From: Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: 13850@debbugs.gnu.org, help-emacs-windows@gnu.org
Subject: bug#13850: Emacs for Windows: Launch better from a command prompt
Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 19:57:51 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86zgk1lgm8.fsf__24612.6267405756$1651399277$gmane$org@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87v8upr4zf.fsf@gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sun, 01 May 2022 11:12:36 +0200")
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> We already do: just invoke runemacs.exe rather than emacs.exe.
>>
>> As for forking a thread: it is a bit more complex than that. (We
>> already start at least 2 threads at startup.) The 2 most important
>> problems are (1) the same executable should be able to run in a text
>> terminal session under -nw, and (2) we don't want the GUI session to
>> have a console. runemacs.exe solves both.
>>
>> Any reasons not to close this bug?
>
> (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
> at the time.)
>
> "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'?
I think we need to keep an eye on Windows users usage patterns/habits; there may be an opportunity here, especially when it comes to the installer.
Regards,
- Joel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-05-01 9:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-03-01 20:49 bug#13850: Emacs for Windows: Launch better from a command prompt Andrew Pennebaker
2013-03-01 22:54 ` K. Frank
2013-03-02 7:27 ` bug#13850: " Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <83k3pquuqy.fsf@gnu.org>
[not found] ` <CAHXt_SXakTei9TZFvjEmuggaGNHCQMq4xYfJ0Qtq1NwvOy_82g@mail.gmail.com>
2013-03-02 14:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <CAHXt_SV+VVnj2yw189cNq15sKNqMonWZm2zH_FN3nOS5_PSa3w@mail.gmail.com>
2013-03-02 15:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <CAHXt_SUFhkL64WPzOqTKq0Qq6FYFafC_t4m04qUnreB1Fd2MsQ@mail.gmail.com>
2013-03-02 16:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2013-03-02 16:25 ` Lennart Borgman
2022-05-01 9:12 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-05-01 9:57 ` Joel Reicher [this message]
[not found] ` <86zgk1lgm8.fsf@gmail.com>
2022-05-01 10:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
[not found] ` <83bkwh7eec.fsf@gnu.org>
2022-05-01 10:35 ` Joel Reicher
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