--- loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2017/03/14 21:27:51	1.138.2.2
+++ loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2017/03/15 03:31:48	1.138.2.3
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Syllabus
 #
-# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.138.2.2 2017/03/14 21:27:51 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.138.2.3 2017/03/15 03:31:48 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -627,11 +627,16 @@ function toggleEditor(pick) {
 
 var regexp = $urlregexp;
 
-function extUrlPreview(caller) {
+function extUrlPreview(caller,protocol) {
     if (document.getElementById(caller)) {
         var url = document.getElementById(caller).value;
         if (regexp.test(url)) {
-            openMyModal(url,500,400,'yes');
+            var http_regex = /^http\:\/\//gi;
+            if ((protocol == 'https') && (http_regex.test(url))) {
+                window.open(url,"syllabuspreview","height=400,width=500,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,menubar=0,location=1");
+            } else {
+                openMyModal(url,500,400,'yes');
+            }
         } else {
             alert("$invurl");
         }
@@ -819,6 +824,7 @@ sub chooser {
         $checked{'templatebox'} = $check;
         $display{'templatebox'} = 'block';
     }
+    my $protocol = ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443?'https':'http');
 
     my $output = 
         '<form name="syllabus" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="">'."\n".
@@ -831,7 +837,7 @@ sub chooser {
     $output .= '</fieldset></div>'."\n".
                '<div id="url" class="LC_left_float" style="display: '.$display{'url'}.'">'."\n".
                '<fieldset><legend>'.$lt{'chourl'}.'</legend><span class="LC_nobreak">'."\n".
-               '<a href="javascript:extUrlPreview('."'syllabusurl'".');">'.$lt{'pr'}.'</a></span>&nbsp;'."\n".
+               '<a href="javascript:extUrlPreview('."'syllabusurl','$protocol'".');">'.$lt{'pr'}.'</a></span>&nbsp;'."\n".
                '<input type="text" id="syllabusurl" name="externalsyllabus" value="'.$external.'" size="55" />'."\n".
                '&nbsp;<input type="submit" name="storeurl" value="'.$lt{'save'}.'" />'."\n".
                '</fieldset></div>'."\n".