https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=45243
--- Comment #10 from Ryo Furue <[email protected]> --- It seems that what is requested is not clear from this thread. Let me rephrase what change I'd like to see. I think it's best to treat a read-only file in the same way as a read-write file, except when saving. Currently, you have to "unlock" it before editing a read-only file. I my opinion, this is a misfeature. I guess the idea of unlocking a read-only file comes from a confusion between the read-only-ness of the filesystem and the editability within LibreOffice. In other words, what I'm requesting is: all files should be "editable"; the read-only-ness of the filesystem should matter only when you try to overwrite an existing file. It would be nice if LibreOffice has two modes: the editing mode and a "view mode" where all editing operations are forbidden, but the default mode should be "editing" for all files. Why? There are two reasons: 1) It's quite common to open a document and edit it WITHOUT intending to overwrite the original. If the original is important enough, you set it read-only on the filesystem. You still open and edit it to SAVE AS a new file or to print it out, without saving the change. 2) Most editing applications behave as I describe. Actually, I don't know any that behaves like LibreOffice. For example, open a read-only PDF file with Adobe Reader and add comments. No problem. It's just that you can't overwrite the original. The question then is whether the behavior of LibreOffice brings about significant benefits over the other behavior. I'm afraid I don't think so. Regards, Ryo -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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