From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 19014@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19014: 25.0.50; Disable Org, Tbl, & Text menu items that change buffer when read-only
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:43:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87d28k7pr2.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fd823824-67e5-48be-9535-96c15f1c3992@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:13:08 -0800 (PST)")
Hi Drew,
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> There are lots of menu items in the Org menu-bar menus (Org, Tbl, Text)
> that modify the buffer but are not disabled when the buffer is
> read-only. They should be - they are no-ops in this context.
>
> This is all the more important because there are still plenty of menu
> items for commands that are useful in a read-only buffer. Disabling the
> others makes those that are available more obvious and easier to select.
Do you often turn read-only on on Org buffers?
In what circumstances would users turn read-only on in Org buffers?
> That is what we do for the Edit menu, for example. You can use it as a
> model, here.
I understand the suggestion, I'm trying to see if this is important or
not. Thanks in advance for your feedback.
--
Bastien
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2014-11-10 22:13 bug#19014: 25.0.50; Disable Org, Tbl, & Text menu items that change buffer when read-only Drew Adams
2014-11-18 10:43 ` Bastien [this message]
2014-11-18 15:01 ` Drew Adams
2020-05-22 12:31 ` Bastien
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