--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2018/07/04 16:58:22	1.1320
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2018/11/18 22:50:52	1.1324
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1320 2018/07/04 16:58:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1324 2018/11/18 22:50:52 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -15245,6 +15245,8 @@ 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.
@@ -15252,7 +15254,7 @@ 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($cats->[0]) eq 'ARRAY') {
@@ -15280,12 +15282,15 @@ sub extract_categories {
                         if (ref($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;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -15323,13 +15328,13 @@ 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++) {
             my $name = $cats->[$depth]{$category}[$k];
             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(@{$trails})-1;
@@ -15350,16 +15355,21 @@ sub recurse_categories {
                 }
             }
             &recurse_categories($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]} = $depth;
+            }
+        }
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -15391,8 +15401,8 @@ sub assign_categories_table {
     my ($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;
@@ -16410,6 +16420,24 @@ sub compare_arrays {
     return @difference;
 }
 
+sub lon_status_items {
+    my %defaults = (
+                     E         => 100,
+                     W         => 4,
+                     N         => 1,
+                     U         => 5,
+                     threshold => 200,
+                     sysmail   => 2500,
+                   );
+    my %names = (
+                   E => 'Errors',
+                   W => 'Warnings',
+                   N => 'Notices',
+                   U => 'Unsent',
+                );
+    return (\%defaults,\%names);
+}
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------- Initialize user login
 sub init_user_environment {
     my ($r, $username, $domain, $authhost, $form, $args) = @_;
@@ -17773,6 +17801,9 @@ sub create_captcha {
             last;
         }
     }
+    if ($output eq '') {
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Failed to create Captcha code after $tries attempts.");
+    }
     return $output;
 }