From: Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 23:06:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (describe-text-properties): Don't err if called in
X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~4266
X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0911ac26575a836e9df8a2b2148503bfbb5af400;p=emacs.git

(describe-text-properties): Don't err if called in
the *Help* buffer; output to *Help-2* buffer instead.
---

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")