(describe-text-properties): Don't err if called in

the *Help* buffer; output to *Help-2* buffer instead.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/descr-text.el b/lisp/descr-text.el
index 8ac2d36334b..72ddde7c8cb 100644
--- a/lisp/descr-text.el
+++ b/lisp/descr-text.el
@@ -176,11 +176,12 @@ otherwise."
       (describe-text-properties-1 pos output-buffer)
     (if (not (or (text-properties-at pos) (overlays-at pos)))
         (message "This is plain text.")
-      (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
-        (when (eq buffer (get-buffer "*Help*"))
-          (error "Can't do self inspection"))
+      (let ((buffer (current-buffer))
+            (target-buffer "*Help*"))
+        (when (eq buffer (get-buffer target-buffer))
+          (setq target-buffer "*Help-2*"))
         (save-excursion
-          (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
+          (with-output-to-temp-buffer target-buffer
             (set-buffer standard-output)
             (setq output-buffer (current-buffer))
             (widget-insert "Text content at position " (format "%d" pos) ":\n\n")