--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2019/02/03 22:31:17	1.1075.2.131
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2019/07/19 13:19:50	1.1075.2.132
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.131 2019/02/03 22:31:17 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.132 2019/07/19 13:19:50 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -14328,6 +14328,8 @@ jsarray (reference to array of categorie
 subcats (reference to hash of arrays containing all subcategories within each 
          category, -recursive)
 
+maxd (reference to hash used to hold max depth for all top-level categories).
+
 Returns: nothing
 
 Side effects: populates trails and allitems hash references.
@@ -14335,7 +14337,7 @@ Side effects: populates trails and allit
 =cut
 
 sub extract_categories {
-    my ($categories,$cats,$trails,$allitems,$idx,$jsarray,$subcats) = @_;
+    my ($categories,$cats,$trails,$allitems,$idx,$jsarray,$subcats,$maxd) = @_;
     if (ref($categories) eq 'HASH') {
         &gather_categories($categories,$cats,$idx,$jsarray);
         if (ref($cats->[0]) eq 'ARRAY') {
@@ -14361,12 +14363,15 @@ sub extract_categories {
                         if (ref($subcats) eq 'HASH') {
                             push(@{$subcats->{$item}},&escape($category).':'.&escape($name).':1');
                         }
-                        &recurse_categories($cats,2,$category,$trails,$allitems,\@parents,$subcats);
+                        &recurse_categories($cats,2,$category,$trails,$allitems,\@parents,$subcats,$maxd);
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (ref($subcats) eq 'HASH') {
                         $subcats->{$item} = [];
                     }
+                    if (ref($maxd) eq 'HASH') {
+                        $maxd->{$name} = 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -14404,7 +14409,7 @@ Side effects: populates trails and allit
 =cut
 
 sub recurse_categories {
-    my ($cats,$depth,$category,$trails,$allitems,$parents,$subcats) = @_;
+    my ($cats,$depth,$category,$trails,$allitems,$parents,$subcats,$maxd) = @_;
     my $shallower = $depth - 1;
     if (ref($cats->[$depth]{$category}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         for (my $k=0; $k<@{$cats->[$depth]{$category}}; $k++) {
@@ -14431,16 +14436,21 @@ sub recurse_categories {
                 }
             }
             &recurse_categories($cats,$deeper,$name,$trails,$allitems,$parents,
-                                $subcats);
+                                $subcats,$maxd);
             pop(@{$parents});
         }
     } else {
         my $item = &escape($category).':'.&escape($parents->[-1]).':'.$shallower;
-        my $trailstr = join(' -&gt; ',(@{$parents},$category));
+        my $trailstr = join(' &raquo; ',(@{$parents},$category));
         if ($allitems->{$item} eq '') {
             push(@{$trails},$trailstr);
             $allitems->{$item} = scalar(@{$trails})-1;
         }
+        if (ref($maxd) eq 'HASH') {
+            if ($depth > $maxd->{$parents->[0]}) {
+                $maxd->{$parents->[0]} = $depth;
+            }
+        }
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -14472,8 +14482,8 @@ sub assign_categories_table {
     my ($cathash,$currcat,$type,$disabled) = @_;
     my $output;
     if (ref($cathash) eq 'HASH') {
-        my (@cats,@trails,%allitems,%idx,@jsarray,@path,$maxdepth);
-        &extract_categories($cathash,\@cats,\@trails,\%allitems,\%idx,\@jsarray);
+        my (@cats,@trails,%allitems,%idx,@jsarray,%maxd,@path,$maxdepth);
+        &extract_categories($cathash,\@cats,\@trails,\%allitems,\%idx,\@jsarray,\%maxd);
         $maxdepth = scalar(@cats);
         if (@cats > 0) {
             my $itemcount = 0;