🐞 Incorrect deletion of categories

[ElsaTam]

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Expected Behavior

When deleting a category with the trash icon, it should delete the category in the same line

Current behaviour

The last category seems to be removed first even if I click on the trash icon corresponding to the first category.
Then, the first trash icon doesn't have any more effect, and the second trash icon deletes the new last category (previously the penultimate).

Reproduction

1. Create a new Calendar with the Gregorian quick setup
2. Go in the Events tab

3. Click on the trash icon next to the first category Natural Events. The last category Miscellaneous Events is deleted instead.

4. Click on the trash icon next to the first category Natural Events. Nothing happens.
5. Click on the trash icon next to the second category Christian Holidays. The last visible category Historical Events is deleted instead.

Which Operating Systems are you using?

• Android
• iPhone/iPad
• Linux
• macOS
• Windows

Obsidian Version Check

1.8.5 and 1.7.5

Plugin Version

1.5.0

Confirmation

• I have disabled all other plugins and the issue still persists.

Possible solution

From what I understand, the category is correctly deleted in the backend but the UI doesn't update correctly and an incorrect row is removed.
I used the debugger a little bit and the object containing the category is correct (it doesn't not contain Natural Events after I clicked on the trash icon to remove it, and it contains the 4 others).
But the algorithm to pick the .category row to delete might not be working as expected.

[nikodemus]

I observed something very similar. Didn't figure out what exactly was happening, but "tried to delete all categories and eventually was left with two that didn't delete", at which point I abandoned that calendar creation attempt.

[ElsaTam]

@nikodemus You can still switch tab and open it again. The UI will correctly load and you will be able to delete the first one again. From what I understood, the correct item is deleted when you click on the trash icon, but the wrong row is removed from the UI. So going back and forth between tabs will let you delete the one you want since the UI is rebuilt each time. It takes a few more clicks, but it's a workaround while we wait for the bug to be fixed :)