--- loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2005/11/18 23:47:33	1.128
+++ loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2005/11/19 22:47:07	1.131
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Metadata display handler
 #
-# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.128 2005/11/18 23:47:33 banghart Exp $
+# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.131 2005/11/19 22:47:07 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -512,29 +512,21 @@ sub prettyinput {
                     $cur_values_stu .= $_.',';
                 }
             }
-        }
-        if ($type eq 'author') {
-            return 
-            '<input type="text" name="'.$fieldname.'" size="'.$size.'" '.
-            'value="'.$value.'" />'.
-        &relatedfield(1,$relatedsearchflag,$relatedsep,$fieldname,
-                      $relatedvalue); 
-            
+        } else {
+            $cur_values_stu = $value;
         }
         if ($type eq 'courserestricted') {
             return ('<input type="hidden" name="new_courserestricted" value="'.$course_key.'" />');
         }
-        if ($type eq 'authorspace') {
-        }
-        if ($type eq 'modifyinguser') {
-        }
-        if ($type eq 'subject') {
-        }
-        if ($type eq 'keywords') {
-            if ($only_one) {
-                $output .= (&Apache::loncommon::select_form($value,'new_keywords',%meta_options));
-            } else {
-                $output .= (&Apache::loncommon::multiple_select_form('new_keywords',\@cur_values_inst,undef,\%meta_options));
+        if (($type eq 'keywords') || ($type eq 'subject')
+             || ($type eq 'author')||($type eq  'notes')
+             || ($type eq  'abstract')|| ($type eq  'title')) {
+            if ($values) {
+                if ($only_one) {
+                    $output .= (&Apache::loncommon::select_form($value,'new_'.$type,%meta_options));
+                } else {
+                    $output .= (&Apache::loncommon::multiple_select_form('new_'.$type,\@cur_values_inst,undef,\%meta_options));
+                }
             }
             if ($stu_add) {
                 $output .= '<input type="text" name="'.$fieldname.'" size="'.$size.'" '.
@@ -544,11 +536,6 @@ sub prettyinput {
             }
             return ($output);
         }
-        if ($type eq  'notes') {
-        }
-        if ($type eq  'abstract') {
-	}
-
         if (($type eq 'lowestgradelevel') ||
 	    ($type eq 'highestgradelevel')) {
 	    return &Apache::loncommon::select_level_form($value,$fieldname).