--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/03/15 22:32:37	1.186
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/04/19 21:28:19	1.188
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.186 2004/03/15 22:32:37 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.188 2004/04/19 21:28:19 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ sub coursebrowser_javascript {
    return (<<ENDSTDBRW);
 <script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" >
     var stdeditbrowser;
-    function opencrsbrowser(formname,uname,udom) {
+    function opencrsbrowser(formname,uname,udom,desc) {
         var url = '/adm/pickcourse?';
         var filter;
         if (filter != null) {
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ sub coursebrowser_javascript {
 	   }
         }
         url += 'form=' + formname + '&cnumelement='+uname+
-                                    '&cdomelement='+udom;
+	                            '&cdomelement='+udom+
+                                    '&cnameelement='+desc;
         var title = 'Course_Browser';
         var options = 'scrollbars=1,resizable=1,menubar=0';
         options += ',width=700,height=600';
@@ -380,9 +381,9 @@ ENDSTDBRW
 }
 
 sub selectcourse_link {
-   my ($form,$unameele,$udomele)=@_;
+   my ($form,$unameele,$udomele,$desc)=@_;
     return "<a href='".'javascript:opencrsbrowser("'.$form.'","'.$unameele.
-        '","'.$udomele.'");'."'>".&mt('Select Course')."</a>";
+        '","'.$udomele.'","'.$desc.'");'."'>".&mt('Select Course')."</a>";
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1858,7 +1859,9 @@ returns description for a specified file
 =cut
 
 sub filedescription {
-    return &mt($fd{lc(shift(@_))});
+    my $file_description = $fd{lc(shift())};
+    $file_description =~ s:([\[\]]):~$1:g;
+    return &mt($file_description);
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1872,7 +1875,9 @@ extra formatting
 
 sub filedescriptionex {
     my $ex=shift;
-    return '.'.$ex.' '.&mt($fd{lc($ex)});
+    my $file_description = $fd{lc($ex)};
+    $file_description =~ s:([\[\]]):~$1:g;
+    return '.'.$ex.' '.&mt($file_description);
 }
 
 # End of .tab access