"Save" action for read-only files should trigger "Save as"

[danstowell]

If you open a read-only file (e.g. something installed in yr linux class lib), then edit it, when you try and quit you get the "Unsaved documents" dialog. All fine so far. However, if you press the default "Save" button nothing happens - the dialog momentarily disappears and reappears, since of course it has failed to save.

In fact, I realise now that this happens if you do ordinary File>Save too. Nothing happens, and the file stays in unsaved state.

What it should do (IMHO) is trigger a Save-as dialog for the unwriteable files.

[timblechmann]

hm ... just checked with other systems: gedit and emacs open read-only files in read-only mode (emacs doesn't even allow modifications of the opened file). kate shows an error message when trying to save the file.

maybe we should show a dialog with a warning before opening the file dialog?

[timblechmann]

fixed. but maybe a native speaker could reword the warning message, if necessary.

[danstowell]

thanks, done

2012/9/23 Tim Blechmann notifications@github.com

fixed. but maybe a native speaker could reword the warning message, if
necessary.

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