Re: Suggest installer optionally set ALTERNATE_EDITOR

[Joel Reicher]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Joel Reicher <joel.reicher@gmail.com>
>> Cc: help-emacs-windows@gnu.org
>> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:47:26 +1000
>> 
>> I'd be interested in knowing if anyone runs multiple Emacs processes though. 
>> Even though I wasn't suggesting emacs-server as a default, perhaps it's a 
>> good step towards consistency and encouraging users to consider having Emacs 
>> itself as a shell.
>
> Judging by what I see on reddit, a lot of people start a new Emacs
> session each time they have some job for Emacs.  Beats me why they do
> it, but they do...

Is it possible they aren't aware of an alternative? That's the main reason I'm 
making the installer option suggestion.

Which reddit thread were you looking at?

Cheers,

        - Joel