Is there a setting, which allow to open the file READ-ONLY by default?
Thank you!

Hello,

The only way is to open from Explorer plug-in, right-click on files you want to open, and then select "Open as Read-only".

Thanks!

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Yutaka Emura
Developer of EmEditor
http://www.emeditor.com/

Would you probably like to add a command-line switch allowing to open a file in the read-only mode?

I did not see such a setting and i think it slightly defeats the purpose of using an "editor".
However, I think it would not be too difficult to add a tool that passes the currently open file to a viwer or even write such a plugin.
I am also curious under what circumstances such a capability is really useful?

ArthurZ,
Opening a file in the Read-Only mode insure that you will not change it occasionally. In this mode the Editor works as a Viewer while preserving all highlights, tags and other settings.
A possibility to pass a Read-Only flag/switch/parameter from a command line is also might be very useful since it allows opening the files in the Viewer(Read-Only) mode automatically by just passing a file name to the script.
Thank you!

Hello,

/r is the read-only mode switch. Please see the Help or

http://www.emeditor.com/help/howto/file/file_commandline.htm

Thanks,

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Yutaka Emura
Developer of EmEditor
http://www.emeditor.com/

Thanks!