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+This is mastodon.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.7 from
+mastodon.texi.
+
+INFO-DIR-SECTION Emacs
+START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
+* Mastodon: (mastodon). Client for Mastodon on ActivityPub networks.
+END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Top, Next: README, Up: (dir)
+
+* Menu:
+
+* README::
+
+— The Detailed Node Listing —
+
+README
+
+* Installation::
+* Usage::
+* Dependencies::
+* Network compatibility::
+* Contributing::
+* Supporting ‘mastodon.el’: Supporting mastodonel.
+* Contributors::
+
+Installation
+
+* MELPA::
+* Emoji::
+* Discover::
+
+Usage
+
+* Logging in to your instance::
+* Timelines::
+* Composing toots::
+* Other commands and account settings::
+* Customization::
+* Alternative timeline layout::
+* Live-updating timelines mastodon-async-mode::
+* Translating toots::
+* bookmarks and ‘mastodon.el’: bookmarks and mastodonel.
+
+Contributing
+
+* Bug reports::
+* Fixes and features::
+* Coding style::
+
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: README, Prev: Top, Up: Top
+
+1 README
+********
+
+‘mastodon.el’ is an Emacs client for the AcitivityPub social networks
+that implement the Mastodon API. For info see
+<https://joinmastodon.org/>.
+
+* Menu:
+
+* Installation::
+* Usage::
+* Dependencies::
+* Network compatibility::
+* Contributing::
+* Supporting ‘mastodon.el’: Supporting mastodonel.
+* Contributors::
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Installation, Next: Usage, Up: README
+
+1.1 Installation
+================
+
+Clone this repository and add the lisp directory to your load path.
+Then, require it and go.
+
+ (add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/mastodon.el/lisp")
+ (require 'mastodon)
+
+ Or, with ‘use-package’:
+
+ (use-package mastodon
+ :ensure t)
+
+ The minimum Emacs version is now 27.1. But if you are running an
+older version it shouldn’t be very hard to get it working.
+
+* Menu:
+
+* MELPA::
+* Emoji::
+* Discover::
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: MELPA, Next: Emoji, Up: Installation
+
+1.1.1 MELPA
+-----------
+
+Add ‘MELPA’ to your archives:
+
+ (require 'package)
+ (add-to-list 'package-archives
+ '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)
+
+ Update and install:
+
+ ‘M-x package-refresh-contents RET’
+
+ ‘M-x package-install RET mastodon RET’
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Emoji, Next: Discover, Prev: MELPA, Up: Installation
+
+1.1.2 Emoji
+-----------
+
+‘mastodon-mode’ will enable Emojify
+(https://github.com/iqbalansari/emacs-emojify) if it is loaded in your
+Emacs environment, so there’s no need to write your own hook anymore.
+‘emojify-mode’ is not required.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Discover, Prev: Emoji, Up: Installation
+
+1.1.3 Discover
+--------------
+
+‘mastodon-mode’ can provide a context menu for its keybindings if
+Discover (https://github.com/mickeynp/discover.el) is installed. It is
+not required.
+
+ if you have Discover, add the following to your Emacs init
+configuration:
+
+ (require 'mastodon-discover)
+ (with-eval-after-load 'mastodon (mastodon-discover))
+
+ Or, with ‘use-package’:
+
+ (use-package mastodon
+ :ensure t
+ :config
+ (mastodon-discover))
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Usage, Next: Dependencies, Prev: Installation, Up: README
+
+1.2 Usage
+=========
+
+* Menu:
+
+* Logging in to your instance::
+* Timelines::
+* Composing toots::
+* Other commands and account settings::
+* Customization::
+* Alternative timeline layout::
+* Live-updating timelines mastodon-async-mode::
+* Translating toots::
+* bookmarks and ‘mastodon.el’: bookmarks and mastodonel.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Logging in to your instance, Next: Timelines, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.1 Logging in to your instance
+---------------------------------
+
+You need to set 2 variables in your init file to get started:
+
+ 1. ‘mastodon-instance-url’
+ 2. ‘mastodon-active-user’
+
+ (see their doc strings for details). For example If you want to post
+toots as "example_user@social.instance.org", then put this in your init
+file:
+
+ (setq mastodon-instance-url "https://social.instance.org"
+ mastodon-active-user "example_user")
+
+ Then *restart* Emacs and run ‘M-x mastodon’. Make sure you are
+connected to internet before you do this. If you have multiple mastodon
+accounts you can activate one at a time by changing those two variables
+and restarting Emacs.
+
+ If you were using mastodon.el before 2FA was implemented and the
+above steps do not work, delete the old file specified by
+‘mastodon-client--token-file’ and restart Emacs and follow the steps
+again.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Timelines, Next: Composing toots, Prev: Logging in to your instance, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.2 Timelines
+---------------
+
+‘M-x mastodon’
+
+ Opens a ‘*mastodon-home*’ buffer in the major mode and displays
+toots. If your credentials are not yet saved, you will be prompted for
+email and password. The app registration process will take place if
+your ‘mastodon-token-file’ does not contain ‘:client_id’ and
+‘:client_secret’.
+
+ 1. Keybindings
+
+ Key Action
+ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *Help*
+ ‘?’ Show discover menu of all bindings, if ‘discover’ is available
+ *Timeline actions*
+ ‘n’ Go to next item (toot, notification)
+ ‘p’ Go to previous item (toot, notification)
+ ‘M-n=/=<tab>’ Go to the next interesting thing that has an action
+ ‘M-p=/=<S-tab>’ Go to the previous interesting thing that has an action
+ ‘F’ Open federated timeline
+ ‘H’ Open home timeline
+ ‘L’ Open local timeline
+ ‘N’ Open notifications timeline
+ ‘@’ Open mentions-only notifications timeline
+ ‘u’ Update current timeline
+ ‘T’ Open thread for toot at point
+ ‘#’ Prompt for tag and open its timeline
+ ‘A’ Open author profile of toot at point
+ ‘P’ Open profile of user attached to toot at point
+ ‘O’ View own profile
+ ‘U’ update your profile bio note
+ ‘;’ view instance description for toot at point
+ ‘,’ view favouriters of toot at point
+ ‘.’ view boosters of toot at point
+ *Other views*
+ ‘S’ search (posts, users, tags) (NB: only posts you have interacted with)
+ ‘I’, ‘c’, ‘d’ view, create, and delete filters
+ ‘R’, ‘a’, ‘j’ view/accept/reject follow requests
+ ‘G’ view follow suggestions
+ ‘V’ view your favourited toots
+ ‘K’ view bookmarked toots
+ ‘X’ view/edit/create/delete lists
+ ‘s’ view your scheduled toots
+ *Toot actions*
+ ‘t’ Compose a new toot
+ ‘c’ Toggle content warning content
+ ‘b’ Boost toot under ‘point’
+ ‘f’ Favourite toot under ‘point’
+ ‘k’ toggle bookmark of toot at point
+ ‘r’ Reply to toot under ‘point’
+ ‘v’ Vote on poll at point
+ ‘C’ copy url of toot at point
+ ‘C-RET’ play video/gif at point (requires ‘mpv’)
+ ‘e’ edit your toot at point
+ ‘E’ view edits of toot at point
+ ‘i’ (un)pin your toot at point
+ ‘d’ delete your toot at point, and reload current timeline
+ ‘D’ delete and redraft toot at point, preserving reply/CW/visibility
+ (‘S-C-’) ‘W’, ‘M’, ‘B’ (un)follow, (un)mute, (un)block author of toot at point
+ *Profile view*
+ ‘C-c C-c’ cycle between statuses, followers, following, and statuses without boosts
+ ‘mastodon-profile--account-account-to-list’ (see lists view)
+ *Notifications view*
+ ‘a’, ‘j’ accept/reject follow request
+ ‘C-k’ clear notification at point
+ see ‘mastodon-notifications--get-*’ functions for filtered views
+ *Quitting*
+ ‘q’ Quit mastodon buffer, leave window open
+ ‘Q’ Quit mastodon buffer and kill window
+ ‘C-M-q’ Quit and kill all mastodon buffers
+
+ 2. Toot byline legend
+
+ Marker Meaning
+ --------------------------------------------
+ ‘(B)’ I boosted this toot
+ ‘(F)’ I favourited this toot
+ ‘(🔖)’ (or I bookmarked this toot
+ (‘K’))
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Composing toots, Next: Other commands and account settings, Prev: Timelines, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.3 Composing toots
+---------------------
+
+‘M-x mastodon-toot’ (or ‘t’ from a mastodon.el buffer).
+
+ Pops a new buffer/window in ‘text-mode’ and ‘mastodon-toot’ minor
+mode. Enter the contents of your toot here. ‘C-c C-c’ sends the toot.
+‘C-c C-k’ cancels. Both actions kill the buffer and window.
+
+ Autocompletion of mentions and tags is provided by
+‘completion-at-point-functions’ (capf) backends.
+‘mastodon-toot--enable-completion’ is enabled by default. If you want
+to enable ‘company-mode’ in the toot compose buffer, set
+‘mastodon-toot--use-company-for-completion’ to ‘t’. (‘mastodon.el’ used
+to run its own native company backends, but these have been removed in
+favour of capfs.)
+
+ Replies preserve visibility status/content warnings, and include
+boosters by default.
+
+ Server’s max toot length, and attachment previews, are shown.
+
+ You can download and use your instance’s custom emoji
+(‘mastodon-toot--download-custom-emoji’,
+‘mastodon-toot--enable-custom-emoji’).
+
+ The compose buffer uses ‘text-mode’ so any configuration you have for
+that mode will be enabled. If any of your existing config conflicts
+with ‘mastodon-toot’, you can disable it in the
+‘mastodon-toot-mode-hook’. For example, the default value of that hook
+is as follows:
+
+ (add-hook 'mastodon-toot-mode-hook
+ (lambda ()
+ (auto-fill-mode -1)))
+
+ 1. Keybindings
+
+ Key Action
+ -------------------------------------------------
+ ‘C-c C-c’ Send toot
+ ‘C-c C-k’ Cancel toot
+ ‘C-c C-w’ Add content warning
+ ‘C-c C-v’ Change toot visibility
+ ‘C-c C-n’ Add sensitive media/nsfw flag
+ ‘C-c C-a’ Upload attachment(s)
+ ‘C-c !’ Remove all attachments
+ ‘C-c C-e’ Add emoji (if ‘emojify’ installed)
+ ‘C-c C-p’ Create a poll
+ ‘C-c C-l’ Set toot language
+
+ 2. Draft toots
+
+ • Compose buffer text is saved as you type, kept in
+ ‘mastodon-toot-current-toot-text’.
+ • ‘mastodon-toot--save-draft’: save the current toot as a draft.
+ • ‘mastodon-toot--open-draft-toot’: Open a compose buffer and
+ insert one of your draft toots.
+ • ‘mastodon-toot--delete-draft-toot’: Delete a draft toot.
+ • ‘mastodon-toot--delete-all-drafts’: Delete all your drafts.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Other commands and account settings, Next: Customization, Prev: Composing toots, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.4 Other commands and account settings:
+------------------------------------------
+
+In addition to ‘mastodon’, the following three functions are autoloaded
+and should work without first loading ‘mastodon.el’:
+ • ‘mastodon-toot’: Compose new toot
+ • ‘mastodon-notifications-get’: View all notifications
+ • ‘mastodon-url-lookup’: Attempt to load a URL in ‘mastodon.el’. URL
+ may be at point or provided in the minibuffer.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--view-instance-description’: View information about
+ the instance that the author of the toot at point is on.
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--view-own-instance’: View information about your own
+ instance.
+ • ‘mastodon-search--trending-tags’: View a list of trending hashtags
+ on your instance.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--add-toot-account-at-point-to-list’: Add the account
+ of the toot at point to a list.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--dm-user’: Send a direct message to one of the users
+ at point.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--add-private-note-to-account’: Add a private note
+ to another user’s account.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--view-account-private-note’: View a private note
+ on a user’s account.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--show-familiar-followers’: Show a list of
+ “familiar followers” for a given account. Familiar followers are
+ accounts that you follow, and that follow the account.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--follow-tag’: Follow a tag (works like following a
+ user)
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--unfollow-tag’: Unfollow a tag
+ • ‘mastodon-tl--list-followed-tags’: View a list of tags you’re
+ following.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-switch-to-buffer’: switch between mastodon buffers.
+
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--update-display-name’: Update the display name
+ for your account.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--update-user-profile-note’: Update your bio note.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--update-meta-fields’: Update your metadata
+ fields.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--set-default-toot-visibility’: Set the default
+ visibility for your toots.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--account-locked-toggle’: Toggle the locked status
+ of your account. Locked accounts have to manually approve follow
+ requests.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--account-discoverable-toggle’: Toggle the
+ discoverable status of your account. Non-discoverable accounts are
+ not listed in the profile directory.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--account-bot-toggle’: Toggle whether your account
+ is flagged as a bot.
+ • ‘mastodon-profile--account-sensitive-toggle’: Toggle whether your
+ posts are marked as sensitive (nsfw) by default.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Customization, Next: Alternative timeline layout, Prev: Other commands and account settings, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.5 Customization
+-------------------
+
+See ‘M-x customize-group RET mastodon’ to view all customize options.
+
+ • Timeline options:
+ • Use proportional fonts
+ • Default number of posts displayed
+ • Timestamp format
+ • Relative timestamps
+ • Display user avatars
+ • Avatar image height
+ • Enable image caching
+ • Hide replies in timelines
+ • Show toot stats in byline
+
+ • Compose options:
+ • Completion style for mentions and tags
+ • Enable custom emoji
+ • Display toot being replied to
+ • Set default reply visibility
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Alternative timeline layout, Next: Live-updating timelines mastodon-async-mode, Prev: Customization, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.6 Alternative timeline layout
+---------------------------------
+
+The incomparable Nicholas Rougier has written an alternative timeline
+layout for ‘mastodon.el’.
+
+ The repo is at <https://github.com/rougier/mastodon-alt>.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Live-updating timelines mastodon-async-mode, Next: Translating toots, Prev: Alternative timeline layout, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.7 Live-updating timelines: ‘mastodon-async-mode’
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+(code taken from <https://github.com/alexjgriffith/mastodon-future.el>.)
+
+ Works for federated, local, and home timelines and for notifications.
+It’s a little touchy, one thing to avoid is trying to load a timeline
+more than once at a time. It can go off the rails a bit, but it’s still
+pretty cool. The current maintainer of ‘mastodon.el’ is unable to debug
+or improve this feature.
+
+ To enable, it, add ‘(require 'mastodon-async)’ to your ‘init.el’.
+Then you can view a timeline with one of the commands that begin with
+‘mastodon-async--stream-’.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Translating toots, Next: bookmarks and mastodonel, Prev: Live-updating timelines mastodon-async-mode, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.8 Translating toots
+-----------------------
+
+You can translate toots with ‘mastodon-toot--translate-toot-text’ (‘a’
+in a timeline). At the moment this requires lingva.el
+(https://codeberg.org/martianh/lingva.el), a little interface I wrote to
+<https://lingva.ml>, to be installed to work.
+
+ You could easily modify the simple function to use your Emacs
+translator of choice (‘libretrans.el’ , ‘google-translate’, ‘babel’,
+‘go-translate’, etc.), you just need to fetch the toot’s content with
+‘(mastodon-tl--content toot)’ and pass it to your translator function as
+its text argument. Here’s what ‘mastodon-toot--translate-toot-text’
+looks like:
+
+ (defun mastodon-toot--translate-toot-text ()
+ "Translate text of toot at point.
+ Uses `lingva.el'."
+ (interactive)
+ (let* ((toot (mastodon-tl--property 'toot-json)))
+ (if toot
+ (lingva-translate nil (mastodon-tl--content toot))
+ (message "No toot to translate?"))))
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: bookmarks and mastodonel, Prev: Translating toots, Up: Usage
+
+1.2.9 bookmarks and ‘mastodon.el’
+---------------------------------
+
+‘mastodon.el’ doesn’t currently implement its own bookmark record and
+handler, which means that emacs bookmarks will not work as is. Until we
+implement them, you can get bookmarks going immediately by using
+bookmark+.el
+(https://github.com/emacsmirror/emacswiki.org/blob/master/bookmark%2b.el).
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Dependencies, Next: Network compatibility, Prev: Usage, Up: README
+
+1.3 Dependencies
+================
+
+Hard dependencies (should all install with ‘mastodon.el’):
+ • ‘request’ (for uploading attachments),
+ <https://github.com/tkf/emacs-request>
+ • ‘persist’ for storing some settings across sessions
+ • ‘ts’ for poll relative expiry times
+
+ Optional dependencies:
+ • ‘emojify’ for inserting and viewing emojis
+ • ‘mpv’ and ‘mpv.el’ for viewing videos and gifs
+ • ‘lingva.el’ for translating toots
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Network compatibility, Next: Contributing, Prev: Dependencies, Up: README
+
+1.4 Network compatibility
+=========================
+
+‘mastodon.el’ should work with ActivityPub servers that implement the
+Mastodon API.
+
+ Apart from Mastodon itself, it is currently known to work with
+Pleroma and Gotosocial. If you attempt to use ‘mastodon.el’ with
+another server that implements the Mastodon API and run into problems,
+feel free to open an issue.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Contributing, Next: Supporting mastodonel, Prev: Network compatibility, Up: README
+
+1.5 Contributing
+================
+
+PRs, issues, feature requests, and general feedback are very welcome!
+
+* Menu:
+
+* Bug reports::
+* Fixes and features::
+* Coding style::
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Bug reports, Next: Fixes and features, Up: Contributing
+
+1.5.1 Bug reports
+-----------------
+
+ 1. ‘mastodon.el’ has bugs, as well as lots of room for improvement.
+ 2. I receive very little feedback, so if I don’t run into the bug it
+ often doesn’t get fixed.
+ 3. If you run into something that seems broken, first try running
+ ‘mastodon.el’ in emacs with no init file (i.e. ‘emacs -q’
+ (instructions and code for doing this are here
+ (https://codeberg.org/martianh/mastodon.el/issues/300)) to see if
+ it also happens independently of your own config (it probably
+ does).
+ 4. Enable debug on error (‘toggle-debug-on-error’), make the bug
+ happen again, and copy the backtrace that appears.
+ 5. Open an issue here and explain what is going on. Provide your
+ emacs version and what kind of server your account is on.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Fixes and features, Next: Coding style, Prev: Bug reports, Up: Contributing
+
+1.5.2 Fixes and features
+------------------------
+
+ 1. Create an issue (https://codeberg.org/martianh/mastodon.el/issues)
+ detailing what you’d like to do.
+ 2. Fork the repository and create a branch off of ‘develop’.
+ 3. Run the tests and ensure that your code doesn’t break any of them.
+ 4. Create a pull request referencing the issue created in step 1.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Coding style, Prev: Fixes and features, Up: Contributing
+
+1.5.3 Coding style
+------------------
+
+ • This library uses an unconvential double dash (‘--’) between file
+ namespaces and function names, which contradicts normal Elisp
+ style. This needs to be respected until the whole library is
+ changed.
+ • Use ‘aggressive-indent-mode’ or similar to keep your code indented.
+ • Single spaces end sentences in docstrings.
+ • There’s no need for a blank line after the first docstring line
+ (one is added automatically when documentation is displayed).
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Supporting mastodonel, Next: Contributors, Prev: Contributing, Up: README
+
+1.6 Supporting ‘mastodon.el’
+============================
+
+If you’d like to support continued development of ‘mastodon.el’, I
+accept donations via paypal: paypal.me/martianh
+(https://paypal.me/martianh). If you would prefer a different payment
+method, write to me at that address and I can provide IBAN or other
+details.
+
+ I don’t have a tech worker’s income, so even a small tip would help
+out.
+
+
+File: mastodon.info, Node: Contributors, Prev: Supporting mastodonel, Up: README
+
+1.7 Contributors
+================
+
+‘mastodon.el’ is the work of a number of people.
+
+ Some significant contributors are:
+
+ • <https://github.com/jdenen> [original author]
+ • <http://atomized.org>
+ • <https://alexjgriffith.itch.io>
+ • <https://github.com/hdurer>
+ • <https://codeberg.org/Red_Starfish>
+
+
+
+Tag Table:
+Node: Top210
+Node: README911
+Node: Installation1310
+Node: MELPA1846
+Node: Emoji2214
+Node: Discover2546
+Node: Usage3098
+Node: Logging in to your instance3508
+Node: Timelines4505
+Ref: Keybindings4980
+Ref: Toot byline legend9098
+Node: Composing toots9370
+Ref: Keybindings (1)10947
+Ref: Draft toots11465
+Node: Other commands and account settings11936
+Node: Customization14759
+Node: Alternative timeline layout15545
+Node: Live-updating timelines mastodon-async-mode15922
+Node: Translating toots16758
+Node: bookmarks and mastodonel17930
+Node: Dependencies18400
+Node: Network compatibility18992
+Node: Contributing19478
+Node: Bug reports19767
+Node: Fixes and features20673
+Node: Coding style21156
+Node: Supporting mastodonel21780
+Node: Contributors22302
+
+End Tag Table
+
+
+Local Variables:
+coding: utf-8
+End: