GNU bug report logs - #4300
23.1.50; bad function name: browse-url-default-browser

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:20:06 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, notabug

Fixed in version 24.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 4300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 4300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.1.50; bad function name: browse-url-default-browser
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:56:28 +0800

On 2011-07-13 05:37 +0800, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> I think the function name is clear enough, and renaming it would
> introduce churn for little extra gain, so I'm closing this report.

Lars,

The function name is misleading in that it does not find the default
browser on the OS to open url. For example, on OSX, it opens up an
xterm, which is ridiculous to most OSX users.

Changing a function name to better introduces no churn and helps 3rd
party developers improve their code.

Cheers,
Leo
This bug report was last modified 13 years and 315 days ago.

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