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[PATCH] browse-url-with-browser-kind: Improve browser function selection

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From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
To: 74820 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#74820: [PATCH] browse-url-with-browser-kind: Improve browser function selection
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:16:54 +0100

Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de> writes:

> Tags: patch
>
> In order to find an appropriate browser function for the given
> kind, first the browser handler lists are consulted.  If no
> handler is found, the `browse-url-browser-function',
> `browse-url-secondary-browser-function`,
> `browse-url-default-browser' and `eww' are tried in that order
> until a browser function with a matching kind is found.  This
> way the user customization of `browse-url-browser-function' and
> `browse-url-secondary-browser-function` is respected by
> `browse-url-with-browser-kind'.

Eli, do you have comments on this patch? I think it improves the
behavior of `browse-url-with-browser-kind' in relation to our recent
changes to `browse-url-browser-function' and `browse-url-secondary-browser-function',
which users can set to either internal or external browsers. Thanks.

Daniel

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