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23.1.50; bad function name: browse-url-default-browser

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 4300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#4300: 23.1.50; bad function name: browse-url-default-browser
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:37:09 +0200

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> ,----[ C-h f browse-url-default-browser RET ]
> | browse-url-default-browser is a compiled Lisp function in
> | `browse-url.el'.

[...]

> The only thing that is related to 'default' is it uses url around point
> by default. But the name is misleading, for example, emacs-w3m uses it
> to open a default external browser, but it will open bizarre browsers on
> OS X or Windows.
>
> I wonder if the function name can be improved, for example,
> browse-url-try-browsers.

I think the function name is clear enough, and renaming it would
introduce churn for little extra gain, so I'm closing this report.

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