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.

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.