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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2015-12-01 18:11:11 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2015-12-01 18:11:11 +0200
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treeb552c398e0b4d0ff44ad8049ab162c354e5541fb /doc/lispref/buffers.texi
parent628d0063f8dbd238df4103c84112f3a19315f590 (diff)
downloademacs-e702ab8d843dd416b6721c2e05be832d69ad1977.tar.gz
Document 'inhibit-read-only' property
* doc/lispref/text.texi (Special Properties): Describe the new 'inhibit-read-only' text property. Add cross-reference to where read-only buffers are described. * doc/lispref/buffers.texi (Read Only Buffers): Mention that 'inhibit-read-only' property exempts text from being read-only. Add cross-reference to "Special Properties". * etc/NEWS: Move the entry about 'inhibit-read-only' property to its place and mark it documented.
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@@ -716,7 +716,9 @@ The special commands of these modes bind @code{buffer-read-only} to
@defvar buffer-read-only
This buffer-local variable specifies whether the buffer is read-only.
-The buffer is read-only if this variable is non-@code{nil}.
+The buffer is read-only if this variable is non-@code{nil}. However,
+characters that have the @code{inhibit-read-only} text property can
+still be modified. @xref{Special Properties, inhibit-read-only}.
@end defvar
@defvar inhibit-read-only