From 4f36ea451d9321913c9fc235dd4f05d4305453df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 06:58:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [1.5.X] Fixed #15968 - Noted that readonly_fields are
excluded from the ModelForm
Backport of a386675a6a from master
---
docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index ee1342b43d..29ee66bccc 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -816,9 +816,11 @@ subclass::
By default the admin shows all fields as editable. Any fields in this
option (which should be a ``list`` or ``tuple``) will display its data
- as-is and non-editable. Note that when specifying :attr:`ModelAdmin.fields`
- or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` the read-only fields must be present to be
- shown (they are ignored otherwise).
+ as-is and non-editable; they are also excluded from the
+ :class:`~django.forms.ModelForm` used for creating and editing. Note that
+ when specifying :attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets`
+ the read-only fields must be present to be shown (they are ignored
+ otherwise).
If ``readonly_fields`` is used without defining explicit ordering through
:attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` they will be