Allow backslash-escape for @mention and emoji

[zcorpan]

Most syntax in GFM can be escaped in one way or another, but I found no good way to escape @mention syntax and emoji syntax other than inserting a U+200B ZERO WITH SPACE after @ or :

It should be possible to do \@mention and \:+1\: and have the backslash removed and mention/emoji disabled.

[kbrock]

short term work around, I put them in backticks: @mention

but yes, this sounds good.

Does this belong over in GFM where the syntax is defined?

[MikhailTymchukDX]

+1
I was lucky enough when I wrote about the ASP.NET @page directive not to mention such a person, but who knows, what directive can make a collision with existing user...

[dan-da]

+1

Every language needs a way to escape strings. come on github, this is basic...

[gjtorikian]

come on github, this is basic...

This is an open source project managed by volunteers that are unaffiliated with GitHub. If it's so basic consider opening a pull request.

[LunNova]

oddly, in this issue :yarn: in a code block stays as text. On an issue on the gradle repository, they're being changed even in the code blocks: gradle/gradle#13044

[gjtorikian]

GitHub does not use this project for rendering their comments. I suggest writing an email to their Support team about it.

[zcorpan]

Testing again with backslashes: @mention 👍

[zcorpan]

So backslashes now disable @ but not : in emojis, in GitHub comments. I can contact GitHub support.

[zcorpan]

No wait. "@mention" is never linked. Testing again: @zcorpan

[gjtorikian]

Closed as this is not the place to log GitHub bugs.