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bug#53493: 28.0.50; eww bug
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Richard Stallman |
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bug#53493: 28.0.50; eww bug |
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Tue, 25 Jan 2022 22:39:19 -0500 |
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> Lynx uses a different HTML parser. Emacs uses libxml2 to parse HTML,
> and it parses HTML according to the standards, while Lynx has a more
> DWIM parser.
The DWIM approach is much better for users. I wish Emacs used it.
Rigidly following a standard is not the GNU way.
But since it would be a lot of work to change that, I won't push for it.
> If you want Emacs to handle this differently, you'll have to file a bug
> report with the libxml2 developers.
Thanks. (I suppose they would say it's too much trouble.)
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