diff --git a/src/BufferView.C b/src/BufferView.C
index 5b0a7330e7..f5e0dcae38 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.C
+++ b/src/BufferView.C
@@ -336,18 +336,6 @@ bool BufferView::insertLyXFile(string const & filen)
 }
 
 
-void BufferView::resetErrorList()
-{
-	pimpl_->errorlist_.clear();
-}
-
-
-void BufferView::setErrorList(ErrorList const & el)
-{
-	pimpl_->errorlist_ = el;
-}
-
-
 void BufferView::showErrorList(string const & action) const
 {
 	if (getErrorList().size()) {
@@ -361,6 +349,7 @@ ErrorList const &
 BufferView::getErrorList() const
 {
 	return pimpl_->errorlist_;
+	pimpl_->errorlist_.clear();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/BufferView.h b/src/BufferView.h
index e2031947ff..3767c584dc 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.h
+++ b/src/BufferView.h
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ public:
 
 	/// get the stored error list
 	ErrorList const & getErrorList() const;
-	/// clears the stored error list
-	void resetErrorList();
-	/// stored this  error list
-	void setErrorList(ErrorList const &);
 	/// show the error list to the user
 	void showErrorList(string const &) const;
 	/// set the cursor based on the given TeX source row
diff --git a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
index a2770b274f..13cf1d1b98 100644
--- a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
@@ -167,14 +167,13 @@ bool BufferView::Pimpl::loadLyXFile(string const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 	}
 	Buffer * b = bufferlist.newBuffer(s);
 
-	bv_->resetErrorList();
 	//attach to the error signal in the buffer
 	b->parseError.connect(boost::bind(&BufferView::Pimpl::addError, 
 					  this, _1));
 
-	bool loaded = true;
+	bool loaded = ::loadLyXFile(b, s);
 
-	if (! ::loadLyXFile(b, s)) {
+	if (! loaded) {
 		bufferlist.release(b);
 		string text = bformat(_("The document %1$s does "
 					"not yet exist.\n\n"
@@ -187,8 +186,6 @@ bool BufferView::Pimpl::loadLyXFile(string const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 			bufferlist.close(buffer_, false);
 			buffer(newFile(s, string(), true));
 		}
-
-		loaded = false;
 	} 
 
 	buffer(b);
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 23eea8d8a7..5f4a525dd1 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2003-06-24  Alfredo Brauntein  <abraunst@lyx.org>
+
+	* converter.C (scanLog, runLaTeX):
+	* buffer.C (makeLinuxDocFile, makeDocBookFile, runChkTeX):
+	move the bv->showErrorList call to the callers
+	* lyxfunc.C: i.e. here...
+	* text2.C: and here
+	* BufferView.[Ch] (setErrorList, resetErrorList): both removed
+	* exporter.[Ch] (Backends, BufferFormat): the first was moved to anon
+	namespace, the second to...
+	* buffer_funcs (BufferFormat, parseErrors): added
+	* errorlist.C (ErrorList(TeXErrors const &)): removed
+	
 2003-06-24  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
 
 	* ToolbarBackend.C (getIcon): complain when icon cannot be found
diff --git a/src/buffer.C b/src/buffer.C
index bacbbe69d7..658cc859c4 100644
--- a/src/buffer.C
+++ b/src/buffer.C
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "bufferlist.h"
 #include "LyXAction.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
@@ -1146,8 +1147,6 @@ void Buffer::makeLinuxDocFile(string const & fname, bool nice, bool body_only)
 	string item_name;
 	vector<string> environment_stack(5);
 
-	users->resetErrorList();
-
 	ParagraphList::iterator pit = paragraphs.begin();
 	ParagraphList::iterator pend = paragraphs.end();
 	for (; pit != pend; ++pit) {
@@ -1276,8 +1275,6 @@ void Buffer::makeLinuxDocFile(string const & fname, bool nice, bool body_only)
 
 	// we want this to be true outside previews (for insetexternal)
 	niceFile = true;
-
-	users->showErrorList(_("LinuxDoc"));
 }
 
 
@@ -1594,8 +1591,6 @@ void Buffer::makeDocBookFile(string const & fname, bool nice, bool only_body)
 	string item_name;
 	string command_name;
 
-	users->resetErrorList();
-
 	ParagraphList::iterator par = paragraphs.begin();
 	ParagraphList::iterator pend = paragraphs.end();
 
@@ -1811,7 +1806,6 @@ void Buffer::makeDocBookFile(string const & fname, bool nice, bool only_body)
 
 	// we want this to be true outside previews (for insetexternal)
 	niceFile = true;
-	users->showErrorList(_("DocBook"));
 }
 
 
@@ -1937,9 +1931,7 @@ int Buffer::runChktex()
 			     _("Could not run chktex successfully."));
 	} else if (res > 0) {
 		// Insert all errors as errors boxes
-		ErrorList el (*this, terr);
-		users->setErrorList(el);
-		users->showErrorList(_("ChkTeX"));
+		parseErrors(*this, terr);
 	}
 
 	users->owner()->busy(false);
diff --git a/src/buffer_funcs.C b/src/buffer_funcs.C
index 3590c774fb..0eaca7c0dd 100644
--- a/src/buffer_funcs.C
+++ b/src/buffer_funcs.C
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 #include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "bufferlist.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "errorlist.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "vc-backend.h"
 #include "lyxlex.h"
+#include "LaTeX.h"
 #include "ParagraphList.h"
 #include "paragraph.h"
 
@@ -194,3 +196,45 @@ Buffer * newFile(string const & filename, string const & templatename,
 
 	return b;
 }
+
+
+void parseErrors(Buffer const & buf, TeXErrors const & terr) 
+{
+	TeXErrors::Errors::const_iterator cit = terr.begin();
+	TeXErrors::Errors::const_iterator end = terr.end();
+
+	for (; cit != end; ++cit) {
+		int par_id = -1;
+		int posstart = -1;
+		int const errorrow = cit->error_in_line;
+		buf.texrow.getIdFromRow(errorrow, par_id, posstart);
+		int posend = -1;
+		buf.texrow.getIdFromRow(errorrow + 1, par_id, posend);
+		buf.parseError(ErrorItem(cit->error_desc,
+					 cit->error_text,
+					 par_id, posstart, posend));
+	}
+}
+
+
+void parseErrors(Buffer const & buf, ErrorList const & el) 
+{
+	ErrorList::const_iterator it = el.begin();
+	ErrorList::const_iterator end = el.end();
+
+	for (; it != end; ++it) 
+		buf.parseError(*it);
+}
+
+
+string const BufferFormat(Buffer const & buffer)
+{
+	if (buffer.isLinuxDoc())
+		return "linuxdoc";
+	else if (buffer.isDocBook())
+		return "docbook";
+	else if (buffer.isLiterate())
+		return "literate";
+	else
+		return "latex";
+}
diff --git a/src/buffer_funcs.h b/src/buffer_funcs.h
index dc6a440b76..372d99daea 100644
--- a/src/buffer_funcs.h
+++ b/src/buffer_funcs.h
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@
  * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
  */
 
+#ifndef BUFFER_FUNCS_H
+#define BUFFER_FUNCS_H
+
 #include "LString.h"
 
 class Buffer;
+class TeXErrors;
+class ErrorList;
 
 /**
  *  Loads a LyX file \c filename into \c Buffer 
@@ -24,3 +29,12 @@ bool loadLyXFile(Buffer *, string const & filename);
  */
 Buffer * newFile(string const & filename, string const & templatename, 
 		 bool isNamed = false);
+
+///return the format of the buffer on a string
+string const BufferFormat(Buffer const & buffer);
+
+void parseErrors(Buffer const &, TeXErrors const &);
+
+void parseErrors(Buffer const &, ErrorList const &);
+
+#endif // BUFFER_FUNCS_H
diff --git a/src/converter.C b/src/converter.C
index cd8a7ae10e..c93b39f3f6 100644
--- a/src/converter.C
+++ b/src/converter.C
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "format.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "bufferview_funcs.h"
 #include "errorlist.h"
 #include "LaTeX.h"
@@ -476,11 +477,8 @@ bool Converters::scanLog(Buffer const * buffer, string const & /*command*/,
 	TeXErrors terr;
 	int result = latex.scanLogFile(terr);
 
-	if (bv && (result & LaTeX::ERRORS)) {
-		ErrorList el(*buffer, terr);
-		bv->setErrorList(el);
-		bv->showErrorList(_("LaTeX"));
-	}
+	if (bv && (result & LaTeX::ERRORS))
+		parseErrors(*buffer, terr);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -507,12 +505,8 @@ bool Converters::runLaTeX(Buffer const * buffer, string const & command,
 	int result = latex.run(terr,
 			       bv ? &bv->owner()->getLyXFunc() : 0);
 
-	if (bv && (result & LaTeX::ERRORS)) {
-		//show errors
-		ErrorList el(*buffer, terr);
-		bv->setErrorList(el);
-		bv->showErrorList(_("LaTeX"));
-	}
+	if (bv && (result & LaTeX::ERRORS))
+		parseErrors(*buffer, terr);
 
 	// check return value from latex.run().
 	if ((result & LaTeX::NO_LOGFILE)) {
diff --git a/src/errorlist.C b/src/errorlist.C
index b9a3c341e5..fd62e75548 100644
--- a/src/errorlist.C
+++ b/src/errorlist.C
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "errorlist.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
-#include "LaTeX.h"
 
 
 ErrorItem::ErrorItem(string const & error, string const & description,
@@ -27,21 +26,3 @@ ErrorItem::ErrorItem()
 {}
 
 
-ErrorList::ErrorList(Buffer const & buf, 
-		     TeXErrors const & terr) 
-{
-	TeXErrors::Errors::const_iterator cit = terr.begin();
-	TeXErrors::Errors::const_iterator end = terr.end();
-
-	for (; cit != end; ++cit) {
-		int par_id = -1;
-		int posstart = -1;
-		int const errorrow = cit->error_in_line;
-		buf.texrow.getIdFromRow(errorrow, par_id, posstart);
-		int posend = -1;
-		buf.texrow.getIdFromRow(errorrow + 1, par_id, posend);
-		push_back(ErrorItem(cit->error_desc,
-				    cit->error_text,
-				    par_id, posstart, posend));
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/errorlist.h b/src/errorlist.h
index 21a87b08ed..f2a9b2d467 100644
--- a/src/errorlist.h
+++ b/src/errorlist.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 class Buffer;
-class TeXErrors;
 
 /// A class to hold an error item
 struct ErrorItem {
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ class ErrorList : private std::vector<ErrorItem>
 {
 public:	
 	ErrorList() : std::vector<ErrorItem> () {};
-	ErrorList(Buffer const & buf, TeXErrors const &);
 
 	using std::vector<ErrorItem>::push_back;
 	using std::vector<ErrorItem>::end;
diff --git a/src/exporter.C b/src/exporter.C
index c84c7cd49d..49e59e1949 100644
--- a/src/exporter.C
+++ b/src/exporter.C
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "exporter.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "lyx_cb.h" //ShowMessage()
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "lyxrc.h"
@@ -26,6 +27,21 @@
 using std::vector;
 using std::find;
 
+
+namespace {
+
+vector<string> const Backends(Buffer const * buffer)
+{
+	vector<string> v;
+	if (buffer->params.getLyXTextClass().isTeXClassAvailable())
+		v.push_back(BufferFormat(*buffer));
+	v.push_back("text");
+	return v;
+}
+
+} //namespace anon
+
+
 bool Exporter::Export(Buffer * buffer, string const & format,
 		      bool put_in_tempdir, string & result_file)
 {
@@ -142,25 +158,3 @@ Exporter::GetExportableFormats(Buffer const * buffer, bool only_viewable)
 	return result;
 }
 
-
-string const Exporter::BufferFormat(Buffer const * buffer)
-{
-	if (buffer->isLinuxDoc())
-		return "linuxdoc";
-	else if (buffer->isDocBook())
-		return "docbook";
-	else if (buffer->isLiterate())
-		return "literate";
-	else
-		return "latex";
-}
-
-
-vector<string> const Exporter::Backends(Buffer const * buffer)
-{
-	vector<string> v;
-	if (buffer->params.getLyXTextClass().isTeXClassAvailable())
-		v.push_back(BufferFormat(buffer));
-	v.push_back("text");
-	return v;
-}
diff --git a/src/exporter.h b/src/exporter.h
index f02e8472a0..12ccebd4da 100644
--- a/src/exporter.h
+++ b/src/exporter.h
@@ -39,11 +39,5 @@ public:
 	std::vector<Format const *> const
 	GetExportableFormats(Buffer const * buffer, bool only_viewable);
 	///
-private:
-	static
-	string const BufferFormat(Buffer const * buffer);
-	///
-	static
-	std::vector<string> const Backends(Buffer const * buffer);
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
index 74c224d6cd..93b3f5fcb3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-06-24  Alfredo Braunstein  <abraunst@libero.it>
+
+	* ControlDocument.C (classApply): removed the call to resetErrorList, 
+	replaced setErrorList by parseErrors
+
 2003-06-21  Alfredo Braunstein  <abraunst@libero.it>
 
 	* ControlError.[Ch]: removed
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlDocument.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlDocument.C
index e30f5eb216..29f11a19dd 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlDocument.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlDocument.C
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "lyxfind.h"
 
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "errorlist.h"
 #include "language.h"
 #include "lyx_main.h"
@@ -126,8 +127,7 @@ void ControlDocument::classApply()
 	CutAndPaste::SwitchLayoutsBetweenClasses(old_class, new_class,
 						 lv_.buffer()->paragraphs,
 						 el);
-
-	bufferview()->setErrorList(el);
+	parseErrors(*buffer(), el);
 	bufferview()->showErrorList(_("Class switch"));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lyxfunc.C b/src/lyxfunc.C
index 576d918963..6799685caf 100644
--- a/src/lyxfunc.C
+++ b/src/lyxfunc.C
@@ -1094,25 +1094,31 @@ void LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const & ev, bool verbose)
 
 	case LFUN_UPDATE:
 		Exporter::Export(owner->buffer(), argument, true);
+		view()->showErrorList(BufferFormat(*owner->buffer()));
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_PREVIEW:
 		Exporter::Preview(owner->buffer(), argument);
+		view()->showErrorList(BufferFormat(*owner->buffer()));
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_BUILDPROG:
 		Exporter::Export(owner->buffer(), "program", true);
+		view()->showErrorList(_("Build"));
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_RUNCHKTEX:
 		owner->buffer()->runChktex();
+		view()->showErrorList(_("ChkTeX"));
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_EXPORT:
 		if (argument == "custom")
 			owner->getDialogs().showSendto();
-		else
+		else {
 			Exporter::Export(owner->buffer(), argument, false);
+			view()->showErrorList(BufferFormat(*owner->buffer()));
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case LFUN_IMPORT:
diff --git a/src/text2.C b/src/text2.C
index 311f6e3458..94ce377a9f 100644
--- a/src/text2.C
+++ b/src/text2.C
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "frontends/LyXView.h"
 #include "undo_funcs.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
+#include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "bufferparams.h"
 #include "errorlist.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
@@ -1415,7 +1416,7 @@ void LyXText::pasteSelection(size_t sel_index)
 					    cursor.par(), cursor.pos(),
 					    bv()->buffer()->params.textclass,
 					    sel_index, el);
-	bv()->setErrorList(el);
+	parseErrors(*bv()->buffer(), el);
 	bv()->showErrorList(_("Paste"));
 
 	redoParagraphs(cursor, endpit);