Merge pull request #382 from un1versal/Read-You-Like-a-Book

[core.editor] improve first time setup to include Notepad++

Author: ben

book/01-introduction/sections/first-time-setup.asc

@@ -41,19 +41,38 @@ Many of the GUI tools will help you do this when you first run them.
 ==== Your Editor
 
 Now that your identity is set up, you can configure the default text editor that will be used when Git needs you to type in a message.
-If not configured, Git uses your system's default editor, which is generally Vim.
+If not configured, Git uses your system's default editor, which is system dependant.
+
 If you want to use a different text editor, such as Emacs, you can do the following:
 
 [source,console]
 ----
 $ git config --global core.editor emacs
 ----
 
+While on a Windows system, if you want to use a different text editor, such as Notepad++, you can do the following:
+
+On a x86 system
+[source,console]
+----
+$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -nosession" 
+----
+On a x64 system
+[source,console]
+----
+$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -nosession" 
+----
+
+[NOTE]
+====
+Vim, Emacs and Notepad++ are popular text editors often used by developers on Unix based systems like Linux and OS X or a Windows system.
+If you are not familiar with either of these editors, you may need to search for specific instructions for how to set up your favorite editor with Git.
+====
+
 [WARNING]
 ====
-Vim and Emacs are popular text editors often used by developers on Unix based systems like Linux and Mac.
-If you are not familiar with either of these editors or are on a Windows system, you may need to search for instructions for how to set up your favorite editor with Git.
-If you don't set an editor like this and you don't know what Vim or Emacs are, you will likely get into a really confusing state when they are launched.
+You may find, if you don't setup an editor like this, you will likely get into a really confusing state when they are launched.
+Such example on a Windows system may include a prematurely terminated Git operation during a Git initiated edit.
 ====
 
 ==== Checking Your Settings