/wsl-emacs-contextmenu

Set the context menu for emacs in wsl

Primary LanguagePowerShellMIT LicenseMIT

wsl-emacs-contextmenu

Open Emacs GUI in WSL2 through X server conveniently

Add shortcut and context menu item for Emacs in Windows.

The scripts will start X server automatically.

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Getting Started

  1. Open powershell as administrator

  2. Set powershell executionPolicy

    Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

  3. Copy emacs_start.sh to wsl user's home.

  4. Edit powershellScriptPath in emacs_start.vbs.

    powershellScriptPath="D:\emacs\wsl-emacs-contextmenu\emacs_start.ps1"

  5. Edit some variables in emacs_start.ps1.

     $wslUserName = "smj"
 $xServerPath = "D:/mobaxterm/MobaXterm.exe"
 $xServerProcessName = "mobaxterm"
 $xServerOptions = " -hideterm"
 $wsl = "ubuntu.exe"

  6. Edit paths in EditWithEmacs.reg.

  7. Import registry EditWithEmacs.reg.

  8. Copy Emacs GUI.lnk to your desktop and modify its property, or create a new shortcut on yourself.

  9. if some error occurs, set visible in emacs_start.vbs to 1 and see what happened.

  10. emacs_start.sh set some environment variables for the X server, modify it if you need.