Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts wrote: Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. That would be IMHO a sensible thing. You could enter it as an enhancement request in bugzilla. /Paul Done: http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5544 Keith - Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk Where will you spend Eternity? http://www.fellowshiptractleague.org/tracts/images/PDF/tract_130.pdf All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts wrote: Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. That would be IMHO a sensible thing. You could enter it as an enhancement request in bugzilla. /Paul Done: http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5544 Keith - Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk Where will you spend Eternity? http://www.fellowshiptractleague.org/tracts/images/PDF/tract_130.pdf All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts wrote: Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. That would be IMHO a sensible thing. You could enter it as an enhancement request in bugzilla. /Paul Done: http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5544 Keith - Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk Where will you spend Eternity? http://www.fellowshiptractleague.org/tracts/images/PDF/tract_130.pdf All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts wrote: Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. That would be IMHO a sensible thing. You could enter it as an enhancement request in bugzilla. /Paul
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts wrote: Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. That would be IMHO a sensible thing. You could enter it as an enhancement request in bugzilla. /Paul
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts wrote: Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. That would be IMHO a sensible thing. You could enter it as an enhancement request in bugzilla. /Paul
Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts - Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk Where will you spend Eternity? http://www.fellowshiptractleague.org/tracts/images/PDF/tract_130.pdf All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. I do not know of a straightforward way to achieve this. Depending on what exactly you intend, there are two ways that spring to my mind: a) ViewPDF (or ViewPS): the output is read-only of course. b) open the file in a second lyx process, started as a different user with read-only rights for this file. Günter
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts wrote: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts With LyX 1.6.0, you can open the doc and then use View - Split View into Left and Right Half (or View - Split View into Upper and Lower Half) to get two views on the same document. AFAIK neither is read-only, but hopefully you can restrain yourself from editing one of them. :-) /Paul
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Thanks Guenter. I want to view the lyx source code itself, so I can use that as a pattern for more sections. Keith On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Guenter Milde wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Guenter Milde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. I do not know of a straightforward way to achieve this. Depending on what exactly you intend, there are two ways that spring to my mind: a) ViewPDF (or ViewPS): the output is read-only of course. b) open the file in a second lyx process, started as a different user with read-only rights for this file. Günter
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. Keith On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts wrote: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts With LyX 1.6.0, you can open the doc and then use View - Split View into Left and Right Half (or View - Split View into Upper and Lower Half) to get two views on the same document. AFAIK neither is read-only, but hopefully you can restrain yourself from editing one of them. :-) /Paul
Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts - Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk Where will you spend Eternity? http://www.fellowshiptractleague.org/tracts/images/PDF/tract_130.pdf All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. I do not know of a straightforward way to achieve this. Depending on what exactly you intend, there are two ways that spring to my mind: a) ViewPDF (or ViewPS): the output is read-only of course. b) open the file in a second lyx process, started as a different user with read-only rights for this file. Günter
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts wrote: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts With LyX 1.6.0, you can open the doc and then use View - Split View into Left and Right Half (or View - Split View into Upper and Lower Half) to get two views on the same document. AFAIK neither is read-only, but hopefully you can restrain yourself from editing one of them. :-) /Paul
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Thanks Guenter. I want to view the lyx source code itself, so I can use that as a pattern for more sections. Keith On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Guenter Milde wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Guenter Milde [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. I do not know of a straightforward way to achieve this. Depending on what exactly you intend, there are two ways that spring to my mind: a) ViewPDF (or ViewPS): the output is read-only of course. b) open the file in a second lyx process, started as a different user with read-only rights for this file. Günter
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. Keith On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts wrote: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts With LyX 1.6.0, you can open the doc and then use View - Split View into Left and Right Half (or View - Split View into Upper and Lower Half) to get two views on the same document. AFAIK neither is read-only, but hopefully you can restrain yourself from editing one of them. :-) /Paul
Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts - Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk Where will you spend Eternity? http://www.fellowshiptractleague.org/tracts/images/PDF/tract_130.pdf All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a > lyx file that is r/w please? > I want to refer to previous sections of a document in > read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent > format for new sections written later in the same document. I do not know of a straightforward way to achieve this. Depending on what exactly you intend, there are two ways that spring to my mind: a) View>PDF (or View>PS): the output is read-only of course. b) open the file in a second lyx process, started as a different user with read-only rights for this file. Günter
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Keith Roberts wrote: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts With LyX 1.6.0, you can open the doc and then use View -> Split View into Left and Right Half (or View -> Split View into Upper and Lower Half) to get two views on the same document. AFAIK neither is read-only, but hopefully you can restrain yourself from editing one of them. :-) /Paul
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Thanks Guenter. I want to view the lyx source code itself, so I can use that as a pattern for more sections. Keith On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Guenter Milde wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Guenter Milde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. I do not know of a straightforward way to achieve this. Depending on what exactly you intend, there are two ways that spring to my mind: a) View>PDF (or View>PS): the output is read-only of course. b) open the file in a second lyx process, started as a different user with read-only rights for this file. Günter
Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode?
Thanks Paul. That sounds feasable. I did edit the document in both windows! Maybe there could be an option in preferences to set the second or more window(s) to read-only mode? That will stop anyone from accidently editing the document in the other opened windows. Keith On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Paul A. Rubin wrote: To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org From: Paul A. Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Open a New Window in read-only mode? Keith Roberts wrote: Is it possible to open a new window in read-only mode, on a lyx file that is r/w please? I want to refer to previous sections of a document in read-only mode in a new window, so I can keep a consistent format for new sections written later in the same document. TIA Keith Roberts With LyX 1.6.0, you can open the doc and then use View -> Split View into Left and Right Half (or View -> Split View into Upper and Lower Half) to get two views on the same document. AFAIK neither is read-only, but hopefully you can restrain yourself from editing one of them. :-) /Paul
Read only mode?
Is there a read only mode for lyx? From a message sent by Jean-Marc in may, I gathered that there is such a thing: --- snip -- You can use buffer-readonly-toggle (which can even be added as a menu item or icon). JMarc --- snip -- I would like to have the possibility to open a lyx document in read-only mode. In fact, I would even like to be able to choose it as the default action. Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... Thanks. -- Rudi Gaelzer Department of Physics Institute of Physics and Mathematics Federal University of Pelotas Registered linux user # 153741
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 19:58, Rudi Gaelzer wrote: Is there a read only mode for lyx? From a message sent by Jean-Marc in may, I gathered that there is such a thing: --- snip -- You can use buffer-readonly-toggle (which can even be added as a menu item or icon). JMarc --- snip -- I would like to have the possibility to open a lyx document in read-only mode. In fact, I would even like to be able to choose it as the default action. When I want a document in read only permanently I remove the write flags from its properties. $ chmod a-w file in linux and other unices... LyX recognises this and acts accordingly. :-) Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only Thanks. -- José Abílio
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 16:16, José Matos wrote: When I want a document in read only permanently I remove the write flags from its properties. $ chmod a-w file in linux and other unices... Well, thanks anyway, I know that and it's not what I want... LyX recognises this and acts accordingly. :-) Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only That works. The syntax is slightly different from what I used. Thanks. And how can I include a Toggle Read Only option in the Edit menu (or as an icon on the toolbar)? Thanks again. -- Rudi Gaelzer Department of Physics Institute of Physics and Mathematics Federal University of Pelotas BRAZIL Registered linux user # 153741
Re: Read only mode?
Rudi Gaelzer wrote: Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only That works. The syntax is slightly different from what I used. Thanks. And how can I include a Toggle Read Only option in the Edit menu (or as an icon on the toolbar)? (Note: I have not tested the following.) I think you can edit .../Resources/ui/stdmenus.ui and add a new Item to the edit menu, something like Item Toggle read-only|Q buffer-toggle-read-only (perhaps changing Q to a more salubrious hot key, or omitting it). I would save the hacked file in the ui subfolder under your home directory, so that it would survive reinstallations and upgrades. On the other hand, the path of least resistance might be simply to use File-New from template... to open documents you don't want to modify. The resulting file is writable, but it gets a default name (e.g. newfile1.lyx), so inadvertently saving it will at worst clutter your drive a bit. /Paul
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 18:24, Paul A. Rubin wrote: (Note: I have not tested the following.) I think you can edit .../Resources/ui/stdmenus.ui and add a new Item to the edit menu, something like Item Toggle read-only|Q buffer-toggle-read-only That works! I made a copy of /usr/share/lyx/ui/stdmenus.ui to ~/.lyx/ui/ and included the Item as you suggested (using T instead of Q as shortcut) and it works. Now I can happily toggle to and fro the read-only mode... Thanks a lot, Paul. (perhaps changing Q to a more salubrious hot key, or omitting it). I would save the hacked file in the ui subfolder under your home directory, so that it would survive reinstallations and upgrades. On the other hand, the path of least resistance might be simply to use File-New from template... to open documents you don't want to modify. The resulting file is writable, but it gets a default name (e.g. newfile1.lyx), so inadvertently saving it will at worst clutter your drive a bit. /Paul -- Rudi Gaelzer Departamento de Física Instituto de Física e Matemática Fundação Universidade Federal de Pelotas Caixa Postal 354 - Campus UFPel 96010-900 Pelotas - RS Fone: (53) 3275-7416 FAX: (53) 3275-7343 Usuário de Linux registrado # 153741
Read only mode?
Is there a read only mode for lyx? From a message sent by Jean-Marc in may, I gathered that there is such a thing: --- snip -- You can use buffer-readonly-toggle (which can even be added as a menu item or icon). JMarc --- snip -- I would like to have the possibility to open a lyx document in read-only mode. In fact, I would even like to be able to choose it as the default action. Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... Thanks. -- Rudi Gaelzer Department of Physics Institute of Physics and Mathematics Federal University of Pelotas Registered linux user # 153741
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 19:58, Rudi Gaelzer wrote: Is there a read only mode for lyx? From a message sent by Jean-Marc in may, I gathered that there is such a thing: --- snip -- You can use buffer-readonly-toggle (which can even be added as a menu item or icon). JMarc --- snip -- I would like to have the possibility to open a lyx document in read-only mode. In fact, I would even like to be able to choose it as the default action. When I want a document in read only permanently I remove the write flags from its properties. $ chmod a-w file in linux and other unices... LyX recognises this and acts accordingly. :-) Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only Thanks. -- José Abílio
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 16:16, José Matos wrote: When I want a document in read only permanently I remove the write flags from its properties. $ chmod a-w file in linux and other unices... Well, thanks anyway, I know that and it's not what I want... LyX recognises this and acts accordingly. :-) Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only That works. The syntax is slightly different from what I used. Thanks. And how can I include a Toggle Read Only option in the Edit menu (or as an icon on the toolbar)? Thanks again. -- Rudi Gaelzer Department of Physics Institute of Physics and Mathematics Federal University of Pelotas BRAZIL Registered linux user # 153741
Re: Read only mode?
Rudi Gaelzer wrote: Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter buffer-readonly-toggle on the minibuffer, I got an Unknown action... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only That works. The syntax is slightly different from what I used. Thanks. And how can I include a Toggle Read Only option in the Edit menu (or as an icon on the toolbar)? (Note: I have not tested the following.) I think you can edit .../Resources/ui/stdmenus.ui and add a new Item to the edit menu, something like Item Toggle read-only|Q buffer-toggle-read-only (perhaps changing Q to a more salubrious hot key, or omitting it). I would save the hacked file in the ui subfolder under your home directory, so that it would survive reinstallations and upgrades. On the other hand, the path of least resistance might be simply to use File-New from template... to open documents you don't want to modify. The resulting file is writable, but it gets a default name (e.g. newfile1.lyx), so inadvertently saving it will at worst clutter your drive a bit. /Paul
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 18:24, Paul A. Rubin wrote: (Note: I have not tested the following.) I think you can edit .../Resources/ui/stdmenus.ui and add a new Item to the edit menu, something like Item Toggle read-only|Q buffer-toggle-read-only That works! I made a copy of /usr/share/lyx/ui/stdmenus.ui to ~/.lyx/ui/ and included the Item as you suggested (using T instead of Q as shortcut) and it works. Now I can happily toggle to and fro the read-only mode... Thanks a lot, Paul. (perhaps changing Q to a more salubrious hot key, or omitting it). I would save the hacked file in the ui subfolder under your home directory, so that it would survive reinstallations and upgrades. On the other hand, the path of least resistance might be simply to use File-New from template... to open documents you don't want to modify. The resulting file is writable, but it gets a default name (e.g. newfile1.lyx), so inadvertently saving it will at worst clutter your drive a bit. /Paul -- Rudi Gaelzer Departamento de Física Instituto de Física e Matemática Fundação Universidade Federal de Pelotas Caixa Postal 354 - Campus UFPel 96010-900 Pelotas - RS Fone: (53) 3275-7416 FAX: (53) 3275-7343 Usuário de Linux registrado # 153741
Read only mode?
Is there a read only mode for lyx? From a message sent by Jean-Marc in may, I gathered that there is such a thing: --- snip -- You can use buffer-readonly-toggle (which can even be added as a menu item or icon). JMarc --- snip -- I would like to have the possibility to open a lyx document in read-only mode. In fact, I would even like to be able to choose it as the default action. Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter "buffer-readonly-toggle" on the minibuffer, I got an "Unknown action"... Thanks. -- Rudi Gaelzer Department of Physics Institute of Physics and Mathematics Federal University of Pelotas Registered linux user # 153741
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 19:58, Rudi Gaelzer wrote: > Is there a read only mode for lyx? > > From a message sent by Jean-Marc in may, I gathered that there is such a > thing: > --- snip -- > You can use buffer-readonly-toggle (which can even be added as a menu > item or icon). > > JMarc > --- snip -- > > I would like to have the possibility to open a lyx document in read-only > mode. In fact, I would even like to be able to choose it as the default > action. When I want a document in read only permanently I remove the write flags from its properties. $ chmod a-w file in linux and other unices... LyX recognises this and acts accordingly. :-) > Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter "buffer-readonly-toggle" > on the minibuffer, I got an "Unknown action"... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only > Thanks. -- José Abílio
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 16:16, José Matos wrote: > When I want a document in read only permanently I remove the write flags > from its properties. > > $ chmod a-w file > > in linux and other unices... Well, thanks anyway, I know that and it's not what I want... > > LyX recognises this and acts accordingly. :-) > > > Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter "buffer-readonly-toggle" > > on the minibuffer, I got an "Unknown action"... > > In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) > buffer-toggle-read-only That works. The syntax is slightly different from what I used. > > > Thanks. And how can I include a "Toggle Read Only" option in the Edit menu (or as an icon on the toolbar)? Thanks again. -- Rudi Gaelzer Department of Physics Institute of Physics and Mathematics Federal University of Pelotas BRAZIL Registered linux user # 153741
Re: Read only mode?
Rudi Gaelzer wrote: Can I do that with lyx 1.4.3? How? When I enter "buffer-readonly-toggle" on the minibuffer, I got an "Unknown action"... In minibuffer tab is your friend. :-) buffer-toggle-read-only That works. The syntax is slightly different from what I used. Thanks. And how can I include a "Toggle Read Only" option in the Edit menu (or as an icon on the toolbar)? (Note: I have not tested the following.) I think you can edit .../Resources/ui/stdmenus.ui and add a new Item to the edit menu, something like Item "Toggle read-only|Q" "buffer-toggle-read-only" (perhaps changing Q to a more salubrious hot key, or omitting it). I would save the hacked file in the ui subfolder under your home directory, so that it would survive reinstallations and upgrades. On the other hand, the path of least resistance might be simply to use File->New from template... to open documents you don't want to modify. The resulting file is writable, but it gets a default name (e.g. newfile1.lyx), so inadvertently saving it will at worst clutter your drive a bit. /Paul
Re: Read only mode?
On Friday 22 September 2006 18:24, Paul A. Rubin wrote: > > (Note: I have not tested the following.) I think you can edit > .../Resources/ui/stdmenus.ui and add a new Item to the edit menu, > something like > > Item "Toggle read-only|Q" "buffer-toggle-read-only" That works! I made a copy of /usr/share/lyx/ui/stdmenus.ui to ~/.lyx/ui/ and included the Item as you suggested (using "T" instead of "Q" as shortcut) and it works. Now I can happily toggle to and fro the read-only mode... Thanks a lot, Paul. > > (perhaps changing Q to a more salubrious hot key, or omitting it). I > would save the hacked file in the ui subfolder under your home > directory, so that it would survive reinstallations and upgrades. > > On the other hand, the path of least resistance might be simply to use > File->New from template... to open documents you don't want to modify. > The resulting file is writable, but it gets a default name (e.g. > newfile1.lyx), so inadvertently saving it will at worst clutter your > drive a bit. > > /Paul -- Rudi Gaelzer Departamento de Física Instituto de Física e Matemática Fundação Universidade Federal de Pelotas Caixa Postal 354 - Campus UFPel 96010-900 Pelotas - RS Fone: (53) 3275-7416 FAX: (53) 3275-7343 Usuário de Linux registrado # 153741
