Re: make book from help

In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 10 Feb 1999 09:11:52 +0000."
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> I assume that "make book" creates a new document based upon the current
> document's contents, rather than actually modifying the current document.
> In this case, "make book" is a read-only operation, with respect to the
> current document, and there is no reason for the "make book" operation not
> to be available in the read-only mode.  (If it is not the case that a new
> document is created with this operation, perhaps it should be so).

"make book" changes the current document. It's why that command cannot be 
executed
in Read-Only mode. One interest is to generate the book to print it.

> Perhaps also the "Edit" menu ought to have a "Toggle write status" option,
> available at all times.

Do you suggest to add an entry in the menu "Edit"?
  Irene.

Received on Wednesday, 10 February 1999 10:57:55 UTC