Allow escaping of special characters (e.g. pipe '|', backslash '\' and braces '}') in macro parameters for regular expressions, links, etc.

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      Currently it is impossible to have several characters appear as the value of a macro parameter, in particular '|' and '}'. This makes it difficult to have more complex content (regular expressions, for example) in macros.

      It would be very helpful to have an escape mechanism for those special characters so that they can be included in parameter values. Using '\' would make sense (eg '|' or '}'), as it is used elsewhere in the renderer.

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            David Peterson
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