/r/emacs: “Launch Firefox from emacs I one had a function (in .emacs) under Windo…”

Post #28634 7 Oct 1, 2026, 20:07 UTC

Launch Firefox from emacs

I one had a function (in .emacs) under Windows emacs which launched firefox when the emacs cursor was right on a http:// link. But I overwrote .emacs, and lost the trick.
Anyone knows howto do this?

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