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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 headings
50Heading lines starting with #.
51.It lists
52Lists of items starting with either
53.Sq +
54or
55.Sq - .
56.It tables
57Table cells separated by |.
58.It images
59Inline images with img tags.
60.Bd -literal
61<img alt="Lifecycle of a honk" src="https://example.com/diagram.png">
62.Ed
63.It links
64URLs beginning with
65.Dq http
66or
67.Dq https
68will be autolinked.
69.It rules
70Exactly three dashes on a line,
71.Dq --- ,
72will become a horizontal rule.
73.El
74.Pp
75If the first line of a honk begins with
76.Dq DZ:
77(danger zone) or any other combination of two letters and a colon,
78it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive.
79.Pp
80Mentioning a specfic user such as
81.Pq @user@example.social
82will send a copy of the message to them.
83Several forms are supported.
84.Ql @name
85will work using the short name from the
86.Pa honkers
87table and be expanded automatically.
88.Ql @handle@domain
89will work for anyone.
90.Ql @https://example.com
91works as well.
92When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
93.Ss Extras
94Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
95.Ar hoot
96operator followed by the URL.
97.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
98.Pp
99Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
100.Pq :hellsyeah:
101A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
102.Ar meme
103operator followed by the file name.
104.Dl meme: honk.mp4
105A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
106.Pa funzone .
107See
108.Xr honk 8
109for more about the funzone.
110.Pp
111Custom flag emoji may be generated on the fly by specifying comma separated
112hexadecimal RGB values, one for each stripe.
113.Dl flag:306,002,dcf
114Vertical stripes may be selected by specfying "vert" for the first value.
115.Pp
116There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
117to read this noise.
118.Pp
119One may attach a file to a post.
120Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
121A description, or caption, is encouraged.
122Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
123Other formats are not supported.
124.Pp
125One may also live dangerously by posting assassination coordinates.
126The available fields, all optional, are
127.Ar name ,
128.Ar url ,
129.Ar latitude ,
130and
131.Ar longitude .
132By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
133accuracy.
134Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
135precise location.
136.Pp
137Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
138Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
139A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
140The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
141and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
142.Pp
143Clicking the pretty circle face will open the emu peeker to add in the
144selection of emus.
145.Pp
146When everything is at last ready to go, press the
147.Dq it's gonna be honked
148button.
149.Sh EXAMPLES
150(Slightly dated screenshots.)
151.Pp
152Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
153.Pp
154.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
155.Pp
156After posting.
157.Pp
158.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
159.Sh SEE ALSO
160.Xr honk 1
161.Sh CAVEATS
162Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
163Preview is recommended.