Equation Editor switching to LaTex" Mode

[hegeorge11]

One of our instructors reported an issue with the equation editor. Directly Edit LaTeX keeps turning on when he is typing in an equation.

Whenever I attempt to enter upper case R with subscript eq (i.e., Req), the problem occurs.  Here are the steps

1. Type R in the equation editing window
2. Select the subscript option
3. Type lower case e
4. This immediately puts the editor into LaTex mode

Anyone else experiencing this? I've been able to replicate it as well.

[hegeorge11]

I found a workaround: If I type R then select subscript and then click on the box where the subscript is before I type eq then Latex doesn't turn on.

It seems that with the latest update to RCE with Discussions Redesign this has changed this behavior for entering equations.

Is this the intended behavior now?