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.Dd $Mdocdate$
.Dt HONK 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm honk
.Nd status composition
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Status updates composed in
.Nm
have many features beyond just plain text.
.Pp
The process begins by pressing the button marked
.Dq it's honking time
to activate the honk form.
.Pp
A subset of markdown is supported.
.Bl -tag -width tenletters
.It bold
**bold text**
.It italics
*italicized text*
.It quotes
> This text is quoted.
.It code
Inline `code fragments` with single ticks.
.Bd -literal
```
Large code blocks
with triple ticks.
```
.Ed
.It links
URLs beginning with
.Dq http
or
.Dq https
will be autolinked.
.El
.Pp
Mentioning a specfic user such as
.Pq @user@example.social
will send a copy of the message to them.
When honking back, the author of the parent post is automatically mentioned.
.Pp
Threads from the tiny bird site may be included as quotes in a post via the
.Ar hoot
operator followed by the URL.
.Dl hoot: https://twitter.com/tedunangst/status/835172824734175234
.Pp
Custom emoji may included by colon wrapping the image name.
.Pq :hellsyeah:
A meme (sticker, reaction gif) may be included with the
.Ar meme
operator followed by the file name.
.Dl meme: honk.mp4
A full list of emoji and memes may be found in the
.Pa funzone .
.Pp
There are no length restrictions, but remember, somebody is going to have
to read this noise.
.Pp
One may attach a file to a post.
Images are automatically rescaled and reduced in size for federation.
A description, or caption, is encouraged.
Text files are also supported as attachments.
Other formats are not supported.
.Pp
One may also check in to a location.
The available fields, all optional, are
.Ar name ,
.Ar url ,
.Ar latitude ,
and
.Ar longitude .
By default, location data is rounded to approximately 1/100 decimal degree
accuracy.
Pressing the check in button a second time will refine this to more a
precise location.
.Pp
When everything is at last ready to go, press the
.Dq it's gonna be honked
button.
.Ss zonkzone
Sometimes other users of the federation can get unruly.
The zonkzone can be of great use to restore order to one's timeline.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr honk 8
.Sh STANDARDS
.Pp
.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/ "ActivityPub"
.Pp
.Lk https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/ "Activity Vocabulary"
.Sh HISTORY
Started March 2019.
.Sh AUTHORS
Ted Unangst.
.Sh CAVEATS
The ActivityPub standard is subject to interpretation, and not all
implementations are as enlightened as
.Nm .
.Sh BUGS
Only features.