sanjayuvachaThank you to all those who followed me here, or came along out of curiosity. Am still figuring out the system and may #toot a little less frequently in the beginning, but hope to improve as time goes on. May create a #VegBiryani instance as I grow in confidence
Unicorn 🦄@sanjayuvacha Welcome, feel free to ask any questions related to #Mastodon or the #Fediverse in general!
shirish@unicorn @sanjayuvacha is this the same unicorn or unicornwings I encountered on twitter or a different one ?
@shirishag75
That is not me, I don't have a Twitter account anymore :)
That is not me, I don't have a Twitter account anymore :)
@unicorn how do I dm you ?
@shirishag75 Depending on what app/interface you use, there should be a post visibility setting when you write a post. It may look like a globe/earth icon, just switch it to a different one like unlisted, followers-only or direct.
This is what it looks like in Tusky:
@unicorn I am using browser, on Debian testing, firefox 62, looking for a way to set up the profile better and also be able to do DM messages. Am able to DM messages to old friends and such but dunno about others.
@shirishag75 You should be able to do that by just clicking on the globe icon, not sure what is your issue 🤔
I checked in my Firefox, also on Debian Testing etc. There is the same button as in Tusky for setting post visibility, as shown above.
@unicorn I think you misunderstood the question. For e.g. if I wanted to DM i.e. direct message you, how can I do that ? I don't see a way to do that ? or you need to follow me so that we can DM each other ?
You can just write a toot (tweet) including @unicorn and set post visibility to direct, then only I can see it.
You can also do this for several people by just mentioning them all in the toot.
So if I just post a toot with @shirishag75 and set it to "direct" then only you can see it :)