@defvar buffer-read-only
This buffer-local variable specifies whether the buffer is read-only.
-The buffer is read-only if this variable is non-@code{nil}.
+The buffer is read-only if this variable is non-@code{nil}. However,
+characters that have the @code{inhibit-read-only} text property can
+still be modified. @xref{Special Properties, inhibit-read-only}.
@end defvar
@defvar inhibit-read-only
@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.
+Characters that have the property @code{inhibit-read-only} can be
+edited even in read-only buffers. @xref{Read Only Buffers}.
@item invisible
@kindex invisible @r{(text property)}
hiding character but the default `.' can be used by let-binding the
variable `read-hide-char'.
-** A new text property `inhibit-read-only' can be used in read-only
-buffers to allow certain parts of the text to be writable.
-
** A new function `directory-files-recursively' returns all matching
files (recursively) under a directory.
+++
** New variable `inhibit-message', when bound to non-nil, inhibits
- `message' and related functions from displaying messages the Echo
- Area. The output is still logged to the *Messages* buffer.
+`message' and related functions from displaying messages the Echo
+Area. The output is still logged to the *Messages* buffer.
+
++++
+** A new text property `inhibit-read-only' can be used in read-only
+buffers to allow certain parts of the text to be writable.
** `read-buffer' takes a new `predicate' argument.