Stephen Eglen <s.j.eg...@damtp.cam.ac.uk> writes: > I've found a small bug with exporting ical files from read-only org > buffers. Create a simple buffer, e.g.: > > * test1 > <2012-01-12 Thu> > > and then hit C-x C-q to make the buffer read-only. Then do C-c C-e i > to export an ical file. You get an error that the buffer is read-only. > > I think this is due to the call to org-refresh-category-properties, > which can't update text proprties. > > My workaround is to do: > (setq inhibit-read-only nil) > > so that text properties can be added to read-only buffers. This could > be done locally within the ical export functions if others thought > sensible, for which I can send a patch if desired.
Could this be done more generally? I think I've run into this for other export targets as well, although it may be my memory that is faulty here. I use RCS for version control for standalone files and often have files read-only from which I want to export. Thanks, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1 : using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.106.gc835)