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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.Pp
64A src of a single number (1, 2, etc.) may refer to an attachment.
65.It links
66URLs beginning with
67.Dq http
68or
69.Dq https
70will be autolinked.
71.It rules
72Exactly three dashes on a line,
73.Dq --- ,
74will become a horizontal rule.
75.It spoilers
76Hide blocks of text between triple colon delimted regions.
77.Bd -literal
78::: warning
79text that should be hidden behind a warning
80:::
81.Ed
82.El
83.Pp
84If the first line of a honk begins with
85.Dq DZ:
86(danger zone) or any other combination of two letters and a colon,
87it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive.
88.Pp
89Mentioning a specfic user such as
90.Pq @user@example.social
91will send a copy of the message to them.
92Several forms are supported.
93.Ql @name
94will work using the short name from the
95.Pa honkers
96table and be expanded automatically.
97.Ql @handle@domain
98will work for anyone.
99.Ql @https://example.com
100works as well.
101When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
102.Ss Extras
103Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
104.Pq :hellsyeah:
105A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
106.Ar meme
107operator followed by the file name.
108.Dl meme: honk.mp4
109A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
110.Pa funzone .
111See
112.Xr honk 8
113for more about the funzone.
114.Pp
115Custom flag emoji may be generated on the fly by specifying comma separated
116hexadecimal RGB values, one for each stripe.
117.Dl flag:306,002,dcf
118Vertical stripes may be selected by specfying "vert" for the first value.
119.Pp
120There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
121to read this noise.
122.Pp
123One may attach a file to a post.
124Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
125A description, or caption, is encouraged.
126Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
127Other formats are not supported.
128Multiple files may be attached to the some post, but be wary of depending
129on a particular presentation order.
130.Pp
131One may also live dangerously by posting assassination coordinates.
132The available fields, all optional, are
133.Ar name ,
134.Ar url ,
135.Ar latitude ,
136and
137.Ar longitude .
138By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
139accuracy.
140Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
141precise location.
142.Pp
143Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
144Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
145A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
146The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
147and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
148.Pp
149Clicking the pretty circle face will open the emu peeker to add in the
150selection of emus.
151.Pp
152When everything is at last ready to go, press the
153.Dq it's gonna be honked
154button.
155.Ss Advanced
156Some additional fields exist which modify the post's metadata.
157.Pp
158cc to add a recipient without inlining their address.
159.Pp
160link to add an http Link to the post.
161.Pp
162name to give a title to the link.
163.Pp
164tags to add additional hashtags without cluttering the text.
165.Sh EXAMPLES
166(Slightly dated screenshots.)
167.Pp
168Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
169.Pp
170.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
171.Pp
172After posting.
173.Pp
174.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
175.Sh SEE ALSO
176.Xr honk 1
177.Sh CAVEATS
178Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
179Preview is recommended.