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[PATCH] New command 'eww-copy-alternate-url'

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From: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 64126 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64126: [PATCH] New command 'eww-copy-alternate-url'
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:20:27 +0300

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>
>> 
>> >> +*** New command 'eww-copy-alternate-url'.
>> >> +It copies an alternate link to the page currently visited in EWW into
>> >> +the kill ring.
>> >
>> > Searching the Internet for "alternate link" brings this:
>> >
>> >   A type of hyperlink that gives alternate representations of the
>> >   current document.
>> >
>> > Is this what is meant here?  If so, why are you talking about RSS
>> > feeds?
>> >
>> 
>> Yes, websites very often use these alternate links to point to their
>> RSS/Atom feeds.  Should I add a couple of words about that in the NEWS
>> entry as well?
>
> Yes, a few more words of explanation would be good there.

Sure, I've added a few words about alternate links to the NEWS entry in
the following (updated) patch:

[v4-0001-New-command-eww-copy-alternate-url.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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