Return (server-start) to Emacs initialization

See the comment for an explanation about this revision.

  - we want to support to GUI
  - it's difficult to reuse GUI windows elegantly unless the server is started
    from the GUI itself
  - consider starting the emacs GUI when X initializes

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-misc.el b/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-misc.el
index b3ff7dc7f475..cc7a8c86a1da 100644
--- a/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-misc.el
+++ b/configs/shared/emacs/.emacs.d/wpc/packages/wpc-misc.el
@@ -184,5 +184,22 @@
   "Return the name of the current frame."
   (frame-parameter nil 'name))
 
+;; Having difficulty starting the server using systemd or calling
+;; `emacs --daemon' in ~/.profile, ~/.xsessionrc, and similar files.
+
+;; systemd has issues syncing the socket-name, so it becomes messy. I also
+;; experienced strange initialization where things like wpc-org and other
+;; modules wouldn't get loaded.
+;;
+;; Even if I resolved the socket-name resolution issue, I couldn't find an
+;; elegant way to reuse GUI frames. GUIs for me have the advantage of supporting
+;; True Color, support additional keys for KBDs (i.e. super), and aren't limited
+;; by the terminal for rendering certain things.
+;;
+;; For these reasons, it seems preferable to start the server from here. I'm
+;; considering starting emacs in my ~/.xsessionrc so that the server will be
+;; running after X initializes.
+(server-start)
+
 (provide 'wpc-misc)
 ;;; wpc-misc.el ends here