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Docstring for `toggle-read-only' shouldn't imply the buffer is file-visiting

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Message #18 received at 1434 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 1434 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1434: Docstring for `toggle-read-only' shouldn't imply the buffer is file-visiting
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:58:28 -0500

"Juanma Barranquero" wrote:

> `toggle-read-only' is useful for non-visiting buffers too, though
> the docstring seems to imply otherwise.

So let's change it?

*** files.el	3 Dec 2008 03:26:01 -0000	1.1022
--- files.el	3 Dec 2008 23:57:40 -0000
***************
*** 4404,4412 ****
    (set-buffer-modified-p arg))
  
  (defun toggle-read-only (&optional arg)
!   "Change whether this buffer is visiting its file read-only.
  With prefix argument ARG, make the buffer read-only if ARG is
! positive, otherwise make it writable.  If visiting file read-only
  and `view-read-only' is non-nil, enter view mode."
    (interactive "P")
    (if (and arg
--- 4404,4412 ----
    (set-buffer-modified-p arg))
  
  (defun toggle-read-only (&optional arg)
!   "Change whether this buffer is read-only.
  With prefix argument ARG, make the buffer read-only if ARG is
! positive, otherwise make it writable.  If buffer is read-only
  and `view-read-only' is non-nil, enter view mode."
    (interactive "P")
    (if (and arg

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