From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
To: "積丹尼 Dan Jacobson" <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Cc: 47809@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47809: emacs file:///
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:14:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mtty5suz.fsf@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <875z0mh32c.5.fsf@jidanni.org> ("積丹尼 Dan Jacobson"'s message of "Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:38:35 +0800")
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:
Hi Dan,
> Anyway, emacs is real powerful when it comes to the *ends* of the
> arguments you give it.
>
> It knows just the right modes for .../bla.pl vs. .../bla.html vs.
> .../bla.txt vs. hundreds perhaps. Much smarter than the average
> $BROWSER.
>
> But emacs (-q) is totally baffled by the *front* ends of things you give
> it. E.g., file:///somedir/right_under_your_nose is a big mystery to emacs.
The vast majority of Emacs users don't need this. Don't want this.
So it isn't the default, but you can configure it if you like.
> $ $BROWSER file:$PWD/.emacs #No problem. Voosh. Butter.
> $ emacs -q file:$PWD/.emacs #Totally baffled. Reminds me of
> Waldo in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0
> Van Halen - Hot For Teacher .
>
> Nope, nobody told Waldo about the file: protocol all the other kids know about.
Emacs is not a browser.
Best regards, Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-04-16 12:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-04-15 19:19 bug#47809: emacs file:/// 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
2021-04-15 19:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-15 19:40 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-16 7:40 ` Michael Albinus
2021-04-16 11:38 ` 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
2021-04-16 12:14 ` Michael Albinus [this message]
2021-04-16 16:43 ` Glenn Morris
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