--- loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2005/10/31 21:11:45	1.121
+++ loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2005/11/07 23:03:17	1.123
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Metadata display handler
 #
-# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.121 2005/10/31 21:11:45 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.123 2005/11/07 23:03:17 banghart Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -507,13 +507,19 @@ sub prettyinput {
         if ($type eq 'keywords') {
             my %hash;
             my $def;
+            my @cur_values;
+            foreach (split(/,/,$value)) {
+                $_ =~ s/^\s+//;
+                push(@cur_values,$_);
+            }
             foreach (split(/,/,$values)) {
+                $_ =~ s/^\s+//;
                 $hash{$_} = $_;
             }
             if ($only_one) {
                 return(&Apache::loncommon::select_form($def,'new_keywords',%hash));
             } else {
-                return(&Apache::loncommon::multiple_select_form('new_keywords',undef,undef,%hash));
+                return(&Apache::loncommon::multiple_select_form('new_keywords',\@cur_values,undef,%hash));
             }
         }
         if ($type eq  'notes') {
@@ -1081,11 +1087,10 @@ ENDEDIT
                 $Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'copyright'}=
                 'default';
         }
-        &Apache::lonnet::logthis($metacourse.' is the restriction');
         foreach (@fields) {
             if (defined($env{'form.new_'.$_})) {
                 $Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{$_}=
-                    $env{'form.new_'.$_};
+                    join(',',&Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.new_'.$_));
             }
             if ($metacourse ne 'none') {
                 # handle restrictions here
@@ -1108,9 +1113,9 @@ ENDEDIT
             my $formname='store'; 
             my $file_content;
             foreach my $meta_field (keys %env) {
-                if (&Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.keywords')) {
-                $Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'coursekeyword'} = 
-                        join (', ', &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.keywords'));
+                if (&Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.new_keywords')) {
+                    $Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'keywords'} = 
+                        join (',', &Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.new_keywords'));
                 }
             }
             foreach (sort keys %Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields) {