GNU bug report logs - #40269
Emacs should recognize "file:" when opening files

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 40269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40269: Emacs should recognize "file:" when opening files
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:55:45 +0800

>>>>> "LI" == Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
LI> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

>> Emacs should recognize file:///home/bla/bla/h.html
>> That way users could do
>> $ set file:///home/bla/bla/h.html
>> $ $BROWSER $@
>> $ emacs $@
>> etc. and they would all work the same!
>> No I don't want to use extensions.

LI> What should it do with this input?  Start eww?  Edit h.html?

Well emacs is an editor so I suppose it should edit it.
But OK it could also browse if it insists.
Anything is better than the current behavior of totally not being
prepared for file:/// .

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