Implement an `inhibit-read-only' text property

* doc/lispref/text.texi (Special Properties): Mention `inhibit-read-only'.

* src/buffer.c (Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only): Don't raise an error if
the text at POSITION (new optional argument) has the
`inhibit-read-only' text property set.

* src/callint.c (Fcall_interactively): Pass in nil as argument to
Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only.

* src/fileio.c (Finsert_file_contents): Ditto.

* src/insdel.c (prepare_to_modify_buffer_1): Pass start region in.

* src/intervals.h (INTERVAL_WRITABLE_P): Check the `inhibit-read-only'
text property.

* src/textprop.c (verify_interval_modification): Check buffer
readedness after the last interval.

doc/lispref/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-11-16  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+	* text.texi (Special Properties): Mention `inhibit-read-only'.
+
 2014-11-14  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* os.texi (Time of Day):

doc/lispref/text.texi

@@ -3241,6 +3241,11 @@ possible to remove a @code{read-only} property unless you know the
 special trick: bind @code{inhibit-read-only} to a non-@code{nil} value
 and then remove the property.  @xref{Read Only Buffers}.
 
+@item inhibit-read-only
+@kindex inhibit-read-only @r{(text property)}
+If a character has the property @code{inhibit-read-only}, and the
+buffer is read-only, editing the character in question is allowed.
+
 @item invisible
 @kindex invisible @r{(text property)}
 A non-@code{nil} @code{invisible} property can make a character invisible

etc/NEWS

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ non-native NS fullscreen.  The default is nil.  Set to t to enable
 animation when entering and leaving fullscreen.  For native OSX fullscreen
 this has no effect.
 
+*** A new text property `inhibit-read-only' can be used in read-only
+buffers to allow certain parts of the text to be writable.
+
 
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 25.1
 

src/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2014-11-16  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+	* intervals.h (INTERVAL_WRITABLE_P): Check the `inhibit-read-only'
+	text property.
+
+	* callint.c (Fcall_interactively): Pass in nil as argument to
+	Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only.
+
+	* fileio.c (Finsert_file_contents): Ditto.
+
+	* insdel.c (prepare_to_modify_buffer_1): Pass start region in.
+
+	* textprop.c (verify_interval_modification): Check buffer
+	readedness after the last interval.
+
+	* buffer.c (Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only): Don't raise an error if
+	the text at POSITION (new optional argument) has the
+	`inhibit-read-only' text property set.
+
 2014-11-16  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
 	* window.c (window_scroll_pixel_based): Avoid truncation/rounding

src/buffer.c

@@ -2184,12 +2184,20 @@ set_buffer_if_live (Lisp_Object buffer)
 }
 
 DEFUN ("barf-if-buffer-read-only", Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only,
-				   Sbarf_if_buffer_read_only, 0, 0, 0,
-       doc: /* Signal a `buffer-read-only' error if the current buffer is read-only.  */)
-  (void)
+				   Sbarf_if_buffer_read_only, 0, 1, 0,
+       doc: /* Signal a `buffer-read-only' error if the current buffer is read-only.
+If the text under POSITION (which defaults to point) has the
+`inhibit-read-only' text property set, the error will not be raised.  */)
+  (Lisp_Object pos)
 {
+  if (NILP (pos))
+    XSETFASTINT (pos, PT);
+  else
+    CHECK_NUMBER (pos);
+
   if (!NILP (BVAR (current_buffer, read_only))
-      && NILP (Vinhibit_read_only))
+      && NILP (Vinhibit_read_only)
+      && NILP (Fget_text_property (pos, Qinhibit_read_only, Qnil)))
     xsignal1 (Qbuffer_read_only, Fcurrent_buffer ());
   return Qnil;
 }

src/callint.c

@@ -448,13 +448,13 @@ invoke it.  If KEYS is omitted or nil, the return value of
 		    {
 		      if (! (*p == 'r' || *p == 'p' || *p == 'P'
 			     || *p == '\n'))
-			Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only ();
+			Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only (Qnil);
 		      p++;
 		    }
 		  record_then_fail = 1;
 		}
 	      else
-		Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only ();
+		Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only (Qnil);
 	    }
 	}
       /* Ignore this for semi-compatibility with Lucid.  */
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ invoke it.  If KEYS is omitted or nil, the return value of
       XSETINT (args[i], marker_position (args[i]));
 
   if (record_then_fail)
-    Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only ();
+    Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only (Qnil);
 
   Vthis_command = save_this_command;
   Vthis_original_command = save_this_original_command;

src/fileio.c

@@ -3471,7 +3471,7 @@ by calling `format-decode', which see.  */)
     error ("Cannot do file visiting in an indirect buffer");
 
   if (!NILP (BVAR (current_buffer, read_only)))
-    Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only ();
+    Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only (Qnil);
 
   val = Qnil;
   p = Qnil;

src/insdel.c

@@ -1797,9 +1797,11 @@ prepare_to_modify_buffer_1 (ptrdiff_t start, ptrdiff_t end,
 			    ptrdiff_t *preserve_ptr)
 {
   struct buffer *base_buffer;
+  Lisp_Object temp;
 
+  XSETFASTINT (temp, start);
   if (!NILP (BVAR (current_buffer, read_only)))
-    Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only ();
+    Fbarf_if_buffer_read_only (temp);
 
   bset_redisplay (current_buffer);
 

src/intervals.h

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ set_interval_plist (INTERVAL i, Lisp_Object plist)
 /* Is this interval writable?  Replace later with cache access.  */
 #define INTERVAL_WRITABLE_P(i)					\
   (i && (NILP (textget ((i)->plist, Qread_only))		\
+         || !NILP (textget ((i)->plist, Qinhibit_read_only))	\
 	 || ((CONSP (Vinhibit_read_only)			\
 	      ? !NILP (Fmemq (textget ((i)->plist, Qread_only),	\
 			      Vinhibit_read_only))		\

src/textprop.c

@@ -2298,6 +2298,11 @@ verify_interval_modification (struct buffer *buf,
 		}
 	    }
 
+	  if (i->position + LENGTH (i) < end
+	      && (!NILP (BVAR (current_buffer, read_only))
+		  && NILP (Vinhibit_read_only)))
+	    xsignal1 (Qbuffer_read_only, Fcurrent_buffer ());
+
 	  i = next_interval (i);
 	}
       /* Keep going thru the interval containing the char before END.  */