Re: eww - multiple buffers

[Andreas Röhler]

On 09.06.2016 12:39, Tassilo Horn wrote:
> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> writes:
>
> Hi Andreas,
>
> > eww comes with a command "eww-list-buffers" - however, seems to exist
> > only one hard-coded "*eww*" buffer at time.
> >
> > Is there a way to open different "*eww MY FYLE*" buffers in parallel?
> Well, there's
>
> ,----[ C-h f eww-browse-url RET ]
> | eww-browse-url is an autoloaded compiled Lisp function in ‘eww.el’.
> |
> | (eww-browse-url URL &optional NEW-WINDOW)
> |
> | Not documented.
> `----
>
> which can open a new buffer.  And that's used by
>
> ,----[ C-h f eww-follow-link RET ]
> | eww-follow-link is an interactive compiled Lisp function in ‘eww.el’.
> |
> | (eww-follow-link &optional EXTERNAL MOUSE-EVENT)
> |
> | Browse the URL under point.
> | If EXTERNAL is single prefix, browse the URL using ‘shr-external-browser’.
> | If EXTERNAL is double prefix, browse in new buffer.
> `----
>
> So you'd usually start with one eww buffer and then follow links with
> `C-u C-u RET' which would create a new buffer for the referenced link.
>
> But you're right.  It seems quite strange to me that you can't call
> `eww' itself with a prefix arg to make it open a new buffer...
>
> HTH,
> Tassilo

Hmm, eww-browse-url isn't designed as command.

When looking at, it seems to use the very same buffer too.

(defun eww-browse-url (url &optional new-window)
  (when new-window
    (pop-to-buffer-same-window (generate-new-buffer "*eww*"))
    (eww-mode))

;;;

Maybe worth a feature request?

Thanks all,

Andreas