GNU bug report logs - #29412
27.0.50; dired-toggle-read-only should (at some point!) check that the direcory is writeable

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Robert Marshall <robert.marshall <at> codethink.co.uk>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 29412 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#29412: 27.0.50; dired-toggle-read-only should (at some point!) check that the direcory is writeable
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 10:32:53 +0200

>> I've now made `C-c C-q' signal an error if the directory isn't writable
>> in Emacs 28.
>
> I don't feel strongly about this, but I wonder whether
> that's the right thing to do.  We do NOT do that for
> files, for example.

OTOH, displaying a warning might go unnoticed by the user.

Then maybe better would be to ask a y-or-n question
whether the user still wants to edit the unwritable buffer.

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