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eww should support multiple *eww* buffers

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From: Ivan Shmakov <ivan <at> siamics.net>
To: 16211 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16211: eww should support multiple *eww* buffers
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:47:12 +0000

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>>>>> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
>>>>> Ivan Shmakov <ivan <at> siamics.net> writes:

 >> The problem is that trying to M-x eww, or to follow a link, in such
 >> a renamed buffer, results in the target document still being
 >> rendered in the *eww* buffer.

 > This has now been fixed on the trunk.

	Not quite.  Please consider the patch MIMEd.

	I’d also prefer for the name of the default EWW buffer to be
	customizable (another patch MIMEd), but that’s another story.

-- 
FSF associate member #7257  np. Čohkka — Apocalyptica   … 3013 B6A0 230E 334A

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--- a/lisp/net/eww.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el
@@ -664,7 +664,8 @@ defun eww-reload ()
   "Reload the current page."
   (interactive)
   (let ((url (plist-get eww-data :url)))
-    (url-retrieve url 'eww-render (list url (point)))))
+    (url-retrieve url 'eww-render
+		  (list url (point) (current-buffer)))))
 
 ;; Form support.
 

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--- a/lisp/net/eww.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
   :group 'eww
   :type 'string)
 
+(defcustom eww-buffer-name "*eww*"
+  "Buffer name to use for rendering HTML."
+  :version "25.1"
+  :group 'eww
+  :type 'string)
+
 (defcustom eww-use-external-browser-for-content-type
   "\\`\\(video/\\|audio/\\|application/ogg\\)"
   "Always use external browser for specified content-type."
@@ -422,7 +459,7 @@ See the `eww-search-prefix' variable for the search engine used."
   (switch-to-buffer
    (if (buffer-live-p buffer)
        buffer
-     (get-buffer-create "*eww*")))
+     (get-buffer-create eww-buffer-name)))
   (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
     (remove-overlays)
     (erase-buffer))

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