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from: `CHRIS ANTOS (EXCHANGE)`
date: 1997-07-26 04:06:00
subject: RE: How to open a file in Read-Only mode04:06:5507/26/97

From: "Chris Antos (Exchange)" 
there's no way to *truly* make it readonly, but this macro does a fair
job.  there's nothing it can do about other macros that may be loaded
and have other keys assigned to them.
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Fabio Ferrero [SMTP:nutella@tin.it]
> Sent:	Friday, July 25, 1997 7:36 AM
> To:	tsepro@semware.com
> Subject:	Re: How to open a file in Read-Only mode ?
> 
> On 24 Jul 97 at 13:15, tsepro@semware.com wrote about How to open a 
> file in Read-Only mod: 
> 
> > Is there a way top open a file in a logical Read-Only mode ? In this
> > mode, all text editing features would be disabled. Note that this
> I use this macro:
> 
> ---cut---
> forward proc birulip()
> 
> Keydef ro
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      Abandoneditor()
>                      birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                     birulip()
>             birulip()
>                   birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                 birulip()
>                 birulip()
>                 birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                     birulip()
>                        birulip()
>                      Pagedown()
>                     Abandoneditor()
>                        birulip()
>                         birulip()
>                         birulip()
>                         birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                      birulip()
>                        birulip()
>                   birulip()
>                   birulip()
>                   birulip()
>                   birulip()
>                   birulip()
>                  birulip()
>                        birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                    birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                          birulip()
>                   birulip()
>             birulip()
>              birulip()
>               birulip()
>                   RollUp()
>                 RollDown()
>              Up()
>            Down()
> end
> 
> proc birulip()
>     sound(1000)
>     delay(1)
>     nosound()
> end
> 
> proc main()
>     set(persistentrecentfiles, off)
>     enable(ro, _DEFAULT_)
> end
> 
> ---end---
> 
> Bye.
>  
>    ___
>   (o.o)
>  {(___)}
> ==="="===
> nutella@tin.it
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