--- loncom/homework/response.pm	2000/11/21 18:40:13	1.3
+++ loncom/homework/response.pm	2000/11/24 21:49:08	1.6
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # various response type definitons response definition
 
+# 11/23,11/24 Gerd Kortemeyer
+
 package Apache::response;
 use strict;
 
@@ -19,18 +21,30 @@ sub start_caparesponse {
 
 sub start_responseparam {
   my ($target,$token,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
+ if ($target ne 'meta') {
   my $args='';
   if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
   my $default = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $default}',$safeeval);
-  my $type = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $type}',$safeeval);
-  my $value = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.param.$type");
-  &Apache::lonxml::debug("$type has value :$value: and default :$default:");
+  my $name = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $name}',$safeeval);
+  &Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for resource.$Apache::inputtags::part['-1'].$name");
+  my $value = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$Apache::inputtags::part['-1'].$name");
+  &Apache::lonxml::debug("$name has value :$value: and default :$default:");
   if (!$value) {
-    $Apache::inputtags::params{$type}=$default;
+    $Apache::inputtags::params{$name}=$default;
   } else {
-    $Apache::inputtags::params{$type}=$value;
+    $Apache::inputtags::params{$name}=$value;
   }
   return '';
+} else {
+    my $tag='parameter_'.$Apache::inputtags::part['-1'].'_'.
+	$token->[2]->{'name'};
+    my $display='';
+    if ($token->[2]->{'description'}) {
+       $display=' display="'.$token->[2]->{'description'}.'"';
+    }
+    return "\n<".$tag.$display.'>'.$token->[2]->{'type'}.':'.
+               $token->[2]->{'default'}.'</'.$tag.'>';
+}
 }
 
 sub end_responseparam {