--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/01/23 21:27:10	1.1271
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2017/01/28 02:31:51	1.1272
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1271 2017/01/23 21:27:10 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1272 2017/01/28 02:31:51 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8530,6 +8530,8 @@ $args - additional optional args support
              no_auto_mt_title -> prevent &mt()ing the title arg
              bread_crumbs ->             Array containing breadcrumbs
              bread_crumbs_component ->  if exists show it as headline else show only the breadcrumbs
+             bread_crumbs_nomenu -> if true will pass false as the value of $menulink
+                                    to lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs
              group          -> includes the current group, if page is for a 
                                specific group  
 
@@ -8595,15 +8597,21 @@ sub start_page {
                 if (@advtools > 0) {
                     &Apache::lonmenu::advtools_crumbs(@advtools);
                 }
-
+                my $menulink;
+                # if arg: bread_crumbs_nomenu is true pass 0 as $menulink item.
+                if ((exists($args->{'bread_crumbs_nomenu'})) ||
+                     ((($args->{'crstype'} eq 'Placement') || (($env{'request.course.id'}) &&
+                     ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'} eq 'Placement'))) &&
+                     (!$env{'request.role.adv'}))) {
+                    $menulink = 0;
+                } else {
+                    undef($menulink);
+                }
 		#if bread_crumbs_component exists show it as headline else show only the breadcrumbs
 		if(exists($args->{'bread_crumbs_component'})){
-			$result .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs($args->{'bread_crumbs_component'});
-		} elsif ($args->{'crstype'} eq 'Placement') {
-			$result .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs('','','','','','','','','',
-                                                                       $args->{'crstype'});
+			$result .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs($args->{'bread_crumbs_component'},'',$menulink);
                 } else {
-			$result .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs();
+			$result .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::breadcrumbs('','',$menulink);
 		}
     }
     return $result;