Re: Rename `eww' to `web'

[Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>]

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This is all fine, but seems to totally miss RMS' point. We can debate
default settings, type handlers etc as much as we like, but I think
Richard's point was that since we are introducing a new feature, lets make
it easier for the user by calling it someting obvious rather than the more
cryptic. Using 'eww' may be considered 'cute', but it certainly isn't
'natural'. You will have to put in real memory effort to remember that
emacs' in built support for web browsing is 'eww'. Sure, with the great
searching mechanisms of emacs, most users will be able to find this
procedure fairly easily, but surely it is better if they don't even have to
look or use any effort. This is especially relevant for a feature like this
which is unlikely to be used by a lot of people every day.

Years ago, I had a real problem remembering M-x ielm. Because I only used
this command occasionally, I was never able to remember it. Even with
apropos et al. it often took longer than necessary to get the right memory
jog. Using names which are as 'natural' and reflect purpose as much as
possible will help and certainly won't make things worse.

Tim


On 4 July 2013 05:57, Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:22:16 -0400 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> GM> Ted Zlatanov wrote:
> >> in Emacs).  Most users just want to enter a URL and browse it.  So my
> >> main suggestion is to make `C-x C-f' on a URL open a web browser like
> >> `eww', or call `browse-url', or do something like that.
>
> GM> There's url-handler-mode.
>
> Yes, something like it should be the default, if it can call `eww' when
> libxml is available and just get the URL contents otherwise.
>
> Ted
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Tim Cross

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