2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
index 6a02792642d..742ffb5ec16 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/gnus/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-09-05  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * gnus-html.el (gnus-article-html): Allow calling without specifying
+        the handle.  In that case, dissect the buffer first.
+
         * gnus-sum.el (gnus-set-mode-line): Don't pad the mode line string.
 
         * nnimap.el (nnimap-open-connection): Revert the change that would look
diff --git a/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el b/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el
index a298fa0b63a..3b7d2527c99 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/gnus-html.el
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ fit these criteria."
     map))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun gnus-article-html (handle)
+(defun gnus-article-html (&optional handle)
   (let ((article-buffer (current-buffer)))
+    (unless handle
+      (setq handle (mm-dissect-buffer t)))
     (save-restriction
       (narrow-to-region (point) (point))
       (save-excursion