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bug#53493: 28.0.50; eww bug


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: bug#53493: 28.0.50; eww bug
Date: 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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