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From: benson@seagoon.ksr.com (Benson Margulies)
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Subject: GNU Suggestion -- buffer-read-only-hook
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Date: Thu, 20-Aug-87 14:52:55 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 20 14:52:55 1987
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It would be handy if there was a hook function list on read-only
buffer errors. The obvious implementation is in
barf-if-buffer-read-only.  Too bad it is coded in C.

One use is to detect a read only image of an RCS file and offer a
check-out at the time that you try to modify it.




Benson I. Margulies                         Kendall Square Research Corp.
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