From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: Bug: exporting ical files from read-only buffers [7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.112.g8861)] Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:19:53 +0000 Message-ID: <8739blqcqu.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:51515) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlKZd-0006EJ-61 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:20:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlKZV-0007FE-M6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:20:08 -0500 Received: from vscane-c.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.43]:55439) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlKZV-0007Ex-Dx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:20:01 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Stephen Eglen's message of "Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:08:12 +0000") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Stephen Eglen Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Stephen Eglen writes: > I've found a small bug with exporting ical files from read-only org > buffers. Create a simple buffer, e.g.: > > * test1 > <2012-01-12 Thu> > > and then hit C-x C-q to make the buffer read-only. Then do C-c C-e i > to export an ical file. You get an error that the buffer is read-only. > > I think this is due to the call to org-refresh-category-properties, > which can't update text proprties. > > My workaround is to do: > (setq inhibit-read-only nil) > > so that text properties can be added to read-only buffers. This could > be done locally within the ical export functions if others thought > sensible, for which I can send a patch if desired. Could this be done more generally? I think I've run into this for other export targets as well, although it may be my memory that is faulty here. I use RCS for version control for standalone files and often have files read-only from which I want to export. Thanks, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1 : using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.106.gc835)