GNU bug report logs - #79176
[PATCH] ; * lisp/indent-aux.el: Remove read-only text property

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Message #16 received at 79176-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Tony Zorman <mail <at> tony-zorman.com>
Cc: 79176-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79176: [PATCH] ; * lisp/indent-aux.el: Remove read-only
 text property
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:13:56 +0300

> From: Tony Zorman <mail <at> tony-zorman.com>
> Cc: 79176 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:12:58 +0200
> 
> > Thanks, but isn't it better to bind inhibit-read-only non-nil around
> > the code which modifies the text instead?  By default
> > yank-excluded-properties includes read-only, but what if someone
> > changes the value not to include read-only? won't they expect to see
> > the read-only property when the text is yanked?
> 
> Ah, I didn't know about yank-excluded-properties. You're right, in that
> case perhaps it's better to use inhibit-read-only; I've updated the
> patch accordingly.

Thanks, now installed on the master branch (after fixing the commit
log message, since it still talked about removing the property).

I'm therefore closing this bug.

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