bug#4724: 23.1; emacsclient: Specify desired terminal type instead of using `-c'

bug#4724: 23.1; emacsclient: Specify desired terminal type instead of using `-c'

[Lluis]

I use

    emacsclient -e "(remember-other-frame)"

for quick note-taking.

I use this together with an advice around remember-other-frame (similar to [0]),
such that finishing or cancelling the note deletes the frame and lets me
seamlessly resume my workflow.

However, this only works in a graphical environment if there is already an

    emacsclient -c ...

running, as otherwise emacs throws

    *ERROR*: Unknown terminal type

Even more, running

    emacsclient -c -e "(remember-other-frame)"

opens two frames: the one coming from the `emacsclient -c' and the one created
by `remember-other-frame'.

This is specially annoying, as cancelling the note (C-g) deletes both frames,
but finishing the note (C-c C-c) just deletes the remember frame.

So, could it be possible to tell `emacsclient' which terminal type to use
without instructing it to open a new frame for itself?

[0] http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2009/04/remember.html?showComment=1244720811729#c6063619801238280639

Thanks,
    Lluis

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bug#4724: 23.1; emacsclient: Specify desired terminal type instead of using `-c'

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lluis <xscript@gmx.net> writes:

> I use
>
>     emacsclient -e "(remember-other-frame)"
>
> for quick note-taking.
>
> I use this together with an advice around remember-other-frame
> (similar to [0]), such that finishing or cancelling the note deletes
> the frame and lets me seamlessly resume my workflow.
>
> However, this only works in a graphical environment if there is already an
>
>     emacsclient -c ...
>
> running, as otherwise emacs throws
>
>     *ERROR*: Unknown terminal type

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately didn't get any
response at the time.)

I tried reproducing this in Emacs 27, but was unable to: Even with one
emacsclient, I don't get that error message.  Are you still seeing this
problem on in modern Emacs versions?

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bug#4724: 23.1; emacsclient: Specify desired terminal type instead of using `-c'

[Lluís]

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On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 4:50 PM Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:

> I tried reproducing this in Emacs 27, but was unable to: Even with one
> emacsclient, I don't get that error message.  Are you still seeing this
> problem on in modern Emacs versions?


I do not use that setup anymore, and thus cannot try to reproduce it.
Please close.

Thanks,
Lluís

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bug#4724: 23.1; emacsclient: Specify desired terminal type instead of using `-c'

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lluís <xscript@gmx.net> writes:

> I do not use that setup anymore, and thus cannot try to reproduce it. Please
> close.

OK; done.

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