[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 14231] New: XFCE starts emacs incorrectly on startup through session save and .bash_login

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https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14231

            Bug ID: 14231
           Summary: XFCE starts emacs incorrectly on startup through
                    session save and .bash_login
    Classification: Xfce Core
           Product: Xfce4-session
           Version: 4.12.0
          Hardware: PC (x86_64)
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Medium
         Component: General
          Assignee: xfce-bugs at xfce.org
          Reporter: hawkingfan2000 at gmail.com
                CC: benny at xfce.org, nick at xfce.org
  Target Milestone: Xfce 4.12

BODY:
When having emacs (version 27.0.50, but also works with 24 and presumably all
other versions) auto start, either through the session saver, xfce Application
Autostarter, or through standard methods such as .bash_login, emacs will fail
to properly load in XFCE, as well as exhibit strange behavior.

CURRENT RESULTS OF TESTS:

# Session saving emacs:
When saving emacs through the automatic session saver in XFCE, then logging
back in to load the session, emacs will launch in the proper virtual desktop
and will act normally. A second instance of emacs (the "bad" one) will launch
in the first desktop. When attempting to close the bad version of emacs, it
relaunches. From my tests, bad emacs must be closed a total of 6 times for it
to stop relaunching. The normal emacs session remains fine, and whether bad
emacs exists or not, will close immediately without any more instances.

# Autolaunching emacs on login
When launching emacs through the XFCE Application Autostart, a bad emacs will
be started. A normal emacs will not launch.

# Using .bash_login to autostart emacs on login
This is exactly similar to the previous experiment.

All of these issues persist whether the user has multiple desktops or one.

ISN'T THIS JUST EMACS?:
>From my conclusions, no, it's not just emacs, and XFCE plays a roll. When
testing emacs autostarting in different DEs (MATE has been tested so far),
emacs does not exhibit this behavior. This seemingly has no link to how XFCE
autostarts emacs (except in the first experiment case), as this issue persists
even when started separately from XFCE's startup services. There must be some
sort of issue with emacs and xfce starting at the same (technically near) the
same time. I have submitted bug reports to the GNU Emacs bug reporting system
in the case where XFCE isn't the full culprit here.

EXTENDED INFO:
Distrobution: Debian Testing, 4.14

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