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25.3; buffer-file-name returns nil in eww-pdfs

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Message #14 received at 28503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 28503 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28503: 25.3; buffer-file-name returns nil in eww-pdfs
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 01:17:37 +0200

Alex Branham <alex.branham <at> gmail.com> writes:

> M-x eww
> (navigate to a pdf, I found this by searching "pdf test page"): http://www.orimi.com/pdf-test.pdf
>
> then eval (buffer-file-name)
>
> For me, it returns nil even though the pdf is a file on my computer (somewhere in /tmp for me).

I don't think that's the right thing to do.  It's an eww buffer, not a
buffer tied to the file in question (even if it's showing a rendering of
the file).

So I'm closing this bug report.

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