Doc fixes for view-mode and special major-modes

[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / view.el

diff --git a/lisp/view.el b/lisp/view.el
index 4a21997..41cb975 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/view.el
+++ b/lisp/view.el
@@ -309,7 +309,11 @@ this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'.
 Do not set EXIT-ACTION to `kill-buffer' when BUFFER visits a
 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."
+EXIT-ACTION to `kill-buffer-if-not-modified' avoids this.
+
+This function does not enable View mode if the buffer's major-mode
+has a `special' mode-class, because such modes usually have their
+own View-like bindings."
   (interactive "bView buffer: ")
   (switch-to-buffer buffer)
   (if (eq (get major-mode 'mode-class) 'special)
@@ -331,7 +335,11 @@ Optional argument NOT-RETURN is ignored.
 
 Optional argument EXIT-ACTION is either nil or a function with buffer as
 argument.  This function is called when finished viewing buffer.  Use
-this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
+this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'.
+
+This function does not enable View mode if the buffer's major-mode
+has a `special' mode-class, because such modes usually have their
+own View-like bindings."
   (interactive "bIn other window view buffer:\nP")
   (let ((pop-up-windows t))
     (pop-to-buffer buffer t))
@@ -354,7 +362,11 @@ Optional argument NOT-RETURN is ignored.
 
 Optional argument EXIT-ACTION is either nil or a function with buffer as
 argument.  This function is called when finished viewing buffer.  Use
-this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'."
+this argument instead of explicitly setting `view-exit-action'.
+
+This function does not enable View mode if the buffer's major-mode
+has a `special' mode-class, because such modes usually have their
+own View-like bindings."
   (interactive "bView buffer in other frame: \nP")
   (let ((pop-up-frames t))
     (pop-to-buffer buffer t))