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<td class="head-ltitle">HONK(1)</td>
<td class="head-vol">General Commands Manual</td>
<td class="head-rtitle">HONK(1)</td>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">honk</code> &#x2014; <span class="Nd">federated
status conveyance</span></p>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">honk</code> utility processes federated
status updates and other microblog activities. This is the user manual. For
administration, see <a class="Xr" href="honk.8.html">honk(8)</a>. For other
documentation, refer to the
<a class="Xr" href="intro.1.html">intro(1)</a>.</p>
<p class="Pp">This manual is still incomplete. It'll get there eventually.</p>
<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Honkers"><a class="permalink" href="#Honkers">Honkers</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">Initially, there won't be much to see after logging in. In order
to receive regular updates from other users, they must first be added to
one's honker collection. Begin at the <span class="Pa">honkers</span> tab.
The <var class="Ar">url</var> field is required. Either of two forms are
accepted, the user's handle (or webfinger) or their ActivityPub actor
URL.</p>
<p class="Pp"></p>
<div class="Bd Bd-indent"><code class="Li">@user@example.social</code></div>
<div class="Bd
Bd-indent"><code class="Li">https://example.social/users/user</code></div>
<p class="Pp">The <var class="Ar">name</var> field is optional and will be
automatically inferred. The <var class="Ar">notes</var> field is reserved
for user remarks. Fellow honkers may be added to one or more
<var class="Ar">combos</var> to suit one's organizational preferences. These
are accessed via the <span class="Pa">combos</span> tab and allow easy
access to particular groupings. The special combo name of one hyphen
&#x2018;-&#x2019; will exclude a honker's posts from the primary feed.</p>
<p class="Pp">It is also possible to skip subscribing. In this case, regular
posts are not received, but replies and posts fetched via other means will
appear in the relevant combos.</p>
<p class="Pp">In addition to honkers, it is possible to subscribe to a hashtag
collection. (Where supported.) Enter the collection URL for
<var class="Ar">url</var>.</p>
<p class="Pp">Separately, hashtags may be added to a combo by creating a honker
with a <var class="Ar">url</var> of the desired hashtag (including #).
Several hashtags may thus be collected in a single combo.</p>
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<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Viewing"><a class="permalink" href="#Viewing">Viewing</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">The primary feed is accessed via the <span class="Pa">home</span>
tab. It will contain posts from all honkers except those specifically
excluded. Posts mentioning the user, both followed and not, are collected
under the <span class="Pa">@me</span> tab. Other feeds include
<span class="Pa">first</span> which excludes replies, the user defined
options under the <span class="Pa">combos</span> subheading, and the
<span class="Pa">events</span> page which lists only events.</p>
<p class="Pp">Individual honks contain a visual representation of the honker's
ID, their name, the activity (with a link back to origin), a link to the
parent post if applicable, and the convoy (thread) identifier. A red border
indicates the honk is not public. Screenshot below.</p>
<p class="Pp"><img src="screenshot-honk.png"><br>screenshot of one
honk</a></p>
<p class="Pp">Available actions are:</p>
<dl class="Bl-tag">
<dt id="bonk"><a class="permalink" href="#bonk"><code class="Ic">bonk</code></a></dt>
<dd>Share with followers. Not available for nonpublic honks.</dd>
<dt id="honk"><a class="permalink" href="#honk"><code class="Ic">honk
back</code></a></dt>
<dd>Reply.</dd>
<dt id="mute"><a class="permalink" href="#mute"><code class="Ic">mute</code></a></dt>
<dd>Mute this entire thread. Existing posts are hidden, and future posts will
not appear in any feed.</dd>
<dt id="zonk"><a class="permalink" href="#zonk"><code class="Ic">zonk</code></a></dt>
<dd>Delete this post. When deleting one's own post, other servers will be
requested to remove it, but this is unreliable.</dd>
<dt id="ack"><a class="permalink" href="#ack"><code class="Ic">ack</code></a></dt>
<dd>Acknowledge reading this post. Typically if it's a reply to one's own
post.</dd>
<dt id="save"><a class="permalink" href="#save"><code class="Ic">save</code></a></dt>
<dd>Save this honk to the <span class="Pa">saved</span> tab to find
later.</dd>
<dt id="untag"><a class="permalink" href="#untag"><code class="Ic">untag
me</code></a></dt>
<dd>Sometimes a thread goes on entirely too long. Untag will hide further
replies to the selected post, but without muting the entire thread.
Replies higher in the tree are still received.</dd>
<dt id="badonk"><a class="permalink" href="#badonk"><code class="Ic">badonk</code></a></dt>
<dd>Please no.</dd>
<dt id="edit"><a class="permalink" href="#edit"><code class="Ic">edit</code></a></dt>
<dd>Change it up. Alas, Update activities do not federate reliably.</dd>
</dl>
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<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Refresh"><a class="permalink" href="#Refresh">Refresh</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">Clicking the refresh button will load new honks, if any. New honks
will be subtly highlighted.</p>
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<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Honking"><a class="permalink" href="#Honking">Honking</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">Refer to the <a class="Xr" href="honk.5.html">honk(5)</a> section
of the manual for details of honk composition.</p>
</section>
<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Search"><a class="permalink" href="#Search">Search</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">Find old honks. It's basic substring match with a few extensions.
The following keywords are supported:</p>
<dl class="Bl-tag">
<dt>site</dt>
<dd>Substring match on the post domain name.</dd>
<dt>honker</dt>
<dd>Exact match, either AP actor or honker nickname.</dd>
<dt>-</dt>
<dd>Negate term.</dd>
</dl>
<p class="Pp">Example:</p>
<div class="Bd Bd-indent"><code class="Li">honker:goose big moose
-footloose</code></div>
This query will find honks by the goose about the big moose, but excluding those
about footloose.
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<h2 class="Ss" id="Filtering"><a class="permalink" href="#Filtering">Filtering</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">Sometimes other users of the federation can get unruly. The honk
filtering and censorship system,
<a class="Xr" href="hfcs.1.html">hfcs(1)</a>, can be of great use to restore
order to one's timeline. Accessed via the <span class="Pa">filters</span>
menu item.</p>
</section>
<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Xzone"><a class="permalink" href="#Xzone">Xzone</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">The <span class="Pa">xzone</span> page lists recently seen honkers
that are not otherwise tracked. It also allows the import of external
objects via URL, either individual posts or actor URLs, in which case their
recent outbox is imported.</p>
</section>
<section class="Ss">
<h2 class="Ss" id="Account"><a class="permalink" href="#Account">Account</a></h2>
<p class="Pp">It's all about you. An avatar may be selected from the
<span class="Pa">funzone</span> meme collection by adding &#x201C;avatar:
filename.png&#x201D; to one's profile info. If truly necessary. A banner may
be set by specifying &#x201C;banner: image.jpg&#x201D;. See
<a class="Xr" href="honk.8.html">honk(8)</a> for more about the funzone.</p>
<p class="Pp">Some options to customize the site appearance:</p>
<dl class="Bl-tag">
<dt>skinny</dt>
<dd>Use a narrower column for the main display.</dd>
<dt>omit images</dt>
<dd>Omit img tags, to lighten page loads on slow connections.</dd>
<dt>apple</dt>
<dd>Prefer Apple links for maps. The default is OpenStreetMap.</dd>
<dt>reaction</dt>
<dd>Pick an emoji for reacting to posts.</dd>
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</section>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="ENVIRONMENT"><a class="permalink" href="#ENVIRONMENT">ENVIRONMENT</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">honk</code> is designed to work with most
browsers, but for optimal results it is recommended to use a 2015 or later
Thinkpad X1 Carbon with 2560x1440 screen running
<span class="Ux">OpenBSD</span> and chromium at 150% scaling with the dwm
window manager. This will enable the main menu to line up just right.</p>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE
ALSO</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr" href="intro.1.html">intro(1)</a>,
<a class="Xr" href="honk.8.html">honk(8)</a></p>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="STANDARDS"><a class="permalink" href="#STANDARDS">STANDARDS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><a class="Lk" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/">ActivityPub</a></p>
<p class="Pp"><a class="Lk" href="https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/">Activity
Vocabulary</a></p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">Started March 2019.</p>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp"><span class="An">Ted Unangst</span>
<a class="Lk" href="https://honk.tedunangst.com/u/tedu">@tedu@honk.tedunangst.com</a></p>
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<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="CAVEATS"><a class="permalink" href="#CAVEATS">CAVEATS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">Completing some operations, such as subscribing to new honkers,
requires an aptitude for clipboard use and tab switching along with a steady
hand. For the most part, these are infrequent operations, but they are also
the first operations new users encounter. This is not ideal.</p>
<p class="Pp">The ActivityPub standard is subject to interpretation, and not all
implementations are as enlightened as <code class="Nm">honk</code>.</p>
</section>
<section class="Sh">
<h1 class="Sh" id="BUGS"><a class="permalink" href="#BUGS">BUGS</a></h1>
<p class="Pp">It's a feature.</p>
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<td class="foot-date">May 31, 2022</td>
<td class="foot-os">OpenBSD 7.1</td>
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