--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/07/21 20:23:34	1.202
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/07/26 21:57:27	1.203
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.202 2004/07/21 20:23:34 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.203 2004/07/26 21:57:27 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -690,6 +690,19 @@ function helpMenu(caller) {
  </script>
  <a href="$link" title="$title"><image src="/adm/lonMisc/smallFAQ.gif" border="0" alt="(Help Menu)" /></a>
 ENDTEMPLATE
+    if ($component_help) {
+	if (!$text) {
+	    $template=&help_open_topic($component_help,undef,$stayOnPage,
+				       $width,$height).' '.$template;
+	} else {
+	    my $help_text;
+	    $help_text=&Apache::lonnet::unescape($topic);
+	    $template='<table><tr><td>'.
+		&help_open_topic($component_help,$help_text,$stayOnPage,
+				 $width,$height).'</td><td>'.$template.
+				 '</td></tr></table>';
+	}
+    }
     if ($text ne '') { $template.='</td></tr></table>' };
     return $template;
 }