--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2011/12/08 21:37:46	1.295
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2011/12/11 13:23:24	1.296
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.295 2011/12/08 21:37:46 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.296 2011/12/11 13:23:24 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sub java_not_enabled {
 sub coursepreflink {
    my ($text,$category)=@_;
    if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('opa',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
-      return '<a href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode("/adm/courseprefs?phase=display&actions=$category",'<>&"').'"><span class="LC_setting">'.$text.'</span></a>';
+      return '<a target="_top" href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode("/adm/courseprefs?phase=display&actions=$category",'<>&"').'"><span class="LC_setting">'.$text.'</span></a>';
    } else {
       return '';
    }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ sub direct_parm_link {
     $filter=&entity_encode($filter);
     $part=&entity_encode($part);
     if (($symb) && (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('opa')) && ($target ne 'tex')) {
-       return "<a href='/adm/parmset?symb=$symb&filter=$filter&part=$part'><span class='LC_setting'>$linktext</span></a>";
+       return "<a target='_top' href='/adm/parmset?symb=$symb&filter=$filter&part=$part'><span class='LC_setting'>$linktext</span></a>";
     } else {
        return $linktext;
     }