--- loncom/interface/lonannounce.pm	2006/06/29 15:23:59	1.56
+++ loncom/interface/lonannounce.pm	2006/07/03 15:30:52	1.59
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Announce
 #
-# $Id: lonannounce.pm,v 1.56 2006/06/29 15:23:59 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonannounce.pm,v 1.59 2006/07/03 15:30:52 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ sub readcalendar {
 	   $returnhash{$courseid.'@'.$item}=$thiscal{$item};
         }
     }
-
     my $can_see_hidden = $env{'request.role.adv'};
     my $navmap;# = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
     my %resourcedata=
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ sub listcell {
     foreach my $item (@items) {
         if (ref($item)) {
 	    my ($courseid,$start,$end,$msg)=@$item;
-	    &Apache::lonnet::logthis(" msg2 is ".ref($msg)." $msg ");
 	    my $fullmsg=&Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($start);
 	    if ($start!=$end) {
 		$fullmsg.=&mt(' to ').
@@ -280,10 +278,16 @@ sub display_msg {
 
     my $output = $msg->{'datetype'}. ': '.$msg->{'realm'};
     if (exists($msg->{'url'})) {
-	$output .= ': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($msg->{'url'});
+	my $displayurl=&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($msg->{'url'});
+	if ($msg->{'url'}!~/\Q$displayurl\E$/) {
+	    $output .= ' - '.$displayurl;
+	}
     }
     if (exists($msg->{'symb'})) {
-	$output .= ': '.&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($msg->{'symb'});
+	my $displaysymb=&Apache::lonnet::gettitle($msg->{'symb'});
+	if ($msg->{'symb'}!~/\Q$displaysymb\E$/) {
+	    $output .= ' - '.$displaysymb;
+	}
     }
     $output .= ' ('.$msg->{'section'}.') ';
     return $output;