Cliff Pruitt wrote:
Well, you can mark the file itself as being read-only which will apply system wide and you wont be able to save it.
If you're wanting to actually prevent being able to modify the open document then I'd say probably no. TextMate is a "text editor" by definition so you'd not really expect to find an option that removes the ability to edit.
I'f you're wanting a strict text-reader, why specifically are you you using TextMate? Is there maybe a better tool for what you're trying to do?
I think you've missed the point Cliff. There are all sorts of reasons why you'd want to open a document read-only. Other editors have great r/o support (vim/gvim springs to mind). In general just because you don't want to change the document doesn't mean you don't want to work with it in a familiar user interface will all the syntax highlighting, clever selection modes, folding etc that TextMate brings.