openedx / openedx/frontend-app-authoring

Changing "Markdown" editor type to Dropdown causes crash

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Description

  1. Go to a library.
  2. Click New > Problem and choose "Single Select" > confirm
  3. Show advanced settings > switch to markdown editor > confirm
  4. Use the "Type" menu to change the type to "Dropdown"
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  5. The UI will crash.
Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'A')
    src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/SettingsWidget/hooks.js:405:35

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