I'm really sorry, it's because compose mode lacks support for footnotes and (also) tables. Compared to other rich text nodes, these require more UI/UX attention and, as such, have been delayed to the next editor enhancement packs. These nodes, at the moment, can only be edited in write (markdown) mode and displayed in compose mode.
The \ backslashes are a way to avoid what-can-be literal Markdown syntax from being recognized by our parser (escaping), the editor adds them automatically when posting in compose mode or switching back to write mode. *This for example should be italic text **and this bold***, but I’m writing this in compose mode.
I'm really sorry, it's because
composemode lacks support for footnotes and (also) tables. Compared to other rich text nodes, these require more UI/UX attention and, as such, have been delayed to the next editor enhancement packs. These nodes, at the moment, can only be edited inwrite(markdown) mode and displayed incomposemode.The
\backslashes are a way to avoid what-can-be literal Markdown syntax from being recognized by our parser (escaping), the editor adds them automatically when posting incomposemode or switching back towritemode. *This for example should be italic text **and this bold***, but I’m writing this incomposemode.