browse-url

browse-url

[Laura Conrad]

In the last two days (I think since updating my CVS gnus for the first
time in a few weeks) I haven't been able to browse a URL by
right-clicking (or middle-clicking) on it in gnus.  The message I get is:

You must define `(browse-url
"http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/options/abc-standard/lconrad%40laymusic.org")'
to use this button

Any ideas?

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Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

>> M-x version:
>> GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) 
>> of 2004-07-29 on reader.local.net0
>> (todays cvs)
>
> And no old browse-url.el in load-path?

no.. and I guess you will have seen a previous post saying that
variable fails here.  I get a new instance of mozilla instead of a
tab.  But the code posted in this thread (both posts) seems to work.

Re: browse-url

[Simon Josefsson]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
>
>>>> Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
>>>> `browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 
>>>
>>> Yeah, probably not.  But I think someone here will have code to do it
>>> in fsf emacs ... hasn't been much activity here for day or two.
>>
>> GNU Emacs also has the variable.  Doesn't it work?  Or do you want
>> some other behaviour?
>
> Do I have to load something to see it?

browse-url.el.

> C-h v <RET> here doesn't know how to complete
> browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab.
>
> M-x version:
> GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) 
> of 2004-07-29 on reader.local.net0
> (todays cvs)

And no old browse-url.el in load-path?

Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Yo Merito <yomerito@gawab.com> writes:

>> How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
>> tab?
>
> this works for me...

Yub, that works here too.

I see a strange phenomena though... I just stumbled into it.

If mozilla is not running and I click on a URL in gnus ... it starts
mozilla at that URL but if I happen to hit ALT+home (load home-page or
some such)  Or even if I type it in (www.google.com <RET>) 
Mozilla closes clear down.

If I have mozilla running and click on a URL in gnus.  It gives me the
tab and when I hit ALT+home it loads home as usual.

Anyone else see that?

Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Yo Merito <yomerito@gawab.com> writes:

> this works for me...

It looks like what Dan posted but without the preface.  I'm trying it
now.

Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Dan Christensen <jdc@uwo.ca> writes:

> I don't see that variable in my version of browse-url.  Here's what I
> use in emacs:
>
> (if window-system

That works here too... Thanks.  

Just an aside on that line:
  (if window-system
Is that the standard to way for emacs to know if it is running in
console or in X.

Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:
>
>>>> Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
>>>> `browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 
>>>
>>> Yeah, probably not.  But I think someone here will have code to do it
>>> in fsf emacs ... hasn't been much activity here for day or two.
>>
>> GNU Emacs also has the variable.  Doesn't it work?  Or do you want
>> some other behaviour?
>
> Do I have to load something to see it?
>
> C-h v <RET> here doesn't know how to complete
> browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab.
>
> M-x version:
> GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) 
> of 2004-07-29 on reader.local.net0
> (todays cvs)

I took out my existing settings and then the variable appeared in 
C-h v ... is that normal behavior?

Anyway, setting that variable to t 
(browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab's value is t)

Doesn't work for me.  I still get a new instance of the whole browser.

Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

>>> Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
>>> `browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 
>>
>> Yeah, probably not.  But I think someone here will have code to do it
>> in fsf emacs ... hasn't been much activity here for day or two.
>
> GNU Emacs also has the variable.  Doesn't it work?  Or do you want
> some other behaviour?

Do I have to load something to see it?

C-h v <RET> here doesn't know how to complete
browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab.

M-x version:
GNU Emacs 21.3.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) 
of 2004-07-29 on reader.local.net0
(todays cvs)

Re: browse-url

[Dan Christensen]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> Steve Youngs <steve@youngs.au.com> writes:
>
>>   Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>>   > How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
>>   > tab?
>>
>> Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
>> `browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 
>
> Yeah, probably not.  But I think someone here will have code to do it
> in fsf emacs ... hasn't been much activity here for day or two.

I don't see that variable in my version of browse-url.  Here's what I
use in emacs:

(if window-system
    (setq browse-url-browser-function 'jh:browse-url-mozilla-new-tab)
  (setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-w3))

; From Jesper Harder
(defun jh:browse-url-mozilla-new-tab (url &optional new-window)
  ;; new-window ignored
  "Open URL in a new tab in Mozilla."
  (interactive (browse-url-interactive-arg "URL: "))
  (unless
      (string= "" 
	       (shell-command-to-string 
		(concat "mozilla -remote 'openURL(" url ",new-tab)'")))
    (message "Starting Mozilla...")
    (start-process (concat "mozilla " url) nil "mozilla" url)
    (message "Starting Mozilla...done")))

Dan

Re: browse-url

[Simon Josefsson]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> Steve Youngs <steve@youngs.au.com> writes:
>
>>   > How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
>>   > tab?
>>
>> Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
>> `browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 
>
> Yeah, probably not.  But I think someone here will have code to do it
> in fsf emacs ... hasn't been much activity here for day or two.

GNU Emacs also has the variable.  Doesn't it work?  Or do you want
some other behaviour?

Re: browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Steve Youngs <steve@youngs.au.com> writes:

>   > How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
>   > tab?
>
> Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
> `browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 

Yeah, probably not.  But I think someone here will have code to do it
in fsf emacs ... hasn't been much activity here for day or two.

Re: browse-url

[Yo Merito]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
> tab?

this works for me...

;; From: Jesper Harder (harder@myrealbox.com)
;; Subject: Re: browse-url-mozilla in new tab
;; Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus
;; Date: 2002-09-28 13:14:15 PST 

(setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-mozilla-new-tab)
(defun browse-url-mozilla-new-tab (url &optional new-window)
  ;; new-window ignored
  "Open URL in a new tab in Mozilla."
  (interactive (browse-url-interactive-arg "URL: "))
  (unless
      (string= "" 
        (shell-command-to-string 
  (concat "mozilla -remote 'openURL(" url ",new-tab)'")))
    (message "Starting Mozilla...")
    (start-process (concat "mozilla " url) nil "mozilla" url)
    (message "Starting Mozilla...done")
    ))

Re: browse-url

[Steve Youngs]

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* Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

  > Running no cvs of a few days ago
  > Using customize to set browse-url-browser-function to
  > `browse-url-generic'  and then setting `browse-url-generic' to mozilla
  > again using customize.  If mozilla isn't running then clicking a
  > buttonized url starts it, and if mozilla is running I get a new
  > mozilla window.

  > How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
  > tab?

Probably not much use to you but in XEmacs' browse-url.el there is
`browse-url-mozilla-new-window-is-tab'. 

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browse-url

[Harry Putnam]

Running no cvs of a few days ago

Using customize to set browse-url-browser-function to
`browse-url-generic'  and then setting `browse-url-generic' to mozilla
again using customize.  If mozilla isn't running then clicking a
buttonized url starts it, and if mozilla is running I get a new
mozilla window.

How can I arrange things so that I get the clicked url in a mozilla
tab?

There is a thread on this in gnu.emacs.gnus recently but the code
posted there also gives me a new instance of mozilla instead of a tab.