--- a/ImageEditor.st	Wed Jul 29 13:26:10 1998 +0200
+++ b/ImageEditor.st	Wed Jul 29 18:09:53 1998 +0200
@@ -1361,6 +1361,7 @@
 editMode: aMode
     "returns whether editMode is equal to aMode"
 
+    imageEditView isNil ifTrue: [^false].
     ^imageEditView editMode = aMode
 !