--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2004/01/29 00:51:06	1.43
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2004/02/03 21:52:22	1.45
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.43 2004/01/29 00:51:06 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.45 2004/02/03 21:52:22 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -826,8 +826,12 @@ Returns: none
 # Create progress
 sub Create_PrgWin {
     my ($r, $title, $heading, $number_to_do)=@_;
+    #the whole function called through timeout is due to issues
+    #in mozilla Read BUG #2665 if you want to know the whole story
     $r->print('<script>'.
-    "popwin=open(\'\',\'popwin\',\'width=400,height=100\');".
+    "var popwin;
+     function openpopwin () {
+     popwin=open(\'\',\'popwin\',\'width=400,height=100\');".
     "popwin.document.writeln(\'<html><head><title>$title</title></head>".
 	      "<body bgcolor=\"#88DDFF\">".
               "<h4>$heading</h4>".
@@ -835,8 +839,8 @@ sub Create_PrgWin {
               '<input type="text" size="55" name="remaining" value="'.
 	      &mt('Starting').'"></form>'.
               "</body></html>\');".
-    "popwin.document.close();".
-    "</script>");
+    "popwin.document.close();}".
+    "\nwindow.setTimeout(openpopwin,0)</script>");
 
     my %prog_state;
     $prog_state{'done'}=0;
