--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2017/02/18 23:39:16	1.380
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2017/02/20 18:29:22	1.381
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.380 2017/02/18 23:39:16 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.381 2017/02/20 18:29:22 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -3496,8 +3496,8 @@ ENDUTILITY
 
 sub jump_to_editres {
     my ($cfile,$home,$switchserver,$forceedit,$forcereg,$symb,$folderpath,
-        $title,$idx,$suppurl,$todocs,$suppanchor) = @_;
-    my ($jscall,$anchor,$usehttp);
+        $title,$hostname,$idx,$suppurl,$todocs,$suppanchor) = @_;
+    my ($jscall,$anchor,$usehttp,$usehttps);
     if ($switchserver) {
         if ($home) {
             $cfile = '/adm/switchserver?otherserver='.$home.'&role='.
@@ -3530,6 +3530,10 @@ sub jump_to_editres {
                             $usehttp = 1;
                         }
                     }
+                } elsif ($env{'request.use_absolute'}) {
+                    if ($env{'request.use_absolute'} =~ m{^https://}) {
+                        $usehttps = 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if ($symb) {
@@ -3556,7 +3560,13 @@ sub jump_to_editres {
             }
             if ($forceedit) {
                 $cfile .= (($cfile=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'forceedit=1';
+                if (($usehttps) && ($hostname ne '')) {
+                    $cfile = 'https://'.$hostname.$cfile;
+                }
             } elsif ($usehttp) {
+                if ($hostname ne '') {
+                    $cfile = 'http://'.$hostname.$cfile;
+                }
                 $cfile .= (($cfile=~/\?/)?'&':'?').'usehttp=1';
             }
             if ($forcereg) {