GNU bug report logs - #20028
24.4; `eww' feature request: if point is on an eww-supported URL, make that URL the default value with which to call `eww'

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From: Ivan Shmakov <ivan <at> siamics.net>
To: 20028 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Alexis <flexibeast <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#20028: 24.4; eww: default to the URI at point 
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2015 05:55:15 +0000

>>>>> Alexis  <flexibeast <at> gmail.com> writes:

 > If point is on a URL such as:

 >    http://www.gnu.org/

 > and the user then does M-x eww RET, it would be nice if that URL
 > could be used as the default value for the "Enter URL ..." prompt,
 > e.g.

 >    Enter URL or keywords (default: http://www.gnu.org/):

 > (Or, if a customizable variable was available to enable such
 > behaviour.)

	This seem to be a duplicate of #19106 [1], which is already
	fixed for Emacs 25.  Could you please check if M-x eww indeed
	behaves as requested with a recent Emacs ‘master’?  Or, I
	presume you could try adapting the patch there to Emacs 24.

	TIA.

[1] http://debbugs.gnu.org/19106

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