toggle-allow-edit Still Allows Edit

[Andreas Paepcke]

I am trying to use:

Ctrl+X Ctrl+Q runs toggle-allow-edit
    Id -com.mulgasoft.emacsplus.toggleAllowEdit
 Key Bindings
    CTRL+X CTRL+Q [org.eclipse.ui.textEditorScope]
 Description
    Allow Emacs+ extended edit commands in read-only buffers globally

... but repeated issuing of CTRL+X CTRL+Q still allows me to edit the current buffer. I use read-only mode often when examining library files to protect myself from accidentally modifying them.

Am I using the function incorrectly?

Thanks!

Andreas

[Mark Feber]

This command (whose origin and rationale may be lost in the mists of time) does not do what you expect and only loosely corresponds to the emacs command (read-only-mode) typically bound to C-x C-q.  Hence, it is not one of the documented commands.  The intent was to allow some editing functionality in buffers (not necessarily editor buffers) that were marked as read-only as a temporary convenience; but even there, the implementation is a bit buggy.

Admittedly, it would be nice to have that functionality, but back when this was implemented, I didn't have the hutzpah to take it on (while it's possible that it could be relatively simple to implement, it could also turn out badly). 

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