--- loncom/interface/lonbulletin.pm	2005/04/07 06:56:22	1.29
+++ loncom/interface/lonbulletin.pm	2005/10/30 02:39:09	1.31
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Bulletin Board Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonbulletin.pm,v 1.29 2005/04/07 06:56:22 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonbulletin.pm,v 1.31 2005/10/30 02:39:09 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ ENDDOCUMENT
        foreach (sort keys %syllabusfields) {
           if (($syllabus{$_}) || ($allowed)) {
               my $message=$syllabus{$_};
-              $message=~s/\n/\<br \/\>/g;
-              $message
+	      &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
+	      $message
         =~s/(https*\:\/\/[^\s]+)/\<a href=\"$1\"\>\<tt\>$1\<\/tt\>\<\/a\>/g;
-	      $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
 	      if ($allowed) {
 		  $message=&Apache::lonspeller::markeduptext($message);
 	      }
+	      $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
 	      unless ($_ eq 'aaa_title') {
 		if (($_ ne 'bbb_content') || ($allowed)) {
 		    if ($target ne 'tex') {