--- loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2005/12/15 23:31:22	1.138
+++ loncom/auth/lonroles.pm	2005/12/19 21:39:33	1.139
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # User Roles Screen
 #
-# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.138 2005/12/15 23:31:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonroles.pm,v 1.139 2005/12/19 21:39:33 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ sub redirect_user {
     my $navwindow;
     if ($launch_nav eq 'on') {
 	$navwindow.=&Apache::lonnavmaps::launch_win('now',undef,undef,
-						    ($url eq '/adm/whatsnew'));
+						  ($url =~ m-/^adm/whatsnew-));
     } else {
 	$navwindow.=&Apache::lonnavmaps::close();
     }
@@ -271,13 +271,17 @@ ENDENTERKEY
 							  '.course.helper.not.run'}) {
 				$furl = "/adm/helper/course.initialization.helper";
 				# Send the user to the course they selected
-			    } elsif (($env{'request.course.fn'}) 
-				     && ($role eq 'cc' && ($env{'environment.course_init_display'} ne 'firstres')))  {
-				$msg = &mt('Entering course ....');
-				&redirect_user($r,&mt('New in course'),
-					       '/adm/whatsnew',$msg,
-					       $env{'environment.remotenavmap'});
-				return OK;
+			    } elsif ($env{'request.course.fn'}) {
+                                if ($env{'user.adv'}) {
+                                    my $startpage = &courseloadpage($courseid);
+                                    unless ($startpage eq 'firstres') {         
+				        $msg = &mt('Entering course ....');
+				        &redirect_user($r,&mt('New in course'),
+					     '/adm/whatsnew?refpage=start',$msg,
+					     $env{'environment.remotenavmap'});
+				        return OK;
+                                    }
+                                }
 			    }
 			    &redirect_user($r,&mt('Entering Course'),
                                            $furl,$msg,
@@ -1025,6 +1029,24 @@ sub set_privileges {
     &Apache::lonnet::appenv('request.role.adv'    => $tadv);
 }
 
+sub courseloadpage {
+    my ($courseid) = @_;
+    my $startpage;
+    my %entry_settings =
+              &Apache::lonnet::dump('nohist_whatsnew',$env{'user.domain'},
+                                    $env{'user.name'},$courseid.':courseinit');
+    my ($tmp) = %entry_settings;
+    unless ($tmp =~ /^Error/) {
+        $startpage = $entry_settings{$courseid.':courseinit'};
+    }
+    if ($startpage eq '') {
+        if (exists($env{'environment.course_init_display'})) {
+            $startpage = $env{'environment.course_init_display'};
+        }
+    }
+    return $startpage;
+}
+
 1;
 __END__