> goto-address-mode binds C-c RET to goto-address-at-point when point is
> on a URL or email address. In special-mode buffers (or maybe any
> read-only buffer?) it should also bind RET while point is on the URL or
> email address.
I don't think it's a good idea, since many special-mode descendants
bind RET to useful commands. For goto-address-at-point to override
that would be a nuisance, I think.
True, but when I've specifically moved point to a URL it is usually because I
want to follow the URL, not do
whatever is bound to RET in the mode.
You cannot know that. E.g., point could be on a URL by chance, for
example, if a buffer starts with a URL.
But this sounds like something that may differ between users, so perhaps we
could add this controlled by a
defcustom?
Let's first hear that enough people here think that it might sometimes
be a good thing. If so, then yes, a user option, by default off,
could be a way to introduce such behavior.