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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:05:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Merged with 47809

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 40269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#40269: Emacs should recognize "file:" when opening files
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2020 20:14:28 +0300

> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org,  40269 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:09:27 +0800
> 
> I saying that if chrome, firefox, can deal with emacs' /nurds/burg
> then it is only fair that emacs should be able to deal with
> chrome, firefox's file:///nurds/burg .

Emacs _can_ deal with file://, you just need to invoke "M-x eww"
instead of "M-x find-file".

Why are you insisting on using the latter?
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