It might not be necessary; I think this will depend on whether others on the list say "I didn't know about it, and I'm glad I do now". I've met Windows users who didn't even know about the emacs client, much less these other kinds of fine tuning. It just might make for a better experience.
Thanks and regards, - Joel On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 at 17:23, Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> wrote: > > > From: Joel Reicher <joel.reic...@gmail.com> > > Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:33:31 +1000 > > Cc: help-emacs-windows@gnu.org > > > > When Emacs is started from a shortcut that uses runemacs.exe there is > > the opportunity to set the working directory using "start in". But if > > it's started by the client falling back to ALTERNATE_EDITOR this can't > > be used. > > My understanding is that occasionally the working directory is exposed > > in emacs, such as when starting an eshell. > > OK, but then what is the problem here? The --chdir option is clearly > documented in the Emacs manual, so if you need to use it in > ALTERNATE_EDITOR (which I guess is something specific to your use > patterns, because in general Emacs doesn't really care in what > directory it is started), you are free to use it. You started by > asking to add this to the FAQ, but how will that make the option more > discoverable than it is now? The manual doesn't say the option is for > X, it just gives one example where this is used.
