Fix view-buffer-other-window/frame handling of special modes.

[gnu-emacs] / lisp / view.el

diff --git a/lisp/view.el b/lisp/view.el
index 035f8c61d9fd57971c89d925838f0c44e8e2a24e..4a219971097abce0db667ecd3dd89ad02f72ed49 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/view.el
+++ b/lisp/view.el
@@ -311,13 +311,9 @@ file: Users may suspend viewing in order to modify the buffer.
 Exiting View mode will then discard the user's edits.  Setting
 EXIT-ACTION to `kill-buffer-if-not-modified' avoids this."
   (interactive "bView buffer: ")
-  (if (eq (with-current-buffer buffer
-           (get major-mode 'mode-class))
-         'special)
-      (progn
-       (switch-to-buffer buffer)
-       (message "Not using View mode because the major mode is special"))
-    (switch-to-buffer buffer)
+  (switch-to-buffer buffer)
+  (if (eq (get major-mode 'mode-class) 'special)
+      (message "Not using View mode because the major mode is special")
     (view-mode-enter nil exit-action)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -339,7 +335,9 @@ this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
   (interactive "bIn other window view buffer:\nP")
   (let ((pop-up-windows t))
     (pop-to-buffer buffer t))
-  (view-mode-enter nil exit-action))
+  (if (eq (get major-mode 'mode-class) 'special)
+      (message "Not using View mode because the major mode is special")
+    (view-mode-enter nil exit-action)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun view-buffer-other-frame (buffer &optional not-return exit-action)
@@ -360,7 +358,9 @@ this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
   (interactive "bView buffer in other frame: \nP")
   (let ((pop-up-frames t))
     (pop-to-buffer buffer t))
-  (view-mode-enter nil exit-action))
+  (if (eq (get major-mode 'mode-class) 'special)
+      (message "Not using View mode because the major mode is special")
+    (view-mode-enter nil exit-action)))
 \f
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode view-mode