Re: XEmacs 21.4.19: Problem with customized folders on Windows XP
stephen(a)xemacs.org wrote:
Antonio Freixas writes:
> On Windows XP, if you choose to customize a folder (say, by setting a
> special icon for it), the folder becomes read-only. Except it's not,
> really. I can still create, delete and edit files in the folder.
IIRC this is due to a difference in the Unix and Windows models of
access control. The readonly property of a folder means something
different in Windows. I'll try to get the archives restored (but it
will probably have to wait 'til next week) so you can search for the
old traffic (IIRC it first came up with Windows 2000!)
Thanks, Steven. I started poking around the current archives, but
couldn't find a search function. Would I be looking for the xemacs-nt
archive once you restore the archives?
> Does anyone know of any work-around?
With Win2k IIRC you could change the permissions on the folder to
something that XEmacs could deal with.
OK. So far, all I've found is that if I turn off the read-only setting
on the folder, XEmacs works but I lose the customization.
The right solution is to fix XEmacs to recognize the Windows access
control model. I have the source code for XEmacs but have never tried
working with it--if someone could point me to the right modules to look
at, I could try to fix this. If this is a nasty problem to fix, let me know.
adrian(a)xemacs.org wrote:
I don't understand the above.
Please describe along those lines:
- What happened.
- What you thought should have happened.
- Precisely what you were doing at the time.
I'm sorry to have confused you Adrian. Let me try to restate the problem.
On Windows XP, I try to create a new file using C-X f and specifying a
file name that doesn't exist. If the directory in which the file is to
be created is "customized", XEmacs says "File not found and directory
write-protected". The directory is actually not write-protected and
XEmacs should have created the file. XEmacs can read and write any other
file in the directory.
In Windows XP, you customize a directory by right-clicking on it and
selecting "Properties". A Customize tab will appear in the Properties
dialog. One option is to change the icon used for the directory. I use
this feature all the time to help me quickly identify or locate certain
folders. The side effect of this operation is that it makes the
directory read-only. As Steven points out, this means something
different on Windows than on Unix.
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