Re: Default emacs init file location confusion

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:59:58 +0000, Colin Baxter <address@hidden> said:

>>>>> Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
    >>> From: Colin Baxter <address@hidden> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020
    >>> 15:58:03 +0000 Cc: , Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>, Paul Eggert
    >>> <address@hidden>, address@hidden
    >>> 
    >>> I was thinking more along the lines of few words on why it's
    >>> necessary now for emacs to adopt the convention - it is after all
    >>> only a convention.

    >> The reason is "by popular demand".  If this is what you wanted us
    >> to say that in NEWS, I'm okay with saying it.

    Colin> I thought it had something to do with *.desktop files. I don't use 
them so
    Colin> I don't know.

*.desktop files are for telling your desktop environment how you want
 certain applications launched (I think. I use the cli to launch
 applications). Iʼll see how I can phrase 'by popular demand' and 'for
 config files'.

Robert