From e442cb4d55620e664d0a45c8ebc5001b44c749c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?No=C3=ABlle=20Anthony?= Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 21:42:29 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Favorites to and from other server types! --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4e8e17f..7ab17d8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ I've done my best to make this understandable, but you're welcome to suggest cha * [I like mastodon but I want to use it on my phone.](#i-like-mastodon-but-i-want-to-use-it-on-my-phone) * [How can I back up my Mastodon account?](#how-can-i-back-up-my-mastodon-account) * [Can I use the keyboard to navigate Mastodon?](#can-i-use-the-keyboard-to-navigate-mastodon) +* [How do favorites work on other server types?](#how-do-favorites-work-on-other-server-types) * [Weird, my server doesn't have a bunch of these features.](#weird-my-server-doesnt-have-a-bunch-of-these-features) * [I have other questions.](#i-have-other-questions) * [How can I contribute to the Guide?](#how-can-i-contribute-to-the-guide) @@ -357,6 +358,13 @@ Mastodon has a responsive design, so you can use it in your phone's browser. Alt In the web interface, yes. The Mastodon web hotkeys are documented at `https:///web/keyboard-shortcuts` , which you can access when you're logged into the web interface. (You can find the link at the bottom of the **Getting Started** column, labeled "Hotkeys".) +## How do favorites work on other server types? + +In general: + +* If you click 'favorite' on a post from a different server type (Misskey, Pleroma, GNU Social, etc.) it will federate properly. Some of these servers allow multiple response emoji, and each of them selects a generic "favorite" emoji, which will show up on the recipient's post. +* If someone on a different server type selects an emoji to respond to your post, it will federate to you on Mastodon as a favorite, *no matter what the emoji is*. + ## Weird, my server doesn't have a bunch of these features. You might not be on Mastodon! The Fediverse - the vast collection of servers connected by the ActivityPub/OStatus protocol - has a lot of different kinds of servers on it. Your server might be running Pleroma, Misskey, GNU Social, or something else! Unfortunately, I don't know much about them, so you'll have to ask their users for a getting-started guide like this one.