I’ve written many times that almost all my computer time is spent in Emacs and my browser (Safari). What all us everything-in-Emacs devotees want is to do away with using an external browser. We yak yak yak about eww but in our secret hearts we know that it can’t really replace a browser. Yes, you can learn to live with its limitations but it really can’t replace a full-fledged browser.
While looking around for today’s subject matter, I came across this Howard Abrams post from last December. In it, he describes his method for dealing with browsers. He has the special requirement of needing a different browser for work than he does for personal use. Additionally, he wants to use eww when he can.
It turns out that it’s fairly easy to automate this. By “automate” I mean that he can provide a list of Websites for which he wants to use a particular browser and default to eww for sites not in the list. Most of this is built in but he does have to provide a function for each browser he wants to use.
Take a look at Abrams post for the details. Most of us don’t need to use multiple browsers, of course, but Abrams post shows how it’s possible to adapt Emacs to your workflow and if not solve, at least ameliorate the browser situation.