--- loncom/html/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper	2009/02/25 16:39:59	1.25
+++ loncom/html/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper	2010/03/14 15:25:47	1.30
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
                                  $helper->{DATA}->{CRS});
             # Try to fix bug 1757
             Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($env{'request.course.id'});
+            if ($name eq 'description') {
+                my %crsinfo = &Apache::lonnet::courseiddump($crsdom,'.',1,'.','.',$crsnum,undef,undef,'.');
+                if (ref($crsinfo{$courseid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    $crsinfo{$courseid}{'description'} = $val;
+                    my $crshome = &Apache::lonnet::homeserver($crsnum,$crsdom);
+                    unless ($crshome eq 'no_host') {
+                        my $putresult = &Apache::lonnet::courseidput($crsdom,\%crsinfo,$crshome,'notime');
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             return 1;
         } else {
             return 0;
@@ -49,11 +59,10 @@
       </eval>
     <message nextstate="COURSE_DESCRIPTION">
       <p>All settings which you can change with this Helper can also be changed
-         by going to the PARM screen and clicking on the &quot;Set
-         course environment&quot; button.</p>
+         by going to the &quot;Modify parameter settings&quot; screen and clicking on the &quot;Course Configuration&quot; button.</p>
 
       <p>If you do not have experience coordinating LON-CAPA courses or if you
-         prefer the Helper interface, please click <nobr><b>Next -&gt;</b></nobr>.</p>
+         prefer the Helper interface, please click &quot;Next&quot;.</p>
       </message>
     </state>
 
@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@
     <message nextstate="FORBID_CHAT">
       The &quot;Course Title&quot; is the name of the course that will be
       seen by the students.  You may now modify the description and hit 
-      <nobr>&quot;<b>Next -&gt;</b>&quot;</nobr> to continue.<br />
+      &quot;Next&quot; to continue.<br />
       </message>
     <string variable='description' size='60' >
       <defaultvalue>
@@ -200,7 +209,7 @@
       are both the LON-CAPA username and LON-CAPA domain, not an e-mail
       address.</p> 
       </message>
-    <eval>return &mt('<p>Your current LON-CAPA domain is &quot;<b>[_1]</b>&quot;.</p>',"$helper->{DATA}->{DOM}"); 
+    <eval>return '<p>'.&mt('Your current LON-CAPA domain is [_1].','&quot;<b>'.$helper->{DATA}->{DOM}.'</b>&quot;').'</p>'; 
       </eval>
     <string variable='feedback_addresses' size='60' >
       <defaultvalue>
@@ -235,8 +244,9 @@
 
   <state name="USERS_ALLOWED_TO_CLONE" title="Granting permission to clone course">
    <message nextstate="FINAL"> 
-      Existing courses can be cloned when creating new courses.<br />Cloning will copy the course structure, contents, and most parameters (automatically advancing any date parameters by six months).<br /><br />
-      Names of owners of other courses permitted to clone this course:<br />
+      Existing courses can be cloned when creating new courses.<br />
+      Cloning will copy the course structure, contents, and most settings. For dates (open dates, due dates etc.) a choice is provided to: (a) omit, (b) copy as-is or (c) shift by a specified number of days.<br /><br />
+      Usernames of owners of other courses permitted to clone this course:<br />
    </message>
    <string variable='can_clone' size='60' >
     <defaultvalue>
@@ -308,16 +318,20 @@
     <br />(Course Coordinators automatically have the right to clone their own courses.)
     <ul>
      <li>Format: <b>user:domain</b>, where &quot;user&quot; and &quot;domain&quot;
-      are the LON-CAPA username and domain of the user.</li><li>Separate different users with a comma.</li><li>Use *:domain to allow course to be cloned by any course owner in the specified domain.</li><li>Use * to allow unrestricted cloning by all course owners in all domains.</li></ul>
+      are the LON-CAPA username and domain of the user.</li>
+     <li>Separate different users with a comma.</li>
+     <li>Use *:domain to allow course to be cloned by any course owner in the specified domain.</li>
+     <li>Use * to allow unrestricted cloning by all course owners in all domains.</li>
+    </ul>
    </message>
   </state>
   <state name="FINAL" title="Completed">
-    <message>Your course is now set up. Please select the <b>Finish Course 
-      Initialization</b> button to re-intialize the course with your chosen
+    <message>Your course is now set up. Please select the <b>Save</b>
+      button to re-intialize the course with your chosen
       settings.
 
-      <p>Remember that all of these settings can be modified in the <b>PARMS</b>
-         screen, by pushing the <b>Course Environment</b> button.</p>
+      <p>Remember that all of these settings can be modified in the <b>Modify parameter settings</b>
+         screen (<b>Course Configuration</b>).</p>
       </message>
     <condition>
       <clause>$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.clonedfrom'}</clause>