XEmacs 21.4.19: Problem with customized folders on Windows XP

[Antonio Freixas]

Hello,

On Windows XP, if you choose to customize a folder (say, by setting a
special icon for it), the folder becomes read-only. Except it's not,
really. I can still create, delete and edit files in the folder.

This is actually hard to see. In Explorer, add the "Attributes" column
to the display to view the permissions.

The net effect is that XEmacs thinks it can't create files in these
folders. This is a pain, as I have to manually create a file and then
open it in XEmacs. Writing the file out is not a problem.

Does anyone know of any work-around?

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Antonio Freixas