bug#13261: 24.3.50; unclear behavior & msg: "File is read-only on disk. Change buffer mode?"

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> First, the message is unclear: "buffer mode" in Emacs means the major
> mode of the buffer.  Is that really what is meant here?  Or does the
> message mean changing between read-only and writable "modes"?

The latter, as far as I can see.  I've now clarified the prompt.

> Second, why is this message issued in the scenario I described?  I am
> not claiming that it is incorrect to do so (I don't know).  But it is a
> mystery to me how the read-only/writable status is changed here.

`find-file-noselect' takes a nowarn parameter...

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