Re: [PATCH] eww improvements

[Ivan Kanis <ivan@kanis.fr>]

June, 25 at 9:07 Juri Linkov wrote:

> Please bind the keybinding "w" to the command that copies the
> current URL from `eww-current-url' to the kill ring because "w"
> is used by similar commands `Info-copy-current-node-name' in Info
> and `dired-copy-filename-as-kill' in Dired.  Note that both
> commands have the word "copy" in their names, not "yank".
> So to reduce confusion please rename `eww-yank-page-url'
> to the name with the word "copy" such as `eww-copy-current-url',
> and then bind both `eww-copy-current-url' and `shr-copy-url' to "w".

I won't do that. 'y' is doing what it did in emacs-w3m. As to 'w' it's a
mnemonic for web browser which is the key I use. If you want something
else you will have to convince Lars, not me.

> As for where to bind `eww-browse-with-external-browser'
> what do you think about the keybinding "&" (with the mnemonics
> of an async command)?

I am not keen on '&' because it requires to press on the shift key. It's
awkward for me.

>> I have attached my wget.el. I sent the author an e-mail to see if he
>> would sign the FSF paper work to include it in Emacs.
>
> wget.el is a very good package, I welcome its inclusion into Emacs.

The author hasn't replied so it's unlikely it will be included.
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