GNU bug report logs - #47809
emacs file:///

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:20:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Merged with 40269

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 47809 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47809: emacs file:///
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:40:13 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> $ emacs file:///home/jidanni/jidanni.org/geo/house_numbering/presentation.html
> File mode specification error: (file-missing Setting current directory No such file or directory /home/jidanni/file:/home/jidanni/jidanni.org/geo/house_numbering/)
>
> Can't it be smarter?

M-x url-handler-mode

Although it visits the file, there's a spurious "File exists, but cannot
be read" message, likely something goes wrong internally.

Best regards, Michael.
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