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[PATCH] Update browse-url-kde variables

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
Cc: 74775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#74775: [PATCH] Update browse-url-kde variables
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:53:41 +0200

> From: Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de>
> Cc: 74775 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:44:44 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> > Installing on master doesn't need to delve into these issues, since if
> >> > we are wrong, we have enough time for users to holler and for us to
> >> > fix.  Emacs 30, OTOH, is very close to the release, so we must be very
> >> > certain this change cannot cause any trouble.
> >> 
> >> I don't think there's a chance for that.
> >
> > Famous last words...
> 
> KDE3 isn't used anymore even if so any release after has significantly
> by more users.
> Why support KDE3? 

Because it is completely legitimate for people running old systems
with KDE3 to want to install a new Emacs.

> >> If you decide to install the change on Emacs 30. Do you want me to send
> >> the patch again with the changes mentioned by you i.e. defcustom version
> >> and type?
> >
> > I still think we should install this on master.  AFAIK, we had exactly
> > zero complaints about these defaults, perhaps for the simple reason
> > that it is easy to customize a user option if its default is wrong for
> > a user.
> 
> Most users would probably set the `browse-url-browser-function' or the
> default detected happens to be the right default function.

Sorry, I couldn't understand what you want to say here.

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