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(202/212) 518 - Ability to change readonly status of the buffer (not file!)

When I call "Macros / Files / Toggle ReadOnly", it changes not only readonly status of the buffer but also the permissions of the file.

I want another "ReadOnly", which would make the buffer read-only WITHOUT changing the file attributes.

This is useful when I view a mission-critical file, in order not to damage it incidentally.

Submitted	porton - 2016-06-14 11:12:40.377000	Assigned
Priority	5	Labels
Status	open	Group	none
Resolution	None

Comments

2017-10-28 22:42:59.333000 ngc	Is this macro sufficient? textArea.selectAll(); Registers.copy(textArea,'$'); jEdit.newFile(view); EditBus.send(new PositionChanging(editPane)); Registers.paste(textArea,'$',false); It will copy the whole file content to a new file.
2017-11-02 22:34:02.829000 tsourick	I believe this feature should be in the core.
2017-11-02 23:49:25.606000 ngc	Hmmm… I just tested with jEdit 05.04.99.00 on Mac OS X 10.12.6 (x86_64) I opened a read-only file and had no issues editing it. No need to change a read-only mode. But when I tried to save, I was asked whether or not I want to reset the read-only mode of the file. So I think it can be closed as fixed.
2017-11-03 23:12:12.080000 tsourick	This is not what the creator asked for. The request is about "editing lock" of a buffer, not a file, as title states.