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[139.218.25.158]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id j23-20020aa79297000000b0050dc762814fsm2698028pfa.41.2022.05.01.03.36.07 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 01 May 2022 03:36:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <83bkwh7eec.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sun, 01 May 2022 13:09:31 +0300") X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 01 May 2022 16:54:02 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:231205 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Joel Reicher >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii , 13850@debbugs.gnu.org, >> help-emacs-windows@gnu.org, Andrew Pennebaker >> >> Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 19:57:51 +1000 >> >> > "Use runemacs" seems like it's the correct answer here, so I'm closing >> > this bug report. >> >> It is the right answer, but I can't help thinking that there is an issue of ignorance amongst Window users. >> >> Does anyone know why the OP had this `wrong'? > > Most probably because (a) he comes from Unix, and (b) he didn't read > the README.W32 file that comes with Emacs for Windows. If that's correct, the best measure may be to launch that README after the installer. I know I'm repeating myself a little, but I really want to give Windows users a flying start, and that requires understanding where they're coming from. Cheers, - Joel