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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.It spoilers
 74Hide blocks of text between triple colon delimted regions.
 75.Bd -literal
 76::: warning
 77text that should be hidden behind a warning
 78:::
 79.Ed
 80.El
 81.Pp
 82If the first line of a honk begins with
 83.Dq DZ:
 84(danger zone) or any other combination of two letters and a colon,
 85it will be used a summary and the post marked sensitive.
 86.Pp
 87Mentioning a specfic user such as
 88.Pq @user@example.social
 89will send a copy of the message to them.
 90Several forms are supported.
 91.Ql @name
 92will work using the short name from the
 93.Pa honkers
 94table and be expanded automatically.
 95.Ql @handle@domain
 96will work for anyone.
 97.Ql @https://example.com
 98works as well.
 99When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
100.Ss Extras
101Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
102.Ar hoot
103operator followed by the URL.
104.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/850379741492367360
105.Pp
106Custom emoji may be included by colon wrapping the image name.
107.Pq :hellsyeah:
108A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
109.Ar meme
110operator followed by the file name.
111.Dl meme: honk.mp4
112A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
113.Pa funzone .
114See
115.Xr honk 8
116for more about the funzone.
117.Pp
118Custom flag emoji may be generated on the fly by specifying comma separated
119hexadecimal RGB values, one for each stripe.
120.Dl flag:306,002,dcf
121Vertical stripes may be selected by specfying "vert" for the first value.
122.Pp
123There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
124to read this noise.
125.Pp
126One may attach a file to a post.
127Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
128A description, or caption, is encouraged.
129Text files and PDFs are also supported as attachments.
130Other formats are not supported.
131.Pp
132One may also live dangerously by posting assassination coordinates.
133The available fields, all optional, are
134.Ar name ,
135.Ar url ,
136.Ar latitude ,
137and
138.Ar longitude .
139By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
140accuracy.
141Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
142precise location.
143.Pp
144Adding a time to a post turns it into an event.
145Supported formats for start time are HH:MM or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
146A 24 hour clock is assumed, unless am or pm are specified.
147The duration is optional and may be specified as XdYhZm for X days, Y hours,
148and Z minutes (1d12h would be a 36 hour event).
149.Pp
150Clicking the pretty circle face will open the emu peeker to add in the
151selection of emus.
152.Pp
153When everything is at last ready to go, press the
154.Dq it's gonna be honked
155button.
156.Sh EXAMPLES
157(Slightly dated screenshots.)
158.Pp
159Composing a new honk with an attached image and location.
160.Pp
161.Lk screenshot-compose.png screenshot of honk composition
162.Pp
163After posting.
164.Pp
165.Lk screenshot-afterpost.jpg screenshot of honk after posting
166.Sh SEE ALSO
167.Xr honk 1
168.Sh CAVEATS
169Markdown support is implemented with regexes.
170Preview is recommended.