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25.0.50; eww-browse-with-external-browser should respect browse-url by default

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From: Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.0.50; eww-browse-with-external-browser should respect browse-url
 by default
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:44:16 +0100

The browser used by `eww-browse-with-external-browser' is given by the
variable `shr-external-browser'. The default value of this variable is
`browse-url-default-browser', which gives me the impression that it's
trying to fallback on whatever `browse-url' would do.
But `browse-url' behaviour is actually configured by
`browse-url-browser-function'

In terms of actual user experience, I was surprised when
`eww-browse-with-external-browser' launched the wrong browser for me.

In my opinion:
- There should be a value for this variable (nil?) that simply
fallsback on browse-url. (pretty straightforward)
- This value should be the default. (slightly subjective)

Message #8 received at 21316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21316: 25.0.50;
 eww-browse-with-external-browser should respect browse-url by default
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 06:52:42 +0100

Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com> writes:

> The browser used by `eww-browse-with-external-browser' is given by the
> variable `shr-external-browser'. The default value of this variable is
> `browse-url-default-browser', which gives me the impression that it's
> trying to fallback on whatever `browse-url' would do.
> But `browse-url' behaviour is actually configured by
> `browse-url-browser-function'
>
> In terms of actual user experience, I was surprised when
> `eww-browse-with-external-browser' launched the wrong browser for me.

This is so that you can set `browse-url-browser-function' to eww, which
is what everybody does.  :-)  You still need an external browser, and
`browse-url-default-browser' returns one of those.

-- 
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From: Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 21316 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21316: 25.0.50; eww-browse-with-external-browser should
 respect browse-url by default
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:36:09 +0000

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On 25 Dec 2015 3:52 am, "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:
> > In terms of actual user experience, I was surprised when
> > `eww-browse-with-external-browser' launched the wrong browser for me.
>
> This is so that you can set `browse-url-browser-function' to eww, which
> is what everybody does.  :-)  You still need an external browser, and
> `browse-url-default-browser' returns one of those.

I understand the logic. Still, is there any chance we can find another
solution?
Something that avoids the surprise I had? This was the first time emacs
ever opened the wrong browser for me.

Not a huge deal, though.

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