From: Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: a quick way to switch orgmode notes between read-only/editing?
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:50:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87zjg8w0va.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CAOQHXPrrsLOQ3zUzMcQ8cCTwg+4ZivreCvO5P8V1CdosrQ1nqQ@mail.gmail.com
Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com> 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:
,----
| 1-UUU:**--
`----
changes to
,----
| 1-UUU:%%--
`----
when view-mode is active
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com>
> 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
> <tjolitz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com> 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
>
>
>
>
>
>
--
cheers,
Thorsten
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-07-17 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-07-17 12:40 a quick way to switch orgmode notes between read-only/editing? Xebar Saram
2014-07-17 13:13 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2014-07-17 13:22 ` Xebar Saram
2014-07-17 13:23 ` Xebar Saram
2014-07-17 13:50 ` Thorsten Jolitz [this message]
2014-07-17 13:53 ` Nick Dokos
2014-07-17 13:57 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2014-07-17 14:46 ` Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo
2014-07-17 15:15 ` Xebar Saram
2014-07-17 23:42 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2014-07-18 7:50 ` Xebar Saram
2014-07-18 8:54 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2014-07-18 12:14 ` Xebar Saram
2014-07-18 12:35 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2014-07-18 15:31 ` Xebar Saram
2014-07-18 20:37 ` Thorsten Jolitz
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