Re: Same file on two buffers - Two different major modes

[Christopher Dimech]

Se you get a shitty buffer!  Is there a need for a fix?  The
principal idea is to have the same buffer next to each other,
where one can change the major mode on each buffer, but saves
to the save buffer.



> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2020 at 1:08 PM
> From: "Joost Kremers" <joostkremers@fastmail.fm>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Same file on two buffers - Two different major modes
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 04 2020, Christopher Dimech wrote:
> > Can one have two buffers of the same file, next to each other,
> > but in different modes.  When I change one buffer, the major mode
> > of the other is changing automatically.
>
> You probably have two *windows* displaying the *same* buffer. I don't think 
> you
> can have two buffers visiting the same file, because visiting a file first
> checks if the file is already being visited.
>
> As pointed out by others, you could use an indirect buffer, but that's not a
> perfect solution, because it messes up font lock (apparently among other
> things).
>
> --
> Joost Kremers
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