GNU bug report logs - #9153
23.3; browse-url too greedy

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 01:08:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 23.3

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

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From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>, 9153 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9153: 23.3; browse-url too greedy
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:36:53 +0200

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 05:03, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> wrote:
> Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com> writes:
>
>> 1. Put this in an empty buffer:
>>
>>     (http://www.codesourcery.com/public/cxx-abi/abi-eh.html)
>>
>> 2. `M-x browse-url RET'
>>
>> Note that the default in the minibuffer includes the final `)'.  I don't
>> think it should.
>
> Since many URLs contain parentheses, I'm not sure there is a sane way to
> handle this.

Are they not usually paired?
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