When the editor is configured in read-only mode, all buttons are deactivated which makes sense because we want to prevents users from editing the content. It makes a lot of sense.

 

However, users are not able to switch to HTML mode because the buttons in the bottom bar are disabled as well. I don't think this is right: users should be able to view the HTML. We don't want them to be able to edit the HTML of course, but there's nothing wrong with users viewing the HTML. Am I oversimplifying? Is there a good reason why we would want to prevent them from viewing the HTML?

 

Anyway, I would like to allow my users to view the HTML even though the editor is in read-only mode. Can anyone suggest a way to accomplish this goal? Is there a way to enable the buttons in the bottom bar?