Startify screen opening files are in readonly mode

[ShinyLeee]

It only happens when I open file in Startify Screen, my .vimrc , and my vim version is VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Nov 29 2017 18:37:46),I am wondering whether this code caused it.

[mhinz]

The 'readonly' is local to the buffer, so it should only be set for the Startify buffer. All files opened from the buffer should be opened normally.

• You simply hit <cr> on an entry to open the file, right?
• Your vimrc looks fine, so perhaps it's another plugin interfering? Can you try with all other plugins disabled? (Should be good enough to comment out all Plug lines but the startify one. Nerdtree is known to make troubles.)

[ShinyLeee]

• When I type Ctrl+R, E21: Cannot make changes, 'modifiable' is off shows.
• After comment out all Plug lines but the startify one, the problem still exists..

[mhinz]

Can you give exact steps?

E.g. vim, (startify buffer appears), you navigate to a file with j, you hit <cr> to open the file, the file gets opened read-only.

Is the above correct?

[ShinyLeee]

• type vim then startify buffer appears as below
• open file by index, e.g. 0 (open a empty buffer by e or :new is ok)
• the file gets opened read-only

Thanks for your reply!

[mhinz]

I think this is a Vim bug.

Do you happen to use a very old Vim in this case? (Maybe system Vim from an older macOS version? See https://github.com/mhinz/vim-startify#gotchas)

[ShinyLeee]

After upgrade to VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 17, compiled May 29 2018 21:39:01) by homebrew, everything works fine.

Maybe the previous vim version VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Nov 29 2017 18:37:46) have bug too..

[mhinz]

Yeah, Vim is very far from being flawless software. Stuff like this happens every now and then. :-)

Thanks for bringing this up anyway!