Programmer's WorkBench (pwb.hlp) (Table of Contents; Topic list)
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Edit Menu, Read Only Command
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     Edit menu, Read Only command («noedit»)
 
     Function  Noedit
 
     Choose Read Only to toggle the PWB no-edit state. When the no-edit
     state is on, an 'R' appears in the status bar and a bullet appears
     next to Read Only as follows:
 
          ┌─────────────────────┐
          │• Read Only          │
          └─────────────────────┘
 
     When the no-edit state is turned on, you cannot modify the file.
 
     NOTE: The Read Only command has no effect on the read-only
           attribute of files on disk.
 
     To toggle the no-edit state for individual disk files, use the
     function sequence Meta Noedit («meta» «noedit»).
     See: Noedit
 
     PWB starts up with no-edit turned on when you use the /R command-
     line option. Choose Read Only to turn off the no-edit state and
     allow file modification.
 
     By default, PWB allows you to modify files marked read-only on
     disk. To have PWB automatically turn on the no-edit state for disk
     read-only files, set the Editreadonly switch to No.
     See: Editreadonly, Readonly
 
     See
 
     PWB Command Line
     Status Bar
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