--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2011/12/08 01:16:14	1.1030
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2011/12/08 01:34:50	1.1031
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1030 2011/12/08 01:16:14 www Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1031 2011/12/08 01:34:50 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6985,12 +6985,12 @@ var modalWindow = {
 		$(".LCmodal-overlay").click(function(){modalWindow.close();});
 	}
 };
-	var openMyModal = function(source,width,height)
+	var openMyModal = function(source,width,height,scrolling)
 	{
 		modalWindow.windowId = "myModal";
 		modalWindow.width = width;
 		modalWindow.height = height;
-		modalWindow.content = "<iframe width='"+width+"' height='"+height+"' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' allowtransparency='true' src='" + source + "'>&lt/iframe>";
+		modalWindow.content = "<iframe width='"+width+"' height='"+height+"' frameborder='0' scrolling='"+scrolling+"' allowtransparency='true' src='" + source + "'>&lt/iframe>";
 		modalWindow.open();
 	};	
 // END LON-CAPA Internal -->
@@ -7000,10 +7000,12 @@ ENDMODAL
 }
 
 sub modal_link {
-    my ($link,$linktext,$width,$height,$target)=@_;
+    my ($link,$linktext,$width,$height,$target,$scrolling)=@_;
     unless ($width) { $width=480; }
     unless ($height) { $height=400; }
-    return '<a href="'.$link.'" target="'.$target.'" onclick="openMyModal(\''.$link.'\','.$width.','.$height.'); return false;">'.$linktext.'</a>';
+    unless ($scrolling) { $scrolling='yes'; }
+    return '<a href="'.$link.'" target="'.$target.'" onclick="openMyModal(\''.$link.'\','.$width.','.$height.',\''.$scrolling.'\'); return false;">'.
+           $linktext.'</a>';
 }
 
 sub html_encode {