Index: lams_central/web/author.jsp
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diff -u -r09d397307cdeb56f597caf45fde99302c4b541bd -r13a035519cbb0142c46ff9560e8cbbed118e2cc5
--- lams_central/web/author.jsp	(.../author.jsp)	(revision 09d397307cdeb56f597caf45fde99302c4b541bd)
+++ lams_central/web/author.jsp	(.../author.jsp)	(revision 13a035519cbb0142c46ff9560e8cbbed118e2cc5)
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 var thePopUp = null;
 var theFilePopUp = null;
 
+var previewWin = null;
 var previewSessionId = null;
 
 function getWindowSize() {
@@ -143,9 +144,25 @@
 	openPopUp(url, title, h, w, resize, status, scrollbar, menubar, toolbar);
 }
 
-function openPreview(args){
-	window.opener.openPreview(args);
-}
+function openPreview( lessonId )
+		{
+			if(mac)
+			{
+				previewWin = window.open('home.do?method=learner&mode=preview&lessonID='+lessonId,'pWindow','width=796,height=570,resizable,status=yes');
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				if(previewWin && !previewWin.closed )
+				{
+					previewWin.location = 'home.do?method=learner&mode=preview&lessonID='+lessonId;		
+					previewWin.focus();
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					previewWin = window.open('home.do?method=learner&mode=preview&lessonID='+lessonId,'pWindow','width=796,height=570,resizable,status=yes');
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 function openURL(args){
 	window.open(args);
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/openUrls.js
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diff -u -re674ee8c8ff4d3d75456b57586d1ea5c090d55b9 -r13a035519cbb0142c46ff9560e8cbbed118e2cc5
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/openUrls.js	(.../openUrls.js)	(revision e674ee8c8ff4d3d75456b57586d1ea5c090d55b9)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/openUrls.js	(.../openUrls.js)	(revision 13a035519cbb0142c46ff9560e8cbbed118e2cc5)
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 		
 		var authorWin = null;
 		var learnWin = null;
-		var previewWin = null;
 		var monitorLessonWin = null;
 		var addLessonWin = null;
 		var epWin = null;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
 		function closeAllChildren(){
 			if (authorWin && !authorWin.closed) authorWin.close();
 			if (learnWin && !learnWin.closed) learnWin.close();
-			if (previewWin && !previewWin.closed) previewWin.close();
 			if (monitorLessonWin && !monitorLessonWin.closed) monitorLessonWin.close();
 			if (addLessonWin && !addLessonWin.closed) addLessonWin.close();
 			if (epWin && !epWin.closed) epWin.close();
@@ -145,25 +143,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 		
-		function openPreview( lessonId )
-		{
-			if(isMac)
-			{
-				previewWin = window.open('home.do?method=learner&mode=preview&lessonID='+lessonId,'pWindow','width=796,height=570,resizable,status=yes');
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				if(previewWin && !previewWin.closed )
-				{
-					previewWin.location = 'home.do?method=learner&mode=preview&lessonID='+lessonId;		
-					previewWin.focus();
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					previewWin = window.open('home.do?method=learner&mode=preview&lessonID='+lessonId,'pWindow','width=796,height=570,resizable,status=yes');
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		
 		function openExportPortfolio( lessonId )
 		{