In some cases backslashes "\" are being removed from chat messages

[binford6000]

Steps to reproduce

1. Send a message with following string \\some\network\share\_Documentation
2. Message is shown \some\network\share_Documentation in the chat.

Expected behaviour

Message in chat will be displayed like the original. Especially mandatory for windows network shares in general like \\server\share\folder
and specifically for \\server\share\_folder.

Actual behaviour

Doubled backslashes are reduced to one and leading backslash of an underscore "_"is removed.

Talk app

Talk app version: 20.0.1

Custom Signaling server configured: yes (2.0.0)

Custom TURN server configured: yes

Custom STUN server configured: yes

Browser

Microphone available: yes

Camera available: yes

Operating system: macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

Browser name: Brave

Browser version: [Version 1.71.118 Chromium: 130.0.6723.70 (Offizieller Build) (arm64)]

[Antreesy]

Reproducible in vue-library: https://nextcloud-vue-components.netlify.app/#/Components/NcRichContenteditable

[nickvergessen]

Posting as code block works:

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GitHub comment for reference

Code block:

\\some\network\share\_Documentation

Code line:

\\some\network\share\_Documentation

Simple text:
\some\network\share_Documentation

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Conclusion

Very same result in GitHub, so instead of "fixing" something, we might notify the user that we do markdown:

• by showing formatting options on the input (can't find the ticket but it seems far away)
• by a note when \\ is used in the text input.

[Antreesy]

• by a note when \\ is used in the text input.

Or any other combination detected as backslash + character from https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#characters-you-can-escape

[SystemKeeper]

We also discussed at one point to have an option to send raw messages, without markdown parsing, but seems we don't have a ticket for that?

• can't find the ticket but it seems far away

nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-vue#4355