Matrix messages with formatting are not sent using formatting characters to IRC servers

[briankendall]

If I send a message from my Matrix client to an IRC user or channel with formatting like:

bold italics ~~strikethrough~~ code block

...what IRC users will see is:

*bold* _italics_ ~strikethough~ "code block"

Given that IRC supports these four types of formatting using formatting characters I think heisenbridge should make use of these so that IRC users see the correct formatting on their end. (It apparently already does the reverse of this for Matrix users receiving formatted IRC messages.)

[hifi]

Can definitely implement as an optional feature but I can't promise when. Code blocks are a recent addition so that needs to be selectable as well.