Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/www/shared/parameters.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/www/shared/parameters.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.14 -r1.15
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/www/shared/parameters.tcl	14 May 2007 20:30:25 -0000	1.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-subsite/www/shared/parameters.tcl	25 Sep 2007 15:22:38 -0000	1.15
@@ -70,10 +70,20 @@
         set focus_elm $parameter_name
     }
 
-    set elm [list ${parameter_name}:text,optional,nospell \
+    switch $datatype {
+        text {
+            set widget textarea
+            set html [list cols 100 rows 15]
+        }
+        default {
+            set widget text
+            set html [list size 50]
+        }
+    }
+    set elm [list ${parameter_name}:text($widget),optional,nospell \
                  {label {$parameter_name}} \
                  {help_text {$description}} \
-                 {html {size 50}}]
+                 [list html $html]]
 
     set file_val [ad_parameter_from_file $parameter_name $package_key]
     if { $file_val ne "" } {