switch out of view mode

switch out of view mode

[Neal Becker]

Any way to switch from view mode on a file, to normal editing, without 
closing the file and using C-x C-f to reopen?

Re: switch out of view mode

[Tim Visher]

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Neal Becker <ndbecker2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any way to switch from view mode on a file, to normal editing, without
> closing the file and using C-x C-f to reopen?

As per the docs (24.3):

   `M-x view-buffer' is much like `M-x view-file' (*note Misc File
Ops::) except that it examines an already existing Emacs buffer.  View
mode provides commands for scrolling through the buffer conveniently
but not for changing it.  When you exit View mode with `q', that
switches back to the buffer (and the position) which was previously
displayed in the window.  Alternatively, if you exit View mode with
`e', the buffer and the value of point that resulted from your perusal
remain in effect.

So `q' to quit and return to where you started or `e' to turn off view
mode but leave point intact.

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