--- loncom/publisher/loncfile.pm	2006/12/20 22:41:08	1.80
+++ loncom/publisher/loncfile.pm	2007/03/30 20:37:31	1.81
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #  and displays a page showing the results of the action.
 #
 #
-# $Id: loncfile.pm,v 1.80 2006/12/20 22:41:08 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncfile.pm,v 1.81 2007/03/30 20:37:31 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -749,16 +749,16 @@ sub NewFile1 {
 	    return;
 	}
 	if ($newfilename !~ /\Q.$extension\E$/) {
-	    if ($newfilename =~ m|^[^\.]*\.([^\.]+)$|) {
+	    if ($newfilename =~ m|/[^/.]*\.(?:[^/.]+)$|) {
 		#already has an extension strip it and add in expected one
-		$newfilename =~ s|.([^\.]+)$||;
+		$newfilename =~ s|(/[^./])\.(?:[^.]+)$|$1|;
 	    }
 	    $newfilename.=".$extension";
 	}
     }
     my $result=&exists($user,$domain,$newfilename);
     if($result) {
-	$request->print('<font color="red">'.$result.'</font></form>');
+	$request->print('<span class="LC_error">'.$result.'</span></form>');
     } else {
 	$request->print('<p>'.&mt('Make new file').' '.&display($newfilename).'?</p>');
 	$request->print('</form>');