--- loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2003/02/10 16:22:28	1.11
+++ loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2003/02/10 20:03:13	1.12
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Syllabus
 #
-# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.11 2003/02/10 16:22:28 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.12 2003/02/10 20:03:13 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ ENDDOCUMENT
           if ($forcestudent) { $allowed=0; }
        }
        if ($allowed) {
-          $r->print('<p>This syllabus can be publically viewed at <tt>http://'.
+          $r->print('<p>'.
+&Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Uploaded_Templates_TextBoxes','Help with filling in text boxes').'</p><p>This syllabus can be publically viewed at <tt>http://'.
 		    $Apache::lonnet::hostname{$homeserver}.$r->uri.'</tt>'.
                &Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Syllabus_ExtLink').'</p>'.
 	  '<p><a href="'.$r->uri.'?forcestudent=1">Show Student View</a>'.
@@ -171,9 +172,11 @@ ENDDOCUMENT
 # embed style?
 		      my ($curfext)=($filelink=~/\.([^\.]+)$/);
                       my $embstyle=&Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($curfext);
-	              if ($embstyle eq 'ssi') {
+	              if (($embstyle eq 'ssi') || ($curfext=~/\/$/)) {
 # make ssi call and remove everything but the body contents
-	                 $output=&Apache::lonnet::ssi($filelink);
+	                 $output=
+                 ($filelink=~/^http\:/?&Apache::lonnet::externalssi($filelink):
+                                       &Apache::lonnet::ssi($filelink));
                          $output=~s/^.*\<body[^\>]*\>//si;
                          $output=~s/\<\/body\s*\>.*$//si;
 	              } elsif ($embstyle eq 'img') {