Small issue with directories starting with a "special" character, like ".vscode" ?

Thanks for your very helpful work.

I think there might be a small issue with directories starting with a "special" character, like ".vscode"

Window 10,
Image Comments v 1.3.0

My source file is located in: d:\....\my_project

// ! [../images/My_Image.png] : works ok

If the relative directory to store the images start with a DOT (.) then it does not work.
Example:
// ! [../**.images**/My_Image.png]

Hovering over the ! [] area displays an error message :
Image Comments
Could not find image relative to the file.
Path: d:\....\\**my_project.images**\My_Image.png
It merges the "/." in "." ("\." -> ".")

Same issue with other leading "special" characters, like '_', '=', '~' ...

B.R

Reproduce the issue in the Image Comments Visual Studio Code extension using the reported relative paths, including directories beginning with '.', '_', '=', and '~'. Trace the path handling from the image comment hover and verify that images in such directories are found without changing the intended path.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.