GNU bug report logs - #46927
27.1; Request: a visit homepage command in package-menu-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 17:37:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 27.1

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 46927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 46927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46927: 27.1; Request: a visit homepage command in
 package-menu-mode
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:40:32 +0100

Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I'd like a command in the package list in package-menu-mode
> to visit the homepage of the package with browse-url.
>
> This would be much easier than the current method of hitting
> RET to bring up the package help description via
> package-menu-describe-package and having to navigate to the
> homepage button and hit RET or click the mouse.
>
> The package paradox has such a command bound to "v" for
> "visit homepage" and it's very convenient.

Makes sense.  I've now added this to Emacs 28, and bound it to `w',
since that's a binding a couple other modes use for this.

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