Ben Schmidt wrote:
> Hi, Bram,
>
> Another one for the todo list, I think (can't spot it on there).
>
> If you issue setglobal in a read-only buffer for an option that locally would
> change the buffer, it fails with an error. E.g. in a help window issue
>
> :setglobal fenc=anything
>
> and you get
>
> E21: Cannot make changes, 'modifiable' is off: fenc=anything
>
> Obviously neither the failure nor the message is appropriate.
>
> Ben.
I confirm that it fails if 'modifiable' is off, as in a helpfile. For a plain
'readonly' (but 'modifiable') file there is no problem, and the buffer is not
marked as modified.
Best regards,
Tony.
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