Re: browse-url drops fragment identifier from file urls on Windows?

[Glenn Morris]

Tom wrote:

> Try this call with a local html file with a fragment appended 
> to the url (e.g. #top):
>
> (browse-url "file://localhost/stuff/a.html#top")
>
> For me the #top part is not there when the URL is opened in the
> browser.

Read these:
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=2543

http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/BrowseUrl
  "The problem is not one of quoting..."

> Does it happen only on Windows?

Yes.

> Is there a workaround for this?

Use a proper OS? :)

Or the wiki page has a suggestion.