Re: [Orgmode] org-mode, vc, and read-only files:

[T. V. Raman]

Actually your message told me enough to debug the problem, the
culrpit was I (or rather emacspeak) which  implements voice lock
purely via properties, and in that process maps overlays to
properties for its own purposes. So the fix should go into
emacspeak -- I'll check it in at this end.

>>>>> "Carsten" == Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
    Carsten> Hi Raman, I sure could wrap the relevant parts in
    Carsten> org-cycle with inhibit-read-only, but so far I
    Carsten> cannot reproduce the error.  When I am loading a
    Carsten> write-protected file, I am getting a "Note: file is
    Carsten> write protected."  This note is delivered as a
    Carsten> message only, and after that everything proceeds
    Carsten> normally.  In the buffer I seem to be able to use
    Carsten> org-cycle freely even though it is write protected.
    Carsten> I think this is because outline-mode uses overlays,
    Carsten> not text properties.  So I am guessing that it is
    Carsten> not org-cycle which causes the error.
    Carsten> 
    Carsten> Can you give me more hints as to what the problem
    Carsten> really is?  Maybe an example file that hits the
    Carsten> error and produces a backtrace?
    Carsten> 
    Carsten> Thanks.
    Carsten> 
    Carsten> - Carsten
    Carsten> 
    Carsten> 
    Carsten> On Oct 7, 2006, at 21:16, T. V. Raman wrote:
    Carsten> 
    >> Would it be possible to make org-cycle work on read-only
    >> files --- suspect we just neeed to wrap its body in a (let
    >> ((inhibit-read-only t))...)
    >> 
    >> At present, if you put your org files under vc control,
    >> with RCS then opening a checked-in file i.e. one that is
    >> read-only, causes an error since org-cycle is unable to
    >> change properties on read-only content.
    >> 
    >> -- 
    >> Best Regards, --raman
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