(view-buffer): Allow running in `special' modes if we're visiting a file.

Fixes: debbugs:8615

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 50e4cd49f4c..0699a93ac9b 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-19  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+        * view.el (view-buffer): Allow running in `special' modes if we're
+        visiting a file (bug#8615).
+
 2011-07-19  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
 
         * window.el (display-buffer-alist-of-strings-p)
diff --git a/lisp/view.el b/lisp/view.el
index ee85b4e7823..21479a70a72 100644
--- a/lisp/view.el
+++ b/lisp/view.el
@@ -311,9 +311,10 @@ 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)
+  (if (with-current-buffer buffer
+        (and (eq (get major-mode 'mode-class)
+                 'special)
+             (null buffer-file-name)))
       (progn
         (switch-to-buffer buffer)
         (message "Not using View mode because the major mode is special"))