now when I start a new line with Enter, Joplin randomly inserts empty lines between the old and new lines. This is extremely annoying. I tried to find an entry about this in the forum. Either I didn't search properly or no one has yet recognized this behavior as a problem and reported it. Up until the previous version, Joblin did exactly what I wanted: Enter made a new line without any independent interpretation of whether or not there should be a blank line. How can I change the behavior again or is this a bug?

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I find that annoying too but it looks there's no easy fix for now. The issue is tracked here:

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Yes, that's right, that's exactly my problem. Thanks for the reply.
I'm saddened that the problem has been known for so long. I would like to make a general comment at this point that this is a really big problem for me. I use Joplin because I want to decide for myself what happens and not have the program decide for me. If I want a blank line, I just press Enter twice.

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Be aware that it's possible to disable list continuation entirely (settings > note > advanced, disable "autocomplete Markdown and HTML"):

screenshot: Advanced note settings, autocomplete
screenshot: Advanced note settings, autocomplete1641×1368 122 KB

The setting should be available in Joplin >= v3.2, which is currently in pre-release.

Edited: Replaced mobile app screenshot with a desktop app screenshot.

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Thanks, that's something to think about – but that would disable all auto-completion, which isn't really the intention.

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Until this issue is resolved, you could use the seemingly unaffected legacy Markdown editor as a workaround: Tools > Options > General > Show Advanced Settings > Check Use the legacy Markdown editor

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That was a very helpful tip that made my daily work with Joplin a little more bearable. Thank you so much!