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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 tables
55Table cells separated by |.
56.It images
57Inline images with img tags.
58.Bd -literal
59<img alt="Lifecycle of a honk" src="https://example.com/diagram.png">
60.Ed
61.It links
62URLs beginning with
63.Dq http
64or
65.Dq https
66will be autolinked.
67.It rules
68Exactly three dashes on a line,
69.Dq --- ,
70will become a horizontal rule.
71.El
72.Pp
73If the first line of a honk begins with
74.Dq DZ:
75(danger zone) it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive.
76.Pp
77Mentioning a specfic user such as
78.Pq @user@example.social
79will send a copy of the message to them.
80Several forms are supported.
81.Ql @name
82will work using the short name from the
83.Pa honkers
84table and be expanded automatically.
85.Ql @handle@domain
86will work for anyone.
87.Ql @https://example.com
88works as well.
89When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
90.Ss Extras
91Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
92.Ar hoot
93operator followed by the URL.
94.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
95.Pp
96Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
97.Pq :hellsyeah:
98A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
99.Ar meme
100operator followed by the file name.
101.Dl meme: honk.mp4
102A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
103.Pa funzone .
104.Pp
105There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
106to read this noise.
107.Pp
108One may attach a file to a post.
109Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
110A description, or caption, is encouraged.
111Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
112Other formats are not supported.
113.Pp
114One may also check in to a location.
115The available fields, all optional, are
116.Ar name ,
117.Ar url ,
118.Ar latitude ,
119and
120.Ar longitude .
121By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
122accuracy.
123Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
124precise location.
125.Pp
126Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
127Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
128A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
129The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
130and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
131.Pp
132When everything is at last ready to go, press the
133.Dq it's gonna be honked
134button.
135.Sh EXAMPLES
136(Slightly dated screenshots.)
137.Pp
138Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
139.Pp
140.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
141.Pp
142After posting.
143.Pp
144.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
145.Sh SEE ALSO
146.Xr honk 1
147.Sh CAVEATS
148Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
149Preview is recommended.