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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) it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive. 
 78.Pp
 79Mentioning a specfic user such as
 80.Pq @user@example.social
 81will send a copy of the message to them.
 82Several forms are supported.
 83.Ql @name
 84will work using the short name from the
 85.Pa honkers
 86table and be expanded automatically.
 87.Ql @handle@domain
 88will work for anyone.
 89.Ql @https://example.com
 90works as well.
 91When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
 92.Ss Extras
 93Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
 94.Ar hoot
 95operator followed by the URL.
 96.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
 97.Pp
 98Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
 99.Pq :hellsyeah:
100A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
101.Ar meme
102operator followed by the file name.
103.Dl meme: honk.mp4
104A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
105.Pa funzone .
106See
107.Xr honk 8
108for more about the funzone.
109.Pp
110Custom flag emoji may be generated on the fly by specifying comma separated
111hexadecimal RGB values, one for each stripe.
112.Dl flag:306,002,dcf
113Vertical stripes may be selected by specfying "vert" for the first value.
114.Pp
115There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
116to read this noise.
117.Pp
118One may attach a file to a post.
119Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
120A description, or caption, is encouraged.
121Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
122Other formats are not supported.
123.Pp
124One may also check in to a location.
125The available fields, all optional, are
126.Ar name ,
127.Ar url ,
128.Ar latitude ,
129and
130.Ar longitude .
131By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
132accuracy.
133Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
134precise location.
135.Pp
136Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
137Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
138A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
139The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
140and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
141.Pp
142When everything is at last ready to go, press the
143.Dq it's gonna be honked
144button.
145.Sh EXAMPLES
146(Slightly dated screenshots.)
147.Pp
148Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
149.Pp
150.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
151.Pp
152After posting.
153.Pp
154.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
155.Sh SEE ALSO
156.Xr honk 1
157.Sh CAVEATS
158Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
159Preview is recommended.