Using --- causes odd formatting without double spacing

[aparry-gm]

Describe the bug
When using --- to create dividing lines, if you have a line of text immediately before the line break, and the next line after the break is a heading, it turns that line before the divider into a header and the dividing line is not visible.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create a new test
2. Enter the template provided from the Additional context section into the markdown tab (This is our starting template for tests)
3. Using the Rich editor, add a couple new steps. (Additional note, if you enter something like ... in a step or org.csv in a step, the rich text editor changes it to ... and org.csv when viewed in the markdown view even though the markdown view supports the original ... and org.csv format)
4. Save and go back to the normal test view

Expected behavior
The last step is formatted as a step, not as a header and the extra blank line from the template is kept when adding steps from the rich editor

Screenshots

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Apple/Mac
• Browser Chrome
• Browser Version 149.0.7827.156
• Application: production

Additional context
Test case template below

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Steps

1. Navigate to the appropriate environment using the links above
2. Login with a
3. Select from the drop down menu
4. Select the tab from the top navigation
5. ...

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Expected Results

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Notes/Comments

[YanaBaranova0909]

Hey @aparry-gm! Thanks for reporting defects.

This behavior is caused by Markdown parsing. When there isn't a blank line between the preceding text and the --- horizontal divider, the parser may interpret the content incorrectly, resulting in unexpected formatting (for example, turning the previous line into a heading or hiding the divider).

To avoid this, please leave an empty line before and after every --- divider.

The issue enter something like ... in a step or org.csv in a step, the rich text editor changes it to \.\.\. and org\.csv will be fixed.

@littlefrontender please fix it

[aparry-gm]

@YanaBaranova0909 For clarity, the issue we're running into is our template does include that extra space, but when using the Rich Editor it is deleting spacing after the final steps, and sometimes even deleting the --- that is part of the template. So using the Rich Editor is causing us to have formatting issues due to the extra spacing needing to be there.

[YanaBaranova0909]

Hi, @aparry-gm! Thanks for the explanation. The issue with removing extra spaces has already been fixed in the test environment, and this fix will be included in the next release for the production environment. You’ll receive a notification as soon as it’s deployed.