Web Browsing in Emacs - EWW | Experiments, Thoughts and reflection

In the past few days I have taken a liking to reading article or just browsing web using EWW. EWW is a browser built into Emacs.

My intention to browse web using EWW is derived from the fact that:

EWW is text based: Being text based is actually a good thing. It means that I am focused on the content only and I can channel my energies onto the task at hand.
EWW is built in Emacs: This means that I can minimize context switching. If I need to create a note as I am reading an article org-capture is nearby. If I find some website that I like to re-visit and it offers rss services then Elfeed is available just at the tap of fingers.
EWW offers some very useful builtin variables and functions that makes web-browsing quite enjoyable.

Here is a collection of my frequently used commands and tricks to use EWW.

(1) Using EWW

  - Open Eww: M-x Eww 
  - Open a new Eww buffer: C-u M-x Eww
  - Quit Eww: q
  - To make the page readable by focusing on the content: R

(2) Copy links

  - Copy a link inside Eww buffer: w
  - Copy the link of Eww buffer: w

(3) Basic Navigation

  - Move to Previous url: l
  - Move to Forward url: r
  - Check Browsing History: H
  - Basic Emacs keybindings work inside EWW buffers

(4) Bookmarks

  - Adding a Bookmark: b
  - View Stored Bookmarks: B

(5) Misc Config Changes

  - By default the name of the buffer is EWW with a number, this function changes the default to a more sensible buffer name: (setq! eww-auto-rename-buffer 'title')