--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2011/12/27 20:14:32	1.1048
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2012/01/09 19:56:28	1.1052
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1048 2011/12/27 20:14:32 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1052 2012/01/09 19:56:28 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5033,7 +5033,6 @@ body {
 a:focus,
 a:focus img {
   color: red;
-  background: yellow;
 }
 
 form, .inline {
@@ -5128,35 +5127,36 @@ div.LC_confirm_box .LC_success img {
 }
 
 .LC_discussion {
-  background: $tabbg;
+  background: $data_table_dark;
   border: 1px solid black;
   margin: 2px;
 }
 
-.LC_disc_action_links_bar {
-  background: $tabbg;
-  border: none;
-  margin: 4px;
-}
-
 .LC_disc_action_left {
+  background: $sidebg;
   text-align: left;
+  padding: 4px;
+  margin: 2px;
 }
 
 .LC_disc_action_right {
+  background: $sidebg;
   text-align: right;
+  padding: 4px;
+  margin: 2px;
 }
 
 .LC_disc_new_item {
   background: white;
   border: 2px solid red;
-  margin: 2px;
+  margin: 4px;
+  padding: 4px;
 }
 
 .LC_disc_old_item {
   background: white;
-  border: 1px solid black;
-  margin: 2px;
+  margin: 4px;
+  padding: 4px;
 }
 
 table.LC_pastsubmission {
@@ -5278,7 +5278,7 @@ td.LC_table_cell_checkbox {
   vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
-li.LC_menubuttons_inline_text img,a {
+li.LC_menubuttons_inline_text img {
   cursor:pointer;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
@@ -6133,7 +6133,6 @@ div.LC_createcourse {
   display:none;
 }
 
-a:hover,
 ol.LC_primary_menu a:hover,
 ol#LC_MenuBreadcrumbs a:hover,
 ol#LC_PathBreadcrumbs a:hover,
@@ -7098,11 +7097,11 @@ ENDMODAL
 }
 
 sub modal_link {
-    my ($link,$linktext,$width,$height,$target,$scrolling)=@_;
+    my ($link,$linktext,$width,$height,$target,$scrolling,$title)=@_;
     unless ($width) { $width=480; }
     unless ($height) { $height=400; }
     unless ($scrolling) { $scrolling='yes'; }
-    return '<a href="'.$link.'" target="'.$target.'" onclick="openMyModal(\''.$link.'\','.$width.','.$height.',\''.$scrolling.'\'); return false;">'.
+    return '<a href="'.$link.'" target="'.$target.'" title="'.$title.'" onclick="openMyModal(\''.$link.'\','.$width.','.$height.',\''.$scrolling.'\'); return false;">'.
            $linktext.'</a>';
 }