Ultimately though, I think it would be better to just have most of the history, whatlinkshere, etc links equally available in editing and history views (iow, "Don't mode me in!")
I dunno, this might create the wrong impression for non-technical users that these links then relate to the edited version of the article. I think the mode lock-in has the advantage of sending a clear message: "Hey, you're editing. You need to save this before doing anything else!"
What I do plan to add is an additional "View <subject> page" if it's a Talk page.
Regards,
Erik