--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/08/25 18:13:00	1.207
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/09/15 06:11:40	1.212
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.207 2004/08/25 18:13:00 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.212 2004/09/15 06:11:40 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ sub help_open_menu {
     my $template;
     if ($text ne "") {
 	$template .= 
-  "<table bgcolor='#337733' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1' border='0'><tr>".
-  "<td bgcolor='#448844'><a href=\"$link\"><font color='#FFFFFF' size='2'>$text</font></a>";
+  "<table bgcolor='#773311' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='1' border='0'><tr>".
+  "<td bgcolor='#886622'><a href=\"$link\"><font color='#FFFFFF' size='2'>$text</font></a>";
     }
     $template .= <<"ENDTEMPLATE";
  <script>
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ format.
 sub csv_translate {
     my $text = shift;
     $text =~ s/\"/\"\"/g;
-    $text =~ s/\n//g;
+    $text =~ s/\n/ /g;
     return $text;
 }
 
@@ -1765,8 +1765,19 @@ if the user does not
 
 sub nickname {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
-    my %names=&Apache::lonnet::get('environment',
-  ['nickname','firstname','middlename','lastname','generation'],$udom,$uname);
+    my %names;
+    if ($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'} &&
+	$udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'}) {
+	%names=('nickname'   => $ENV{'environment.nickname'}  ,
+		'firstname'  => $ENV{'environment.firstname'} ,
+		'middlename' => $ENV{'environment.middlename'},
+		'lastname'   => $ENV{'environment.lastname'}  ,
+		'generation' => $ENV{'environment.generation'});
+    } else {
+	%names=&Apache::lonnet::get('environment',
+				    ['nickname','firstname','middlename',
+				     'lastname','generation'],$udom,$uname);
+    }
     my $name=$names{'nickname'};
     if ($name) {
        $name='&quot;'.$name.'&quot;'; 
@@ -1792,11 +1803,13 @@ Gets a users screenname and returns it a
 
 sub screenname {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
-    my %names=
- &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['screenname'],$udom,$uname);
+    if ($uname eq $ENV{'user.name'} &&
+	$udom eq $ENV{'user.domain'}) {return $ENV{'environment.screenname'};}
+    my %names=&Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['screenname'],$udom,$uname);
     return $names{'screenname'};
 }
 
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- Message Wrapper
 
 sub messagewrapper {
@@ -1829,9 +1842,28 @@ sub syllabuswrapper {
     if ($fontcolor) { 
         $linktext='<font color="'.$fontcolor.'">'.$linktext.'</font>'; 
     }
-    return "<a href='/public/$domain/$coursedir/syllabus'>$linktext</a>";
+    return qq{<a href="/public/$domain/$coursedir/syllabus">$linktext</a>};
 }
 
+sub track_student_link {
+    my ($linktext,$sname,$sdom,$target) = @_;
+    my $link ="/adm/trackstudent";
+    my $title = 'View recent activity';
+    if (defined($sname) && $sname !~ /^\s*$/ &&
+        defined($sdom)  && $sdom  !~ /^\s*$/) {
+        $link .= "?selected_student=$sname:$sdom";
+        $title .= ' of this student';
+    }
+    if (defined($target) && $target !~ /^\s*$/) {
+        $target = qq{target="$target"};
+    } else {
+        $target = '';
+    }
+    return qq{<a href="$link" title="$title" $target>$linktext</a>};
+}
+
+
+
 =pod
 
 =back
@@ -2312,7 +2344,7 @@ sub maketime {
     my %th=@_;
     return POSIX::mktime(
         ($th{'seconds'},$th{'minutes'},$th{'hours'},
-         $th{'day'},$th{'month'}-1,$th{'year'}-1900,0,0,$th{'dlsav'}));
+         $th{'day'},$th{'month'}-1,$th{'year'}-1900,0,0,-1));
 }
 
 #########################################