             mentionExpression.enumerateMatchesInString(text, options: NSMatchingOptions(), range: textRange, usingBlock: { result, flags, stop in
 
                 if let result = result {
-                    let textValue = (self.text as NSString).substringWithRange(result.range)
 
                     let textAttributes: [String: AnyObject] = [
-                        NSLinkAttributeName: textValue,
-                        ChatTextView.detectionTypeName: DetectionType.Mention.rawValue,
+                        NSForegroundColorAttributeName: UIColor.redColor(),
                     ]
 
                     attributedString.addAttributes(textAttributes, range: result.range )

        super.addGestureRecognizer(gestureRecognizer)
    }

    enum DetectionType: String {
        case Mention
    }

    var tapMentionAction: ((username: String) -> Void)?

    override func didMoveToSuperview() {
        super.didMoveToSuperview()

        self.delegate = self

        editable = false
    }

    override var text: String! {
        didSet {
            let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: text)

    }
}

