3 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/helix-view/src/lib.rs b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
index 4c32b356..9cf36ae0 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ pub fn align_view(doc: &Document, view: &mut View, align: Align) {
 pub fn apply_transaction(
     transaction: &helix_core::Transaction,
     doc: &mut Document,
-    view: &mut View,
+    view: &View,
 ) -> bool {
-    // This is a short function but it's easy to call `Document::apply`
-    // without calling `View::apply` or in the wrong order. The transaction
-    // must be applied to the document before the view.
-    doc.apply(transaction, view.id) && view.apply(transaction, doc)
+    // TODO remove this helper function. Just call Document::apply everywhere directly.
+    doc.apply(transaction, view.id)
 }
 
 pub use document::Document;
diff --git a/helix-view/src/macros.rs b/helix-view/src/macros.rs
index 53ab4346..ee9cd411 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/macros.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/macros.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ macro_rules! view {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! doc {
     ($editor:expr, $id:expr) => {{
-        $editor.documents[$id]
+        &$editor.documents[$id]
     }};
     ($editor:expr) => {{
         $crate::current_ref!($editor).1
diff --git a/helix-view/src/view.rs b/helix-view/src/view.rs
index 8aa4760d..c917a1ab 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/view.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/view.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ impl View {
     /// which applies a transaction to the [`Document`] and view together.
     pub fn apply(&mut self, transaction: &Transaction, doc: &Document) -> bool {
         self.jumps.apply(transaction, doc);
+        // TODO: remove the boolean return. This is unused.
         true
     }
 }