--- loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2013/09/01 01:12:01	1.132
+++ loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2013/09/17 15:04:30	1.133
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Syllabus
 #
-# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.132 2013/09/01 01:12:01 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.133 2013/09/17 15:04:30 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use Apache::loncommon;
 use Apache::lonnet;
 use Apache::lontexconvert;
 use Apache::lonfeedback;
+use Apache::lonhtmlgateway;
 use Apache::lonannounce;
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonhtmlcommon;
@@ -1174,10 +1175,8 @@ sub save_changes {
         foreach my $syl_field (keys(%{$syllabusfields})) {
             my $field=$env{'form.'.$syl_field};
             chomp($field);
-            $field=~s/\s+$//s;
-            $field=~s/^\s+//s;
-            $field=~s/\<br\s*\/*\>$//s;
-            $field=&Apache::lonfeedback::clear_out_html($field,1);
+            my $gateway = Apache::lonhtmlgateway->new();
+            $field = $gateway->process_incoming_html($field,1);
                             #here it will be stored
             $syllabus->{$syl_field}=$field;
             if ($syl_field eq 'lll_includeurl') { # clean up included URLs