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25.0.50; [PATCH] Make eww entry point more info-like

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From: Mark Oteiza <mvoteiza <at> udel.edu>
To: 19902 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19902: 25.0.50; [PATCH v3] Make eww entry point more info-like
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:05:32 -0500

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Mark Oteiza <mvoteiza <at> udel.edu> writes:
>
>> +Optional argument URL specifies the target to navigate;
>> +the default is `eww-search-prefix'.
>> +
>> +In interactive use, a non-numeric prefix argument directs
>> +this command to read URL from the minibuffer.
>> +
>> +A numeric prefix argument of N selects an eww buffer named \"*eww*<N>\"."
>
> This all seems too complicated.
>
> `M-x eww RET' should allow people to just paste in URLs or whatever.

Which it does, unless *eww* already exists, in which case it switches to
the buffer.  Then one can kit a key 'G' and paste a URL.  Alternatively,
one can just do C-u M-x eww RET.

It works like info, and info works nicely.  It gives people the choice
either to enter a URL, switch to any existing eww session, or create a
new one.

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