diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0df3b718..602a7bcc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+    - update popup_init to accept src attribute (Monte, Duncan Forrest)
     - implemented several optimizations, speeding up Smarty significantly in
       most cases. (Andrei)
     - implemented plugin architecture. (Andrei)
diff --git a/docs.sgml b/docs.sgml
index 5cca2c59..04d1984a 100644
--- a/docs.sgml
+++ b/docs.sgml
@@ -6269,7 +6269,7 @@ OUTPUT:
 // this assumes your form elements are named
 // startDate_Day, startDate_Month, startDate_Year
 
-$startDate = makeTimeStamp($startDate_Year,$startDate_Month,$startDate_day);
+$startDate = makeTimeStamp($startDate_Year,$startDate_Month,$startDate_Day);
 
 function makeTimeStamp($year="",$month="",$day="")
 {
diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php b/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php
index d6553ef0..5c120f57 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.popup_init.php
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ function smarty_function_popup_init($args, &$smarty_obj)
 {
     // be sure to place overlib.js where Smarty can locate it.
     // overlib.js came with the distribution of Smarty.
-    echo '<DIV ID="overDiv" STYLE="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; z-index:1000;"></DIV>'."\n".'<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=javascript>'."\n".'<!--'."\n";
-    readfile(SMARTY_DIR."overlib.js",1);
-    echo '// -->'."\n".'</SCRIPT>'."\n";
+    extract($args);
+    echo '<div id="overDiv" style="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; z-index:1000;"></div>'."\n";
+    if (empty($src)) {
+        echo '<script language="JavaScript">'."\n".'<!--'."\n";
+        readfile(SMARTY_DIR."overlib.js",1);
+        echo '// -->'."\n".'</script>'."\n";
+    } else {
+        echo '<script language="JavaScript" src="'.$src.'"></script>'."\n";
+    }
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/function.popup_init.php b/plugins/function.popup_init.php
index d6553ef0..5c120f57 100644
--- a/plugins/function.popup_init.php
+++ b/plugins/function.popup_init.php
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ function smarty_function_popup_init($args, &$smarty_obj)
 {
     // be sure to place overlib.js where Smarty can locate it.
     // overlib.js came with the distribution of Smarty.
-    echo '<DIV ID="overDiv" STYLE="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; z-index:1000;"></DIV>'."\n".'<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=javascript>'."\n".'<!--'."\n";
-    readfile(SMARTY_DIR."overlib.js",1);
-    echo '// -->'."\n".'</SCRIPT>'."\n";
+    extract($args);
+    echo '<div id="overDiv" style="position:absolute; visibility:hidden; z-index:1000;"></div>'."\n";
+    if (empty($src)) {
+        echo '<script language="JavaScript">'."\n".'<!--'."\n";
+        readfile(SMARTY_DIR."overlib.js",1);
+        echo '// -->'."\n".'</script>'."\n";
+    } else {
+        echo '<script language="JavaScript" src="'.$src.'"></script>'."\n";
+    }
     return;
 }