diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/edit_button.js b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/edit_button.js
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--- a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/edit_button.js
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-import OnClickButtonWidget from "./onclick_button.js";
-import appContext from "../../components/app_context.js";
-import attributeService from "../../services/attributes.js";
-import protectedSessionHolder from "../../services/protected_session_holder.js";
-import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
-
-export default class EditButton extends OnClickButtonWidget {
-    isEnabled() {
-        return super.isEnabled() && this.note && this.noteContext.viewScope.viewMode === "default";
-    }
-
-    constructor() {
-        super();
-
-        this.icon("bx-edit-alt")
-            .title(t("edit_button.edit_this_note"))
-            .titlePlacement("bottom")
-            .onClick((widget) => {
-                this.noteContext.viewScope.readOnlyTemporarilyDisabled = true;
-
-                appContext.triggerEvent("readOnlyTemporarilyDisabled", { noteContext: this.noteContext });
-
-                this.refresh();
-            });
-    }
-
-    async refreshWithNote(note) {
-        if (note.isProtected && !protectedSessionHolder.isProtectedSessionAvailable()) {
-            this.toggleInt(false);
-        } else {
-            // prevent flickering by assuming hidden before async operation
-            this.toggleInt(false);
-
-            const wasVisible = this.isVisible();
-
-            // can't do this in isEnabled() since isReadOnly is async
-            this.toggleInt(await this.noteContext.isReadOnly());
-
-            // make the edit button stand out on the first display, otherwise
-            // it's difficult to notice that the note is readonly
-            if (this.isVisible() && !wasVisible) {
-                this.$widget.addClass("bx-tada bx-lg");
-
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    this.$widget.removeClass("bx-tada bx-lg");
-                }, 1700);
-            }
-        }
-
-        await super.refreshWithNote(note);
-    }
-
-    entitiesReloadedEvent({ loadResults }) {
-        if (loadResults.getAttributeRows().find((attr) => attr.type === "label" && attr.name.toLowerCase().includes("readonly") && attributeService.isAffecting(attr, this.note))) {
-            this.noteContext.viewScope.readOnlyTemporarilyDisabled = false;
-
-            this.refresh();
-        }
-    }
-
-    async noteTypeMimeChangedEvent({ noteId }) {
-        if (this.isNote(noteId)) {
-            await this.refresh();
-        }
-    }
-}