PS. Also can anyone think of a way to get a visual cue when the file is in "view mode"? thx! Z On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Xebar Saram 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 > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Thorsten Jolitz > wrote: > >> Xebar Saram 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 >> >> >> >