--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2006/07/03 01:02:32	1.139
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2006/07/03 20:00:20	1.140
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.139 2006/07/03 01:02:32 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.140 2006/07/03 20:00:20 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1025,9 +1025,14 @@ sub crumbs {
 sub spellheader {
     my $start_page=
 	&Apache::loncommon::start_page('Speller Suggestions',undef,
-				       {'only_body' => 1,
-					'js_ready'  => 1,
-					'bgcolor'   => '#DDDDDD',});
+				       {'only_body'   => 1,
+					'js_ready'    => 1,
+					'bgcolor'     => '#DDDDDD',
+				        'add_entries' => {
+					    'onload' => 
+                                               'document.forms.spellcheckform.submit()',
+                                             }
+				        });
     my $end_page=
 	&Apache::loncommon::end_page({'js_ready'  => 1}); 
 
@@ -1037,9 +1042,10 @@ sub spellheader {
 //<!-- BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
 var checkwin;
 
-function spellcheckerwindow() {
+function spellcheckerwindow(string) {
+    var esc_string = string.replace(/\"/g,'&quot;');
     checkwin=window.open($nothing,'spellcheckwin','height=320,width=280,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no');
-    checkwin.document.writeln('$start_page<form name="spellcheckform" action="/adm/spellcheck" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="text" value="" /><\/form>$end_page');
+    checkwin.document.writeln('$start_page<form name="spellcheckform" action="/adm/spellcheck" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="text" value="'+esc_string+'" /><\/form>$end_page');
     checkwin.document.close();
 }
 // END LON-CAPA Internal -->
@@ -1053,7 +1059,7 @@ sub spelllink {
     my ($form,$field)=@_;
     my $linktext=&mt('Check Spelling');
     return (<<ENDLINK);
-<a href="javascript:if (typeof(document.$form.onsubmit)!='undefined') { if (document.$form.onsubmit!=null) { document.$form.onsubmit();}};spellcheckerwindow();checkwin.document.forms.spellcheckform.text.value=this.document.forms.$form.$field.value;checkwin.document.forms.spellcheckform.submit();">$linktext</a>
+<a href="javascript:if (typeof(document.$form.onsubmit)!='undefined') { if (document.$form.onsubmit!=null) { document.$form.onsubmit();}};spellcheckerwindow(this.document.forms.$form.$field.value);">$linktext</a>
 ENDLINK
 }