--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2012/07/21 22:10:23	1.1087
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2012/08/06 11:09:10	1.1088
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1087 2012/07/21 22:10:23 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1088 2012/08/06 11:09:10 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ sub ssi_with_retries {
 # ----------------------------------------------- Filetypes/Languages/Copyright
 my %language;
 my %supported_language;
+my %supported_codes;
 my %latex_language;		# For choosing hyphenation in <transl..>
 my %latex_language_bykey;	# for choosing hyphenation from metadata
 my %cprtag;
@@ -188,14 +189,15 @@ BEGIN {
             while (my $line = <$fh>) {
                 next if ($line=~/^\#/);
                 chomp($line);
-                my ($key,$two,$country,$three,$enc,$val,$sup,$latex)=(split(/\t/,$line));
+                my ($key,$code,$country,$three,$enc,$val,$sup,$latex)=(split(/\t/,$line));
                 $language{$key}=$val.' - '.$enc;
                 if ($sup) {
                     $supported_language{$key}=$sup;
+		    $supported_codes{$key}   = $code;
                 }
 		if ($latex) {
 		    $latex_language_bykey{$key} = $latex;
-		    $latex_language{$two} = $latex;
+		    $latex_language{$code} = $latex;
 		}
             }
             close($fh);
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ if (!Array.prototype.indexOf) {
         var n = 0;
         if (arguments.length > 0) {
             n = Number(arguments[1]);
-            if (n !== n) { // shortcut for verifying if it's NaN
+            if (n !== n) { // shortcut for verifying if it is NaN
                 n = 0;
             } else if (n !== 0 && n !== (1 / 0) && n !== -(1 / 0)) {
                 n = (n > 0 || -1) * Math.floor(Math.abs(n));
@@ -994,6 +996,34 @@ sub select_language {
 }
 
 =pod
+
+
+=item * &list_languages()
+
+Returns an array reference that is suitable for use in language prompters.
+Each array element is itself a two element array.  The first element
+is the language code.  The second element a descsriptiuon of the 
+language itself.  This is suitable for use in e.g.
+&Apache::edit::select_arg (once dereferenced that is).
+
+=cut 
+
+sub list_languages {
+    my @lang_choices;
+
+    foreach my $id (&languageids()) {
+	my $code = &supportedlanguagecode($id);
+	if ($code) {
+	    my $selector    = $supported_codes{$id};
+	    my $description = &plainlanguagedescription($id);
+	    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("pushing $selector : $description");
+	    push (@lang_choices, [$selector, $description]);
+	}
+    }
+    return \@lang_choices;
+}
+
+=pod
 
 =item * &linked_select_forms(...)