From 0b8ff9f5194c23c7603eb29ec4b55ea26d7f8f2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Madeleine=20Sydney=20=C5=9Alaga?= <msyds@deertopia.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:30:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(emacs): default editor

---
 modules/home/emacs.nix             | 14 ++++++++++++++
 modules/home/users/msyds/emacs.nix |  1 +
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/modules/home/emacs.nix b/modules/home/emacs.nix
index e678b2d..dcd259e 100644
--- a/modules/home/emacs.nix
+++ b/modules/home/emacs.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ let cfg = config.sydnix.emacs;
 in {
   options.sydnix.emacs = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Emacs";
+    defaultEditor = lib.mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        Set as default editor?
+      '';
+      default = false;
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+    };
     userDir = lib.mkOption {
       description = ''
         The path to the Emacs user directory.
@@ -121,6 +128,13 @@ in {
           version = cfg.package.version;
         };
     in {
+      
+      # Set emacsclient as the default editor for the time being.
+      home.sessionVariables = {
+        EDITOR = "emacsclient";
+        VISUAL = "emacsclient";
+      };
+
       programs.emacs = {
         enable = true;
         package = sydmacs;
diff --git a/modules/home/users/msyds/emacs.nix b/modules/home/users/msyds/emacs.nix
index 9286237..0afe85f 100755
--- a/modules/home/users/msyds/emacs.nix
+++ b/modules/home/users/msyds/emacs.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ in {
 
     sydnix.emacs = {
       enable = true;
+      defaultEditor = true;
       inherit (cfg) userDir;
       fontPackages = [
         pkgs.julia-mono