# New line unintentionally with empty line in list in markdown editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [15 December 2024 18:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517 "2024-12-15T18:38:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![paq2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@paq2](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/paq2)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2024 18:38 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/1 "2024-12-15T18:38:34Z")

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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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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2024 18:42 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/2 "2024-12-15T18:42:37Z")

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

> <https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/10226>
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> \### Operating system
> 
> Windows
> 
> \### Joplin version
> 
> 3.0
> 
> \### Desktop vers…ion info
> 
> Start from this text:
> 
> \`\`\`markdown
> \- One
> 
> \- Two
> \`\`\`
> 
> \- Add \`\> \` before \`- One\` to quote it, then after "One" press Shift+Enter twice
> \- Add a bullet point for example \`- test\`
> \- Press enter once
> 
> \### Current behaviour
> 
> Instead of adding one newline, it's adding two even though in other contexts it would add only one.
> 
> Probably the editor tries to guess how many newlines there should be and incorrectly does so. I think we should reduce how much magic happens when typing in this editor unless we are 100% sure this is what the user will want. So pressing Enter should add one newline in almost all cases.
> 
> There are many other such strange behaviours when I use the editor. For example at some point it displayed my bullet point as code even though it wasn't wrapped in backticks. Cursor was also randomly moving to the next bullet point. But unfortunately I cannot consistently replicate this. But the idea is to make the editor less smart and more predictable.
> 
> \### Expected behaviour
> 
> \_No response\_
> 
> \### Logs
> 
> \_No response\_

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**Author:** ![paq2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@paq2](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/paq2)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2024 19:02 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/3 "2024-12-15T19:02:09Z")

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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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**Author:** ![personalizedrefriger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/personalizedrefriger/32/13210_2.png) [@personalizedrefriger](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/personalizedrefriger)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2024 19:19 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/4 "2024-12-15T19:19:53Z")

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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](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/f/3/f337b2d54ec2707cfd27e1eef61004cdc15cedc4.jpeg)

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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**Author:** ![paq2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@paq2](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/paq2)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2024 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/5 "2024-12-15T20:22:41Z")

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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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**Author:** ![muzak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@muzak](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/muzak)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2024 16:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/6 "2024-12-16T16:49:10Z")

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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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**Author:** ![paq2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e56c9b/32.png) [@paq2](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/paq2)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2024 01:33 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/7 "2024-12-17T01:33:32Z")

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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!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 January 2025 01:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/new-line-unintentionally-with-empty-line-in-list-in-markdown-editor/42517/8 "2025-01-16T01:34:02Z")

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Closed on 16 January 2025 01:34 UTC

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