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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.Pp
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 images
50Inline images with img tags.
51.Bd -literal
52<img alt="Lifecycle of a honk" src="https://example.com/diagram.png">
53.Ed
54.It links
55URLs beginning with
56.Dq http
57or
58.Dq https
59will be autolinked.
60.El
61.Pp
62Mentioning a specfic user such as
63.Pq @user@example.social
64will send a copy of the message to them.
65Several forms are supported.
66.Ql @name
67will work using the short name from the
68.Pa honkers
69table and be expanded automatically.
70.Ql @handle@domain
71will work for anyone.
72.Ql @https://example.com
73works as well.
74When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
75.Pp
76Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
77.Ar hoot
78operator followed by the URL.
79.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
80.Pp
81Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
82.Pq :hellsyeah:
83A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
84.Ar meme
85operator followed by the file name.
86.Dl meme: honk.mp4
87A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
88.Pa funzone .
89.Pp
90There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
91to read this noise.
92.Pp
93One may attach a file to a post.
94Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
95A description, or caption, is encouraged.
96Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
97Other formats are not supported.
98.Pp
99One may also check in to a location.
100The available fields, all optional, are
101.Ar name ,
102.Ar url ,
103.Ar latitude ,
104and
105.Ar longitude .
106By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
107accuracy.
108Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
109precise location.
110.Pp
111Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
112Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
113A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
114The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
115and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
116.Pp
117When everything is at last ready to go, press the
118.Dq it's gonna be honked
119button.
120.Sh SEE ALSO
121.Xr honk 1
122.Sh CAVEATS
123Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
124Preview is recommended.