From f341de1a17b4f3f944b5bb587904bdc8961211cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Darius Kazemi Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 17:06:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Local only posting (markdown) --- Local-only-posting.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/Local-only-posting.md b/Local-only-posting.md index 94d624d..bd9f9ed 100644 --- a/Local-only-posting.md +++ b/Local-only-posting.md @@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ A local-only post will appear in your timeline with the broken chain icon on it: In your Preferences menu, under "Other", there is an option that says "__Allow my toots to reach other instances by default__". This is checked by default, which means your posts are normally federated if you don't touch any of the per-post settings. If you uncheck this, then your posts are normally local and you must make an effort to federate your content on each post using the per-post toggle shown above. +### Note on 3rd party apps + +As of Hometown v1.0.4 (released May 17, 2020), if you use a 3rd party app like [Tusky](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keylesspalace.tusky&hl=en_US) or [Pinafore](https://pinafore.social/) or [Toot!](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toot/id1229021451), local-only posts work as follows: + +* If your account is set to federate by default, then your new posts will all be federated (aka not local-only). + * If you reply to a local-only post, your reply will be local-only. + * If you reply to a federated post, even on your own local instance, then your reply will be federated. +* If your account is set to local-only by default, then your new posts will all be local-only (aka not federated). + * If you reply to a local-only post, your reply will be local-only. + * If you reply to a federated post, then your reply will be federated. This means that you can still chat with people on other servers even if you're set to local-only by default. + ## Who This feature is based on [the work of Renato Lond](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/8427), which is itself based on a feature in the [Mastodon Glitch Edition](https://glitch-soc.github.io/docs/) fork. \ No newline at end of file