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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 images
50Inline images with img tags.
51.Bd -literal
52<img alt="Lifecycle of a honk" src="https://example.com/diagram.png">
53.Ed
54.It links
55URLs beginning with
56.Dq http
57or
58.Dq https
59will be autolinked.
60.El
61.Pp
62If the first line of a honk begins with
63.Dq DZ:
64(danger zone) it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive.
65.Pp
66Mentioning a specfic user such as
67.Pq @user@example.social
68will send a copy of the message to them.
69Several forms are supported.
70.Ql @name
71will work using the short name from the
72.Pa honkers
73table and be expanded automatically.
74.Ql @handle@domain
75will work for anyone.
76.Ql @https://example.com
77works as well.
78When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
79.Ss EXTRAS
80Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
81.Ar hoot
82operator followed by the URL.
83.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
84.Pp
85Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
86.Pq :hellsyeah:
87A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
88.Ar meme
89operator followed by the file name.
90.Dl meme: honk.mp4
91A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
92.Pa funzone .
93.Pp
94There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
95to read this noise.
96.Pp
97One may attach a file to a post.
98Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
99A description, or caption, is encouraged.
100Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
101Other formats are not supported.
102.Pp
103One may also check in to a location.
104The available fields, all optional, are
105.Ar name ,
106.Ar url ,
107.Ar latitude ,
108and
109.Ar longitude .
110By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
111accuracy.
112Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
113precise location.
114.Pp
115Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
116Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
117A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
118The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
119and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
120.Pp
121When everything is at last ready to go, press the
122.Dq it's gonna be honked
123button.
124.Sh EXAMPLES
125(Slightly dated screenshots.)
126.Pp
127Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
128.Pp
129.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
130.Pp
131After posting.
132.Pp
133.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
134.Sh SEE ALSO
135.Xr honk 1
136.Sh CAVEATS
137Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
138Preview is recommended.