Re: [O] a quick way to switch orgmode notes between read-only/editing?

[Thorsten Jolitz]

Xebar Saram <address@hidden> writes:

> PS. Also can anyone think of a way to get a visual cue when the file
> is in "view mode"?

There is a visual cue in the mode-line:

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| 1-UUU:**--
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changes to 

,----
| 1-UUU:%%--
`----

when view-mode is active

> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Xebar Saram <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>
>     Thx Thorston this looks great
>     
>     
>     can you recommend a way to open all orgmode notes in view mode by
>     default, i guess i would then bind a key to disable view mode to
>     start editing right?
>     
>     
>     thanks alot again
>     
>     
>     Z
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>     On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Thorsten Jolitz
>     <address@hidden> wrote:
>     
>     
>         
>         Xebar Saram <address@hidden> writes:
>         
>         > hi all
>         >
>         > i keep once and a while screwing up my notes with unintended
>         editing
>         > (erroneous key presses etc) and was wondering if any one
>         knew of a way
>         > to to switch orgmode notes between read-only/editing? i have
>         used such
>         > options in previous note taking apps that had that option
>         build in but
>         > i understand that since orgmode notes are just text files
>         its a bit
>         > more complicated
>         >
>         > i would love to hear any suggestions on how you guys deal
>         with
>         > protecting notes/data that still needs to be edited (i do
>         use git ofc
>         > but i dont always know i screwed my notes :))
>         
>         
>         ,----[ C-h f view-mode RET ]
>         | view-mode is an interactive autoloaded compiled Lisp
>         function in
>         | `view.el'.
>         |
>         | (view-mode &optional ARG)
>         |
>         | Toggle View mode, a minor mode for viewing text but not
>         editing it.
>         | With a prefix argument ARG, enable View mode if ARG is
>         positive,
>         | and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, enable View
>         mode
>         | if ARG is omitted or nil.
>         |
>         | When View mode is enabled, commands that do not change the
>         buffer
>         | contents are available as usual. Kill commands insert text
>         in
>         | kill buffers but do not delete. Most other commands beep and
>         | tell the user that the buffer is read-only.
>         |
>         |
>         |
>         | The following additional commands are provided. Most
>         commands
>         | take prefix arguments. Page commands default to "page size"
>         | lines which is almost a whole window, or number of lines set
>         by
>         | z or w.
>         | Half page commands default to and set "half page size" lines
>         | which initially is half a window full. Search commands
>         default
>         | to a repeat count of one.
>         |
>         | H, h, ? This message.
>         | Digits provide prefix arguments.
>         | - negative prefix argument.
>         | < move to the beginning of buffer.
>         | > move to the end of buffer.
>         | o scroll so that buffer end is at last line of window.
>         | SPC scroll forward "page size" lines.
>         | With prefix scroll forward prefix lines.
>         | DEL scroll backward "page size" lines.
>         | With prefix scroll backward prefix lines.
>         | z like SPC but with prefix sets "page size" to prefix.
>         | w like DEL but with prefix sets "page size" to prefix.
>         | d scroll forward "half page size" lines. With prefix, sets
>         | "half page size" to prefix lines and scrolls forward that
>         much.
>         | u scroll backward "half page size" lines. With prefix, sets
>         | "half page size" to prefix lines and scrolls backward that
>         much.
>         | RET, LFD scroll forward one line. With prefix scroll forward
>         prefix line(s).
>         | y scroll backward one line. With prefix scroll backward
>         prefix line(s).
>         | F revert-buffer if necessary and scroll forward.
>         | Use this to view a changing file.
>         | = prints the current line number.
>         | % goes prefix argument (default 100) percent into buffer.
>         | g goes to line given by prefix argument (default first
>         line).
>         | . set the mark.
>         | x exchanges point and mark.
>         | @ return to mark and pops mark ring.
>         | Mark ring is pushed at start of every successful search and
>         when
>         | jump to line occurs. The mark is set on jump to buffer start
>         or end.
>         | m save current position in character register.
>         | ' go to position saved in character register.
>         | s do forward incremental search.
>         | r do reverse incremental search.
>         | / searches forward for regular expression, starting after
>         current page.
>         | ! and @ have a special meaning at the beginning of the
>         regexp.
>         | ! means search for a line with no match for regexp. @ means
>         start
>         | search at beginning (end for backward search) of buffer.
>         | \ searches backward for regular expression, starting before
>         current page.
>         | n searches forward for last regular expression.
>         | p searches backward for last regular expression.
>         | q quit View mode, restoring this window and buffer to
>         previous state.
>         | q is the normal way to leave view mode.
>         | e exit View mode but stay in current buffer. Use this if you
>         started
>         | viewing a buffer (file) and find out you want to edit it.
>         | This command restores the previous read-only status of the
>         buffer.
>         | E exit View mode, and make the current buffer editable
>         | even if it was not editable before entry to View mode.
>         | Q quit View mode, restoring all windows to previous state.
>         | c quit View mode and maybe switch buffers, but don't kill
>         this buffer.
>         | C quit View mode, kill current buffer and go back to other
>         buffer.
>         |
>         | The effect of c, q and C depends on how view-mode was
>         entered. If it was
>         | entered by view-file, view-file-other-window,
>         view-file-other-frame, or
>         | M-x dired-view-file (M-x view-file, M-x
>         view-file-other-window,
>         | M-x view-file-other-frame, or the Dired mode v command),
>         | then q will try to kill the current buffer.
>         | If view-mode was entered from another buffer, by C-c v,
>         | M-x view-buffer-other-window, M-x view-buffer-other frame,
>         M-x view-file,
>         | M-x view-file-other-window, or M-x view-file-other-frame,
>         | then c, q and C will return to that buffer.
>         |
>         | Entry to view-mode runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'.
>         |
>         | [back]
>         `----
>         
>         --
>         cheers,
>         Thorsten
>         
>         
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cheers,
Thorsten