--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/05/29 03:19:00	1.1380
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2022/05/29 20:37:21	1.1381
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1380 2022/05/29 03:19:00 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1381 2022/05/29 20:37:21 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ END
 
 =pod
 
-=item * &help_open_topic($topic,$text,$stayOnPage,$width,$height,$imgid)
+=item * &help_open_topic($topic,$text,$stayOnPage,$width,$height,$imgid,$links_target)
 
 Returns a string corresponding to an HTML link to the given help
 $topic, where $topic corresponds to the name of a .tex file in
@@ -1281,10 +1281,12 @@ $imgid is the id of the img tag used for
 used in a javascript call to switch the image src.  See 
 lonhtmlcommon::htmlareaselectactive() for an example.
 
+$links_target will optionally be set to a target (_top, _parent or _self).
+
 =cut
 
 sub help_open_topic {
-    my ($topic, $text, $stayOnPage, $width, $height, $imgid) = @_;
+    my ($topic, $text, $stayOnPage, $width, $height, $imgid, $links_target) = @_;
     $text = "" if (not defined $text);
     $stayOnPage = 0 if (not defined $stayOnPage);
     $width = 500 if (not defined $width);
@@ -1307,14 +1309,11 @@ sub help_open_topic {
 
     # Add the text
     my $target = ' target="_top"';
-    if ((($env{'request.lti.login'}) && ($env{'request.lti.target'} eq 'iframe')) ||
-        (($env{'request.deeplink.login'}) && ($env{'request.deeplink.target'} eq '_self'))) {
-        if (($env{'request.noversionuri'} eq '/adm/searchcat') &&
-            ($env{'form.phase'} =~ /^(sort|run_search)$/)) {
-            $target = ' target="_parent"';
-        } else {
-            $target = '';
-        }
+    if ($links_target) {
+        $target = ' target="'.$links_target.'"';
+    } elsif ((($env{'request.lti.login'}) && ($env{'request.lti.target'} eq 'iframe')) ||
+             (($env{'request.deeplink.login'}) && ($env{'request.deeplink.target'} eq '_self'))) {
+        $target = '';
     }
     if ($text ne "") {
 	$template.='<span class="LC_help_open_topic">'
@@ -1401,20 +1400,20 @@ ENDOUTPUT
 
 # now just updates the help link and generates a blue icon
 sub help_open_menu {
-    my ($topic,$component_help,$faq,$bug,$stayOnPage,$width,$height,$text) 
+    my ($topic,$component_help,$faq,$bug,$stayOnPage,$width,$height,$text,$links_target) 
 	= @_;    
     $stayOnPage = 1;
     my $output;
     if ($component_help) {
 	if (!$text) {
 	    $output=&help_open_topic($component_help,undef,$stayOnPage,
-				       $width,$height);
+				       $width,$height,'',$links_target);
 	} else {
 	    my $help_text;
 	    $help_text=&unescape($topic);
 	    $output='<table><tr><td>'.
 		&help_open_topic($component_help,$help_text,$stayOnPage,
-				 $width,$height).'</td></tr></table>';
+				 $width,$height,'',$links_target).'</td></tr></table>';
 	}
     }
     my $banner_link = &update_help_link($topic,$component_help,$faq,$bug,$stayOnPage);