--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/10/02 15:38:56	1.690
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/11/04 21:06:41	1.692
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.690 2008/10/02 15:38:56 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.692 2008/11/04 21:06:41 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ sub help_open_topic {
     if ($text ne "") {
 	$template .= 
             "<table bgcolor='#3333AA' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1' border='0'><tr>".
-            "<td bgcolor='#5555FF'><a target=\"_top\" href=\"$link\"><font color='#FFFFFF' size='2'>$text</font></a>";
+            "<td bgcolor='#5555FF'><span class=\"LC_nobreak\"><a target=\"_top\" href=\"$link\"><font color='#FFFFFF' size='2'>$text</font></a>";
     }
 
     # Add the graphic
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ sub help_open_topic {
     $template .= <<"ENDTEMPLATE";
  <a target="_top" href="$link" title="$title"><img src="$helpicon" border="0" alt="(Help: $topic)" /></a>
 ENDTEMPLATE
-    if ($text ne '') { $template.='</td></tr></table>' };
+    if ($text ne '') { $template.='</span></td></tr></table>' };
     return $template;
 
 }
@@ -9328,28 +9328,14 @@ sub icon {
     return &lonhttpdurl($iconname);
 } 
 
-sub lonhttpd_port {
-    my $lonhttpd_port=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonhttpdPort'};
-    if (!defined($lonhttpd_port)) { $lonhttpd_port='8080'; }
-    # IE doesn't like a secure page getting images from a non-secure
-    # port (when logging we haven't parsed the browser type so default
-    # back to secure
-    if ((!exists($env{'browser.type'}) || $env{'browser.type'} eq 'explorer')
-	&& $ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443) {
-	return 443;
-    }
-    return $lonhttpd_port;
-
-}
-
 sub lonhttpdurl {
+#
+# Had been used for "small fry" static images on separate port 8080.
+# Modify here if lightweight http functionality desired again.
+# Currently eliminated due to increasing firewall issues.
+#
     my ($url)=@_;
-
-    my $lonhttpd_port = &lonhttpd_port();
-    if ($lonhttpd_port == 443) {
-	return 'https://'.$ENV{'SERVER_NAME'}.$url;
-    }
-    return 'http://'.$ENV{'SERVER_NAME'}.':'.$lonhttpd_port.$url;
+    return $url;
 }
 
 sub connection_aborted {