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Re: bug#13850: Emacs for Windows: Launch better from a command prompt
From: |
Joel Reicher |
Subject: |
Re: bug#13850: Emacs for Windows: Launch better from a command prompt |
Date: |
Sun, 01 May 2022 20:35:59 +1000 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.1 (windows-nt) |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> From: Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 13850@debbugs.gnu.org,
>> help-emacs-windows@gnu.org, Andrew Pennebaker
>> <andrew.pennebaker@gmail.com>
>> 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