--- loncom/html/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper	2009/07/08 17:55:07	1.27
+++ 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;
@@ -49,8 +59,7 @@
       </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 &quot;Next&quot;.</p>
@@ -236,7 +245,7 @@
   <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 />
+      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' >
@@ -321,7 +330,7 @@
       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>
+      <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>