Re: Suggest installer optionally set ALTERNATE_EDITOR

Eli Zaretskii <[email protected]> writes:

>> From: Joel Reicher <[email protected]>
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> 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