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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
 31A subset of markdown is supported.
 32.Bl -tag -width tenletters
 33.It bold
 34**bold text**
 35.It italics
 36*italicized text*
 37.It quotes
 38> This text is quoted.
 39.It code
 40Inline `code fragments` with single ticks.
 41.Bd -literal
 42```
 43Large code blocks
 44with triple ticks.
 45```
 46.Ed
 47.It links
 48URLs beginning with
 49.Dq http
 50or
 51.Dq https
 52will be autolinked.
 53.El
 54.Pp
 55Mentioning a specfic user such as
 56.Pq @user@example.social
 57will send a copy of the message to them.
 58When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
 59.Pp
 60Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
 61.Ar hoot
 62operator followed by the URL.
 63.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/835172824734175234
 64.Pp
 65Custom emoji may included by colon wrapping the image name.
 66.Pq :hellsyeah:
 67A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
 68.Ar meme
 69operator followed by the file name.
 70.Dl meme: honk.mp4
 71A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
 72.Pa funzone .
 73.Pp
 74There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
 75to read this noise.
 76.Pp
 77One may attach a file to a post.
 78Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
 79A description, or caption, is encouraged.
 80Text files are also supported as attachments.
 81Other formats are not supported.
 82.Pp
 83One may also check in to a location.
 84The available fields, all optional, are
 85.Ar name ,
 86.Ar url ,
 87.Ar latitude ,
 88and
 89.Ar longitude .
 90By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
 91accuracy.
 92Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
 93precise location.
 94.Pp
 95When everything is at last ready to go, press the
 96.Dq it's gonna be honked
 97button.
 98.Ss zonkzone
 99Sometimes other users of the federation can get unruly.
100The zonkzone can be of great use to restore order to one's timeline.
101.Sh SEE ALSO
102.Xr honk 8
103.Sh STANDARDS
104.Pp
105.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/ "ActivityPub"
106.Pp
107.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/ "Activity Vocabulary"
108.Sh HISTORY
109Started March 2019.
110.Sh AUTHORS
111Ted Unangst.
112.Sh CAVEATS
113The ActivityPub standard is subject to interpretation, and not all
114implementations are as enlightened as
115.Nm .
116.Sh BUGS
117Only features.