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16.Dd $Mdocdate$
17.Dt HONK 5
18.Os
19.Sh NAME
20.Nm honk
21.Nd status composition
22.Sh DESCRIPTION
23Status updates composed in
24.Nm
25have many features beyond just plain text.
26.Pp
27The process begins by pressing the button marked
28.Dq it's honking time
29to activate the honk form.
30.Pp
31Honks are posted publicly.
32.Ss BASICS
33A subset of markdown is supported.
34.Bl -tag -width tenletters
35.It bold
36**bold text**
37.It italics
38*italicized text*
39.It quotes
40> This text is quoted.
41.It code
42Inline `code fragments` with single ticks.
43.Bd -literal
44```c
45/* triple tick code blocks support syntax highlighting */
46int main() { return 0; }
47```
48.Ed
49.It lists
50Lists of items starting with either
51.Sq +
52or
53.Sq - .
54.It images
55Inline images with img tags.
56.Bd -literal
57<img alt="Lifecycle of a honk" src="https://example.com/diagram.png">
58.Ed
59.It links
60URLs beginning with
61.Dq http
62or
63.Dq https
64will be autolinked.
65.El
66.Pp
67If the first line of a honk begins with
68.Dq DZ:
69(danger zone) it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive.
70.Pp
71Mentioning a specfic user such as
72.Pq @user@example.social
73will send a copy of the message to them.
74Several forms are supported.
75.Ql @name
76will work using the short name from the
77.Pa honkers
78table and be expanded automatically.
79.Ql @handle@domain
80will work for anyone.
81.Ql @https://example.com
82works as well.
83When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
84.Ss EXTRAS
85Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
86.Ar hoot
87operator followed by the URL.
88.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
89.Pp
90Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
91.Pq :hellsyeah:
92A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
93.Ar meme
94operator followed by the file name.
95.Dl meme: honk.mp4
96A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
97.Pa funzone .
98.Pp
99There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
100to read this noise.
101.Pp
102One may attach a file to a post.
103Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
104A description, or caption, is encouraged.
105Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
106Other formats are not supported.
107.Pp
108One may also check in to a location.
109The available fields, all optional, are
110.Ar name ,
111.Ar url ,
112.Ar latitude ,
113and
114.Ar longitude .
115By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
116accuracy.
117Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
118precise location.
119.Pp
120Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
121Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
122A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
123The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
124and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
125.Pp
126When everything is at last ready to go, press the
127.Dq it's gonna be honked
128button.
129.Sh EXAMPLES
130(Slightly dated screenshots.)
131.Pp
132Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
133.Pp
134.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
135.Pp
136After posting.
137.Pp
138.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
139.Sh SEE ALSO
140.Xr honk 1
141.Sh CAVEATS
142Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
143Preview is recommended.