--- loncom/interface/lonsimplepage.pm	2009/07/10 15:05:28	1.85
+++ loncom/interface/lonsimplepage.pm	2009/11/26 05:21:43	1.86
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Simple Page Editor
 #
-# $Id: lonsimplepage.pm,v 1.85 2009/07/10 15:05:28 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonsimplepage.pm,v 1.86 2009/11/26 05:21:43 faziophi Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ sub handler {
             if (($syllabus{$field}) || ($allowed) ||
                 ($field eq 'abb_links' && $group ne '')) {
                 my $message=$syllabus{$field};
-                &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
+                if (!&Apache::lonfeedback::contains_block_html($message)) {
+               		&Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
+               	}
                 $message=~s/(https*\:\/\/[^\s]+)/\<a href=\"$1\"\>\<tt\>$1\<\/tt\>\<\/a\>/g;
                 if ($allowed) {
                     $message=&Apache::lonspeller::markeduptext($message);