[libreoffice-users] Re: read-only problem

Mark Bourne wrote
> edo1 wrote:
> > I saved a small (14 page) styled part of a large project as read-only to
> > protect
> > against accidents while I did something else.
>
> How did you do this? e.g.:
> - saved the file, then from Windows Explorer set the "read only"
> attribute?
> - set File > Properties > Security > "Open file as read-only" in 
> LibreOffice before saving the file?
> - or something else?
>
> > Later wanting to check a
> > style, I
> > unchecked read-only and reopened the file.
>
> As far as I'm aware, this should have worked - assuming you removed the 
> same option as you originally set. But again, what exactly did you do?
>
> > Yet it still opens as read-only
> > and
> > "styles and formatting" is grayed out. Does anyone know how this can
> > happen
> > and how I can prevent it?
>
> Usually, editing is disabled if the file is read-only when it's opened; 
> if the read-only attribute is changed while the file is open, it does 
> not affect the editing options available. But you say you reopened the 
> file after unchecking the read-only option, so I wouldn't expect that to 
> be a problem.
>
> About the 5th icon in on the toolbar is one which looks like a pencil 
> and paper, and hovering over it shows a tooltip "Edit File". You could 
> try clicking that, and then see if you can edit the file. This just 
> allows or prohibits editing the document on-screen; it doesn't change 
> the read-only attribute on the file, so you still might not be able to 
> save the file with the same name if that attribute is still set for some 
> reason.

our right. I was using the Windows Properties panel, I'd forgotten 
about the panel in LO itself. Problem solved, thanks - edo1




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