changeset 46457:1649dc94d8df

Let C-x C-q refer to toggle-read-only, not vc-toggle-read-only.

--- a/man/buffers.texi	Tue Jul 16 17:57:45 2002 +0000
+++ b/man/buffers.texi	Tue Jul 16 17:59:16 2002 +0000
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 
 @table @kbd
 @item C-x C-q
-Toggle read-only status of buffer (@code{vc-toggle-read-only}).
+Toggle read-only status of buffer (@code{toggle-read-only}).
 @item M-x rename-buffer @key{RET} @var{name} @key{RET}
 Change the name of the current buffer.
 @item M-x rename-uniquely
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@
 @end table
 
 @kindex C-x C-q
-@c Don't index vc-toggle-read-only here, it is indexed in files.texi,
-@c in the node "Basic VC Editing".
-@c @findex vc-toggle-read-only
 @vindex buffer-read-only
 @cindex read-only buffer
   A buffer can be @dfn{read-only}, which means that commands to change
@@ -203,14 +200,16 @@
 have special commands to operate on the text; also by visiting a file
 whose access control says you cannot write it.
 
+@findex toggle-read-only
   If you wish to make changes in a read-only buffer, use the command
-@kbd{C-x C-q} (@code{vc-toggle-read-only}).  It makes a read-only buffer
-writable, and makes a writable buffer read-only.  In most cases, this
+@kbd{C-x C-q} (@code{toggle-read-only}).  It makes a read-only buffer
+writable, and makes a writable buffer read-only.  This
 works by setting the variable @code{buffer-read-only}, which has a local
 value in each buffer and makes the buffer read-only if its value is
-non-@code{nil}.  If the file is maintained with version control,
-@kbd{C-x C-q} works through the version control system to change the
-read-only status of the file as well as the buffer.  @xref{Version
+non-@code{nil}.  If you have files under version control, you may find
+it convenient to bind @kbd{C-x C-q} to @code{vc-toggle-read-only}
+instead.  Then, typing @kbd{C-x C-q} not only changes the read-only
+flag, but it also checks the file in or out.  @xref{Version
 Control}.
 
 @findex rename-buffer