From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Jacobson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: user has no business toggling overwrite-mode in read-only buffers Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 03:47:01 +0800 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87k7dql16y.fsf@jidanni.org> Reply-To: Dan Jacobson NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1050790939 3011 80.91.224.249 (19 Apr 2003 22:22:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:22:19 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 20 00:22:18 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1970iv-0000mP-00 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2003 00:22:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 1970jX-0006oJ-09 for gnu-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2003 18:22:55 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 1970jF-0006Sg-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2003 18:22:37 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 1970ig-0006BY-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2003 18:22:03 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.224.249]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 1970ic-00064w-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Apr 2003 18:21:58 -0400 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1970hm-0000jt-00 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2003 00:21:06 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: from news by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1970hl-0000jk-00 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2003 00:21:05 +0200 Original-Lines: 9 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.2 (i386-pc-linux-gnu) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:4840 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:4840 In a new crackdown on excessive freedoms, prime minister Moi recommends toggling overwrite-mode be outlawed in read-only buffers. In an interview, he was quoted as saying "It just doesn't make sense. Why should we allow kids to toggle it back and fourth if they can't possibly use it? They might get the wrong impression, that they can write stuff! Only later will they find out the real deal." -- http://jidanni.org/ Taiwan(04)25854780