GNU bug report logs - #13850
Emacs for Windows: Launch better from a command prompt

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andrew Pennebaker <andrew.pennebaker <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 20:55:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Joel Reicher <joel.reicher <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 13850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, help-emacs-windows <at> gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org, andrew.pennebaker <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#13850: Emacs for Windows: Launch better from a command prompt
Date: Sun, 01 May 2022 13:09:31 +0300

> From: Joel Reicher <joel.reicher <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  13850 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>   help-emacs-windows <at> gnu.org,  Andrew Pennebaker
>  <andrew.pennebaker <at> 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.
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