--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2012/05/06 22:09:14	1.1074
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2012/05/09 20:17:47	1.1075
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1074 2012/05/06 22:09:14 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075 2012/05/09 20:17:47 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -7655,16 +7655,21 @@ sub validate_page {
 
 
 sub start_scrollbox {
-    my ($outerwidth,$width,$height,$id)=@_;
+    my ($outerwidth,$width,$height,$id,$bgcolor)=@_;
     unless ($outerwidth) { $outerwidth='520px'; }
     unless ($width) { $width='500px'; }
     unless ($height) { $height='200px'; }
-    my ($table_id,$div_id);
+    my ($table_id,$div_id,$tdcol);
     if ($id ne '') {
         $table_id = " id='table_$id'";
         $div_id = " id='div_$id'";
     }
-    return "<table style='width: $outerwidth; border: 1px solid none;'$table_id><tr><td style='width: $width;' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'><div style='overflow:auto; width:$width; height: $height;'$div_id>";
+    if ($bgcolor ne '') {
+        $tdcol = "background-color: $bgcolor;";
+    }
+    return <<"END";
+<table style="width: $outerwidth; border: 1px solid none;"$table_id><tr><td style="width: $width;$tdcol"><div style="overflow:auto; width:$width; height: $height;"$div_id>
+END
 }
 
 sub end_scrollbox {