--- loncom/interface/lontemplate.pm	2009/10/16 13:47:40	1.39
+++ loncom/interface/lontemplate.pm	2009/11/26 05:21:43	1.40
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # "Template" Functions to generate html output
 #
-# $Id: lontemplate.pm,v 1.39 2009/10/16 13:47:40 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lontemplate.pm,v 1.40 2009/11/26 05:21:43 faziophi Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ sub print_aboutme_content_template {
        foreach my $field (sort(keys(%syllabusfields))) {
           if (($syllabus{$field}) || ($allowed)) {
               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/(http\:\/\/[^\s]+)/\<a href=\"$1\"\>\<tt\>$1\<\/tt\>\<\/a\>/g;
               if ($allowed) {