--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/08/30 20:09:21	1.1075.2.161.2.9
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/11/16 14:50:04	1.1075.2.161.2.11
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.161.2.9 2022/08/30 20:09:21 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1075.2.161.2.11 2022/11/16 14:50:04 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -950,8 +950,8 @@ ENDSCRT
 }
 
 sub select_timezone {
-   my ($name,$selected,$onchange,$includeempty,$disabled)=@_;
-   my $output='<select name="'.$name.'" '.$onchange.$disabled.'>'."\n";
+   my ($name,$selected,$onchange,$includeempty,$id,$disabled)=@_;
+   my $output='<select name="'.$name.'" '.$id.$onchange.$disabled.'>'."\n";
    if ($includeempty) {
        $output .= '<option value=""';
        if (($selected eq '') || ($selected eq 'local')) {
@@ -3834,6 +3834,30 @@ sub syllabuswrapper {
     return qq{<a href="/public/$domain/$coursedir/syllabus">$linktext</a>};
 }
 
+sub aboutme_on {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    unless ($uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    unless ($udom)  { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    return if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public');
+    my $hashkey=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    my ($aboutme,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('aboutme',$hashkey);
+    if ($cached) {
+        return $aboutme;
+    }
+    $aboutme = &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($uname,$udom,'aboutme');
+    &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('aboutme',$hashkey,$aboutme,3600);
+    return $aboutme;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_aboutme_cache {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    if (!$udom)  { $udom =$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'};   }
+    return if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public');
+    my $id=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new('aboutme',$id);
+}
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 sub track_student_link {
@@ -8361,6 +8385,7 @@ Inputs: $title - optional title for the
                                       window (side effect of setting
                                       $env{'internal.head.to_opener'} to
                                       1, if true.
+                                   5- whether encrypt check should be skipped
             domain         -> force to color decorate a page for a specific
                                domain
             function       -> force usage of a specific rolish color scheme
@@ -8423,8 +8448,10 @@ sub headtag {
         }
     }
     if (ref($args->{'redirect'})) {
-	my ($time,$url,$inhibit_continue,$to_opener) = @{$args->{'redirect'}};
-	$url = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($url);
+	my ($time,$url,$inhibit_continue,$to_opener,$skip_enc_check) = @{$args->{'redirect'}};
+        if (!$skip_enc_check) {
+	    $url = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($url);
+        }
 	if (!$inhibit_continue) {
 	    $env{'internal.head.redirect'} = $url;
 	}
@@ -16715,7 +16742,7 @@ sub init_user_environment {
             my %is_adv = ( is_adv => $env{'user.adv'} );
             my %domdef = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($domain);
 
-            foreach my $tool ('aboutme','blog','webdav','portfolio') {
+            foreach my $tool ('aboutme','blog','webdav','portfolio','timezone') {
                 $userenv{'availabletools.'.$tool} = 
                     &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($username,$domain,$tool,'reload',
                                                       undef,\%userenv,\%domdef,\%is_adv);