--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/08/11 21:55:19	1.443
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2007/07/17 18:07:18	1.550
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.443 2006/08/11 21:55:19 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.550 2007/07/17 18:07:18 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -59,15 +59,21 @@ use Apache::lonnet;
 use GDBM_File;
 use POSIX qw(strftime mktime);
 use Apache::lonmenu();
+use Apache::lonenc();
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use HTML::Entities;
 use Apache::lonhtmlcommon();
 use Apache::loncoursedata();
 use Apache::lontexconvert();
-use LONCAPA;
+use Apache::lonclonecourse();
+use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
+
+# ---------------------------------------------- Designs
+use vars qw(%defaultdesign);
 
 my $readit;
 
+
 ##
 ## Global Variables
 ##
@@ -80,10 +86,6 @@ my %scprtag;
 my %fe; my %fd; my %fm;
 my %category_extensions;
 
-# ---------------------------------------------- Designs
-
-my %designhash;
-
 # ---------------------------------------------- Thesaurus variables
 #
 # %Keywords:
@@ -149,30 +151,18 @@ BEGIN {
         }
     }
 
-# -------------------------------------------------------------- domain designs
-
-    my $filename;
+# -------------------------------------------------------------- default domain designs
     my $designdir=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/lonDomColors';
-    opendir(DIR,$designdir);
-    while ($filename=readdir(DIR)) {
-	if ($filename!~/\.tab$/) { next; }
-	my ($domain)=($filename=~/^(\w+)\./);
-	{
-	    my $designfile = $designdir.'/'.$filename;
-	    if ( open (my $fh,"<$designfile") ) {
-		while (my $line = <$fh>) {
-		    next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
-		    chomp($line);
-		    my ($key,$val)=(split(/\=/,$line));
-		    if ($val) { $designhash{$domain.'.'.$key}=$val; }
-		}
-		close($fh);
-	    }
-	}
-
+    my $designfile = $designdir.'/default.tab';
+    if ( open (my $fh,"<$designfile") ) {
+        while (my $line = <$fh>) {
+            next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
+            chomp($line);
+            my ($key,$val)=(split(/\=/,$line));
+            if ($val) { $defaultdesign{$key}=$val; }
+        }
+        close($fh);
     }
-    closedir(DIR);
-
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- file categories
     {
@@ -256,7 +246,7 @@ of the element the selection from the se
 sub browser_and_searcher_javascript {
     my ($mode)=@_;
     if (!defined($mode)) { $mode='edit'; }
-    my $resurl=&lastresurl();
+    my $resurl=&escape_single(&lastresurl());
     return <<END;
 // <!-- BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
     var editbrowser = null;
@@ -385,20 +375,27 @@ sub selectstudent_link {
 }
 
 sub coursebrowser_javascript {
-    my ($domainfilter)=@_;
+    my ($domainfilter,$sec_element,$formname)=@_;
     my $crs_or_grp_alert = &mt('Please select the type of LON-CAPA entity - Course or Group - for which you wish to add/modify a user role');
-   return (<<ENDSTDBRW);
-<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" >
-    var stdeditbrowser;
+   my $output = '
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    var stdeditbrowser;'."\n";
+   $output .= <<"ENDSTDBRW";
     function opencrsbrowser(formname,uname,udom,desc,extra_element,multflag,crstype) {
         var url = '/adm/pickcourse?';
-        var filter;
-        if (filter != null) {
-           if (filter != '') {
-               url += 'filter='+filter+'&';
-	   }
+        var domainfilter = '';
+        var formid = getFormIdByName(formname);
+        if (formid > -1) {
+            var domid = getIndexByName(formid,udom);
+            if (domid > -1) {
+                if (document.forms[formid].elements[domid].type == 'select-one') {
+                    domainfilter=document.forms[formid].elements[domid].options[document.forms[formid].elements[domid].selectedIndex].value;
+                }
+                if (document.forms[formid].elements[domid].type == 'hidden') {
+                    domainfilter=document.forms[formid].elements[domid].value;
+                }
+            }
         }
-        var domainfilter='$domainfilter';
         if (domainfilter != null) {
            if (domainfilter != '') {
                url += 'domainfilter='+domainfilter+'&';
@@ -407,11 +404,18 @@ sub coursebrowser_javascript {
         url += 'form=' + formname + '&cnumelement='+uname+
 	                            '&cdomelement='+udom+
                                     '&cnameelement='+desc;
-        if (extra_element !=null && extra_element != '' && formname == 'rolechoice') {
-            url += '&roleelement='+extra_element;
-            if (domainfilter == null || domainfilter == '') {
-                url += '&domainfilter='+extra_element;
+        if (extra_element !=null && extra_element != '') {
+            if (formname == 'rolechoice') {
+                url += '&roleelement='+extra_element;
+                if (domainfilter == null || domainfilter == '') {
+                    url += '&domainfilter='+extra_element;
+                }
             }
+            else {
+                if (formname == 'portform') {
+                    url += '&setroles='+extra_element;
+                }
+            }     
         }
         if (multflag !=null && multflag != '') {
             url += '&multiple='+multflag;
@@ -434,14 +438,74 @@ sub coursebrowser_javascript {
         stdeditbrowser = open(url,title,options,'1');
         stdeditbrowser.focus();
     }
-</script>
+
+    function getFormIdByName(formname) {
+        for (var i=0;i<document.forms.length;i++) {
+            if (document.forms[i].name == formname) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1; 
+    }
+
+    function getIndexByName(formid,item) {
+        for (var i=0;i<document.forms[formid].elements.length;i++) {
+            if (document.forms[formid].elements[i].name == item) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
 ENDSTDBRW
+    if ($sec_element ne '') {
+        $output .= &setsec_javascript($sec_element,$formname);
+    }
+    $output .= '
+</script>';
+    return $output;
 }
 
+sub setsec_javascript {
+    my ($sec_element,$formname) = @_;
+    my $setsections = qq|
+function setSect(sectionlist) {
+    var sectionsArray = sectionlist.split(",");
+    var numSections = sectionsArray.length;
+    document.$formname.$sec_element.length = 0;
+    if (numSections == 0) {
+        document.$formname.$sec_element.multiple=false;
+        document.$formname.$sec_element.size=1;
+        document.$formname.$sec_element.options[0] = new Option('No existing sections','',false,false)
+    } else {
+        if (numSections == 1) {
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.multiple=false;
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.size=1;
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.options[0] = new Option('Select','',true,true);
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.options[1] = new Option('No section','',false,false)
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.options[2] = new Option(sectionsArray[0],sectionsArray[0],false,false);
+        } else {
+            for (var i=0; i<numSections; i++) {
+                document.$formname.$sec_element.options[i] = new Option(sectionsArray[i],sectionsArray[i],false,false)
+            }
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.multiple=true
+            if (numSections < 3) {
+                document.$formname.$sec_element.size=numSections;
+            } else {
+                document.$formname.$sec_element.size=3;
+            }
+            document.$formname.$sec_element.options[0].selected = false
+        }
+    }
+}
+|;
+    return $setsections;
+}
+
+
 sub selectcourse_link {
    my ($form,$unameele,$udomele,$desc,$extra_element,$multflag,$selecttype)=@_;
-    return "<a href='".'javascript:opencrsbrowser("'.$form.'","'.$unameele.
-        '","'.$udomele.'","'.$desc.'","'.$extra_element.'","'.$multflag.'","'.$selecttype.'");'."'>".&mt('Select [_1]',$selecttype)."</a>";
+   return "<a href='".'javascript:opencrsbrowser("'.$form.'","'.$unameele.
+        '","'.$udomele.'","'.$desc.'","'.$extra_element.'","'.$multflag.'","'.$selecttype.'");'."'>".&mt('Select Course')."</a>";
 }
 
 sub check_uncheck_jscript {
@@ -460,7 +524,8 @@ function uncheckAll(field) {
     if (field.length > 0) {
         for (i = 0; i < field.length; i++) {
             field[i].checked = false ;
-        }     } else {
+        }
+    } else {
         field.checked = false ;
     }
 }
@@ -728,9 +793,7 @@ sub update_help_link {
     my $banner_link = "/adm/helpmenu?page=banner&amp;topic=$topic&amp;component_help=$component_help&amp;faq=$faq&amp;bug=$bug&amp;origurl=$origurl&amp;stamp=$timestamp&amp;stayonpage=$stayOnPage";
     my $output .= <<"ENDOUTPUT";
 <script type="text/javascript">
-// <!-- BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
 banner_link = '$banner_link';
-// END LON-CAPA Internal -->
 </script>
 ENDOUTPUT
     return $output;
@@ -1016,7 +1079,7 @@ sub changable_area {
 =pod
 
 =back
-
+ 
 =head1 Excel and CSV file utility routines
 
 =over 4
@@ -1150,7 +1213,7 @@ sub create_workbook {
 
 =item * create_text_file
 
-Create a file to write to and eventually make available to the usre.
+Create a file to write to and eventually make available to the user.
 If file creation fails, outputs an error message on the request object and 
 return undefs.
 
@@ -1191,41 +1254,19 @@ sub create_text_file {
 ##        Home server <option> list generating code          ##
 ###############################################################
 
-=pod
-
-=head1 Home Server option list generating code
-
-=over 4
-
-=item * get_domains()
-
-Returns an array containing each of the domains listed in the hosts.tab
-file.
-
-=cut
-
-#-------------------------------------------
-sub get_domains {
-    # The code below was stolen from "The Perl Cookbook", p 102, 1st ed.
-    my @domains;
-    my %seen;
-    foreach my $dom (sort(values(%Apache::lonnet::hostdom))) {
-	push(@domains,$dom) unless $seen{$dom}++;
-    }
-    return @domains;
-}
-
 # ------------------------------------------
 
 sub domain_select {
     my ($name,$value,$multiple)=@_;
     my %domains=map { 
-	$_ => $_.' '.$Apache::lonnet::domaindescription{$_} 
-    } &get_domains;
+	$_ => $_.' '. &Apache::lonnet::domain($_,'description') 
+    } &Apache::lonnet::all_domains();
     if ($multiple) {
 	$domains{''}=&mt('Any domain');
+	$domains{'select_form_order'} = [sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b) } (keys(%domains))];
 	return &multiple_select_form($name,$value,4,\%domains);
     } else {
+	$domains{'select_form_order'} = [sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b) } (keys(%domains))];
 	return &select_form($name,$value,%domains);
     }
 }
@@ -1234,6 +1275,12 @@ sub domain_select {
 
 =pod
 
+=head1 Routines for form select boxes
+
+=over 4
+
+=cut
+
 =item * multiple_select_form($name,$value,$size,$hash,$order)
 
 Returns a string containing a <select> element int multiple mode
@@ -1241,11 +1288,11 @@ Returns a string containing a <select> e
 
 Args:
   $name - name of the <select> element
-  $value - sclara or array ref of values that should already be selected
+  $value - scalar or array ref of values that should already be selected
   $size - number of rows long the select element is
   $hash - the elements should be 'option' => 'shown text'
           (shown text should already have been &mt())
-  $order - (optional) array ref of the order to show the elments in
+  $order - (optional) array ref of the order to show the elements in
 
 =cut
 
@@ -1261,8 +1308,16 @@ sub multiple_select_form {
         }
     }
     $output.="\n<select name='$name' size='$size' multiple='1'>";
-    my @order = ref($order) ? @$order
-                            : sort(keys(%$hash));
+    my @order;
+    if (ref($order) eq 'ARRAY')  {
+        @order = @{$order};
+    } else {
+        @order = sort(keys(%$hash));
+    }
+    if (exists($$hash{'select_form_order'})) {
+        @order = @{$$hash{'select_form_order'}};
+    }
+        
     foreach my $key (@order) {
         $output.='<option value="'.&HTML::Entities::encode($key,'"<>&').'" ';
         $output.='selected="selected" ' if ($selected{$key});
@@ -1304,6 +1359,24 @@ sub select_form {
     return $selectform;
 }
 
+# For display filters
+
+sub display_filter {
+    if (!$env{'form.show'}) { $env{'form.show'}=10; }
+    if (!$env{'form.displayfilter'}) { $env{'form.displayfilter'}='currentfolder'; }
+    return '<nobr><label>'.&mt('Records [_1]',
+			       &Apache::lonmeta::selectbox('show',$env{'form.show'},undef,
+							   (&mt('all'),10,20,50,100,1000,10000))).
+	   '</label></nobr> <nobr>'.
+           &mt('Filter [_1]',
+	   &select_form($env{'form.displayfilter'},
+			'displayfilter',
+			('currentfolder' => 'Current folder/page',
+			 'containing' => 'Containing phrase',
+			 'none' => 'None'))).
+			 '<input type="text" name="containingphrase" size="30" value="'.&HTML::Entities::encode($env{'form.containingphrase'}).'" /></nobr>';
+}
+
 sub gradeleveldescription {
     my $gradelevel=shift;
     my %gradelevels=(0 => 'Not specified',
@@ -1359,7 +1432,7 @@ selected");
 #-------------------------------------------
 sub select_dom_form {
     my ($defdom,$name,$includeempty) = @_;
-    my @domains = get_domains();
+    my @domains = sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b)} (&Apache::lonnet::all_domains());
     if ($includeempty) { @domains=('',@domains); }
     my $selectdomain = "<select name=\"$name\" size=\"1\">\n";
     foreach my $dom (@domains) {
@@ -1375,30 +1448,6 @@ sub select_dom_form {
 
 =pod
 
-=item * get_library_servers($domain)
-
-Returns a hash which contains keys like '103l3' and values like 
-'kirk.lite.msu.edu'.  All of the keys will be for machines in the
-given $domain.
-
-=cut
-
-#-------------------------------------------
-sub get_library_servers {
-    my $domain = shift;
-    my %library_servers;
-    foreach my $hostid (keys(%Apache::lonnet::libserv)) {
-        if ($Apache::lonnet::hostdom{$hostid} eq $domain) {
-            $library_servers{$hostid} = $Apache::lonnet::hostname{$hostid};
-        }
-    }
-    return %library_servers;
-}
-
-#-------------------------------------------
-
-=pod
-
 =item * home_server_option_list($domain)
 
 returns a string which contains an <option> list to be used in a 
@@ -1409,7 +1458,7 @@ returns a string which contains an <opti
 #-------------------------------------------
 sub home_server_option_list {
     my $domain = shift;
-    my %servers = &get_library_servers($domain);
+    my %servers = &Apache::lonnet::get_servers($domain,'library');
     my $result = '';
     foreach my $hostid (sort(keys(%servers))) {
         $result.=
@@ -1421,7 +1470,7 @@ sub home_server_option_list {
 
 =pod
 
-=back
+=back 
 
 =cut
 
@@ -1811,7 +1860,9 @@ If target_domain is not found in domain.
 #-------------------------------------------
 sub get_auth_defaults {
     my $domain=shift;
-    return ($Apache::lonnet::domain_auth_def{$domain},$Apache::lonnet::domain_auth_arg_def{$domain});
+    return (&Apache::lonnet::domain($domain,'auth_def'),
+	    &Apache::lonnet::domain($domain,'auth_arg_def'));
+	    
 }
 ###############################################################
 ##   End Get Authentication Defaults for Domain              ##
@@ -2006,6 +2057,7 @@ if $first is set to 'lastname' then it r
 ###############################################################
 sub plainname {
     my ($uname,$udom,$first)=@_;
+    return if (!defined($uname) || !defined($udom));
     my %names=&getnames($uname,$udom);
     my $name=&Apache::lonnet::format_name($names{'firstname'},
 					  $names{'middlename'},
@@ -2037,6 +2089,7 @@ if the user does not
 
 sub nickname {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    return if (!defined($uname) || !defined($udom));
     my %names=&getnames($uname,$udom);
     my $name=$names{'nickname'};
     if ($name) {
@@ -2052,6 +2105,7 @@ sub nickname {
 
 sub getnames {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    return if (!defined($uname) || !defined($udom));
     if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public') {
 	return ('lastname' => &mt('Public'));
     }
@@ -2068,6 +2122,40 @@ sub getnames {
     }
 }
 
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------- getemails
+=pod
+
+=item * getemails($uname,$udom)
+
+Gets a user's email information and returns it as a hash with keys:
+notification, critnotification, permanentemail
+
+For notification and critnotification, values are comma-separated lists 
+of e-mail address(es); for permanentemail, value is a single e-mail address.
+ 
+=cut
+
+sub getemails {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public') {
+	return;
+    }
+    if (!$udom) { $udom=$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'}; }
+    my $id=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    my ($names,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('emailscache',$id);
+    if ($cached) {
+	return %{$names};
+    } else {
+	my %loadnames=&Apache::lonnet::get('environment',
+                    			   ['notification','critnotification',
+					    'permanentemail'],
+					   $udom,$uname);
+	&Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('emailscache',$id,\%loadnames);
+	return %loadnames;
+    }
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Screenname
 
 =pod
@@ -2108,8 +2196,11 @@ sub noteswrapper {
 
 sub aboutmewrapper {
     my ($link,$username,$domain,$target)=@_;
+    if (!defined($username)  && !defined($domain)) {
+        return;
+    }
     return '<a href="/adm/'.$domain.'/'.$username.'/aboutme"'.
-	($target?' target="$target"':'').' title="'.&mt('View this users personal page').'">'.$link.'</a>';
+	($target?' target="$target"':'').' title="'.&mt("View this user's personal page").'">'.$link.'</a>';
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ Syllabus Wrapper
@@ -2138,7 +2229,22 @@ sub track_student_link {
         $target = '';
     }
     if ($start) { $link.='&amp;start='.$start; }
-    return qq{<a href="$link" title="$title" $target>$linktext</a>};
+    
+    return qq{<a href="$link" title="$title" $target>$linktext</a>}.
+	&help_open_topic('View_recent_activity');
+}
+
+# ===================================================== Display a student photo
+
+
+sub student_image_tag {
+    my ($domain,$user)=@_;
+    my $imgsrc=&Apache::lonnet::studentphoto($domain,$user,'jpg');
+    if (($imgsrc) && ($imgsrc ne '/adm/lonKaputt/lonlogo_broken.gif')) {
+	return '<img src="'.$imgsrc.'" align="right" />';
+    } else {
+	return '';
+    }
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -2349,25 +2455,28 @@ sub preferred_languages {
 	         $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.languages'}));
     }
     if ($env{'environment.languages'}) {
-	@languages=split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,$env{'environment.languages'});
+	@languages=(@languages,
+		    split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,$env{'environment.languages'}));
     }
     my $browser=(split(/\;/,$ENV{'HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'}))[0];
     if ($browser) {
 	@languages=(@languages,split(/\s*(\,|\;|\:)\s*/,$browser));
     }
-    if ($Apache::lonnet::domain_lang_def{$env{'user.domain'}}) {
+    if (&Apache::lonnet::domain($env{'user.domain'},'lang_def')) {
 	@languages=(@languages,
-		$Apache::lonnet::domain_lang_def{$env{'user.domain'}});
+		    &Apache::lonnet::domain($env{'user.domain'},
+					    'lang_def'));
     }
-    if ($Apache::lonnet::domain_lang_def{$env{'request.role.domain'}}) {
+    if (&Apache::lonnet::domain($env{'request.role.domain'},'lang_def')) {
 	@languages=(@languages,
-		$Apache::lonnet::domain_lang_def{$env{'request.role.domain'}});
+		    &Apache::lonnet::domain($env{'request.role.domain'},
+					    'lang_def'));
     }
-    if ($Apache::lonnet::domain_lang_def{
-	                          $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'}}) {
+    if (&Apache::lonnet::domain($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'},
+				'lang_def')) {
 	@languages=(@languages,
-		$Apache::lonnet::domain_lang_def{
-                                  $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'}});
+		    &Apache::lonnet::domain($Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'},
+					    'lang_def'));
     }
 # turn "en-ca" into "en-ca,en"
     my @genlanguages;
@@ -2572,7 +2681,8 @@ sub get_student_answers {
   }
   $moreenv{'grade_target'}='answer';
   %moreenv=(%form,%moreenv);
-  my $userview=&Apache::lonnet::ssi('/res/'.$feedurl,%moreenv);
+  $feedurl = &Apache::lonnet::clutter($feedurl);
+  my $userview=&Apache::lonnet::ssi($feedurl,%moreenv);
   return $userview;
 }
 
@@ -2591,7 +2701,7 @@ sub submlink {
     my ($text,$uname,$udom,$symb,$target)=@_;
     if (!($uname && $udom)) {
 	(my $cursymb, my $courseid,$udom,$uname)=
-	    &Apache::lonxml::whichuser($symb);
+	    &Apache::lonnet::whichuser($symb);
 	if (!$symb) { $symb=$cursymb; }
     }
     if (!$symb) { $symb=&Apache::lonnet::symbread(); }
@@ -2637,7 +2747,7 @@ sub pprmlink {
     my ($text,$uname,$udom,$symb,$target)=@_;
     if (!($uname && $udom)) {
 	(my $cursymb, my $courseid,$udom,$uname)=
-	    &Apache::lonxml::whichuser($symb);
+	    &Apache::lonnet::whichuser($symb);
 	if (!$symb) { $symb=$cursymb; }
     }
     if (!$symb) { $symb=&Apache::lonnet::symbread(); }
@@ -2686,31 +2796,376 @@ sub maketime {
 #########################################
 
 sub findallcourses {
-    my ($roles) = @_;
+    my ($roles,$uname,$udom) = @_;
     my %roles;
     if (ref($roles)) { %roles = map { $_ => 1 } @{$roles}; }
     my %courses;
     my $now=time;
-    foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
-	if ( $key=~m{^user\.role\.(\w+)\./(\w+)/(\w+)} ) {
-	    my ($role,$domain,$id) = ($1,$2,$3);
-	    next if ($role eq 'ca' || $role eq 'aa');
-	    next if (%roles && !exists($roles{$role}));
-	    my ($starttime,$endtime)=split(/\./,$env{$key});
-            my $active=1;
-            if ($starttime) {
-		if ($now<$starttime) { $active=0; }
+    if (!defined($uname)) {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($udom)) {
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+    }
+    if (($uname ne $env{'user.name'}) || ($udom ne $env{'user.domain'})) {
+        my %roleshash = &Apache::lonnet::dump('roles',$udom,$uname);
+        if (!%roles) {
+            %roles = (
+                       cc => 1,
+                       in => 1,
+                       ep => 1,
+                       ta => 1,
+                       cr => 1,
+                       st => 1,
+             );
+        }
+        foreach my $entry (keys(%roleshash)) {
+            my ($trole,$tend,$tstart) = split(/_/,$roleshash{$entry});
+            if ($trole =~ /^cr/) { 
+                next if (!exists($roles{$trole}) && !exists($roles{'cr'}));
+            } else {
+                next if (!exists($roles{$trole}));
+            }
+            if ($tend) {
+                next if ($tend < $now);
             }
-            if ($endtime) {
-                if ($now>$endtime) { $active=0; }
+            if ($tstart) {
+                next if ($tstart > $now);
+            }
+            my ($cdom,$cnum,$sec,$cnumpart,$secpart,$role,$realsec);
+            (undef,$cdom,$cnumpart,$secpart) = split(/\//,$entry);
+            if ($secpart eq '') {
+                ($cnum,$role) = split(/_/,$cnumpart); 
+                $sec = 'none';
+                $realsec = '';
+            } else {
+                $cnum = $cnumpart;
+                ($sec,$role) = split(/_/,$secpart);
+                $realsec = $sec;
+            }
+            $courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum}{$sec} = $trole.'/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$realsec;
+        }
+    } else {
+        foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
+	    if ( $key=~m{^user\.role\.(\w+)\./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?(\w*)$} ||
+                 $key=~m{^user\.role\.(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\./($match_domain)/($match_courseid)/?(\w*)$}) {
+	        my ($role,$cdom,$cnum,$sec) = ($1,$2,$3,$4);
+	        next if ($role eq 'ca' || $role eq 'aa');
+	        next if (%roles && !exists($roles{$role}));
+	        my ($starttime,$endtime)=split(/\./,$env{$key});
+                my $active=1;
+                if ($starttime) {
+		    if ($now<$starttime) { $active=0; }
+                }
+                if ($endtime) {
+                    if ($now>$endtime) { $active=0; }
+                }
+                if ($active) {
+                    if ($sec eq '') {
+                        $sec = 'none';
+                    }
+                    $courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum}{$sec} = 
+                                     $role.'/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$sec;
+                }
             }
-            if ($active) { $courses{$domain.'_'.$id}=1; }
         }
     }
-    return keys(%courses);
+    return %courses;
 }
 
 ###############################################
+
+sub blockcheck {
+    my ($setters,$activity,$uname,$udom) = @_;
+
+    if (!defined($udom)) {
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($uname)) {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+    }
+
+    # If uname and udom are for a course, check for blocks in the course.
+
+    if (&Apache::lonnet::is_course($udom,$uname)) {
+        my %records = &Apache::lonnet::dump('comm_block',$udom,$uname);
+        my ($startblock,$endblock)=&get_blocks($setters,$activity,$udom,$uname);
+        return ($startblock,$endblock);
+    }
+
+    my $startblock = 0;
+    my $endblock = 0;
+    my %live_courses = &findallcourses(undef,$uname,$udom);
+
+    # If uname is for a user, and activity is course-specific, i.e.,
+    # boards, chat or groups, check for blocking in current course only.
+
+    if (($activity eq 'boards' || $activity eq 'chat' ||
+         $activity eq 'groups') && ($env{'request.course.id'})) {
+        foreach my $key (keys(%live_courses)) {
+            if ($key ne $env{'request.course.id'}) {
+                delete($live_courses{$key});
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    my $otheruser = 0;
+    my %own_courses;
+    if ((($uname ne $env{'user.name'})) || ($udom ne $env{'user.domain'})) {
+        # Resource belongs to user other than current user.
+        $otheruser = 1;
+        # Gather courses for current user
+        %own_courses = 
+            &findallcourses(undef,$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'});
+    }
+
+    # Gather active course roles - course coordinator, instructor, 
+    # exam proctor, ta, student, or custom role.
+
+    foreach my $course (keys(%live_courses)) {
+        my ($cdom,$cnum);
+        if ((defined($env{'course.'.$course.'.domain'})) && (defined($env{'course.'.$course.'.num'}))) {
+            $cdom = $env{'course.'.$course.'.domain'};
+            $cnum = $env{'course.'.$course.'.num'};
+        } else {
+            ($cdom,$cnum) = split(/_/,$course); 
+        }
+        my $no_ownblock = 0;
+        my $no_userblock = 0;
+        if ($otheruser && $activity ne 'com') {
+            # Check if current user has 'evb' priv for this
+            if (defined($own_courses{$course})) {
+                foreach my $sec (keys(%{$own_courses{$course}})) {
+                    my $checkrole = 'cm./'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum;
+                    if ($sec ne 'none') {
+                        $checkrole .= '/'.$sec;
+                    }
+                    if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('evb',undef,undef,$checkrole)) {
+                        $no_ownblock = 1;
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            # if they have 'evb' priv and are currently not playing student
+            next if (($no_ownblock) &&
+                 ($env{'request.role'} !~ m{^st\./$cdom/$cnum}));
+        }
+        foreach my $sec (keys(%{$live_courses{$course}})) {
+            my $checkrole = 'cm./'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum;
+            if ($sec ne 'none') {
+                $checkrole .= '/'.$sec;
+            }
+            if ($otheruser) {
+                # Resource belongs to user other than current user.
+                # Assemble privs for that user, and check for 'evb' priv.
+                my ($trole,$tdom,$tnum,$tsec);
+                my $entry = $live_courses{$course}{$sec};
+                if ($entry =~ /^cr/) {
+                    ($trole,$tdom,$tnum,$tsec) = 
+                      ($entry =~ m|^(cr/$match_domain/$match_username/\w+)\./($match_domain)/($match_username)/?(\w*)$|);
+                } else {
+                    ($trole,$tdom,$tnum,$tsec) = split(/\//,$entry);
+                }
+                my ($spec,$area,$trest,%allroles,%userroles);
+                $area = '/'.$tdom.'/'.$tnum;
+                $trest = $tnum;
+                if ($tsec ne '') {
+                    $area .= '/'.$tsec;
+                    $trest .= '/'.$tsec;
+                }
+                $spec = $trole.'.'.$area;
+                if ($trole =~ /^cr/) {
+                    &Apache::lonnet::custom_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,
+                                                      $tdom,$spec,$trest,$area);
+                } else {
+                    &Apache::lonnet::standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,
+                                                       $tdom,$spec,$trest,$area);
+                }
+                my ($author,$adv) = &Apache::lonnet::set_userprivs(\%userroles,\%allroles);
+                if ($userroles{'user.priv.'.$checkrole} =~ /evb\&([^\:]*)/) {
+                    if ($1) {
+                        $no_userblock = 1;
+                        last;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                # Resource belongs to current user
+                # Check for 'evb' priv via lonnet::allowed().
+                if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('evb',undef,undef,$checkrole)) {
+                    $no_ownblock = 1;
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        # if they have the evb priv and are currently not playing student
+        next if (($no_ownblock) &&
+                 ($env{'request.role'} !~ m{^st\./\Q$cdom\E/\Q$cnum\E}));
+        next if ($no_userblock);
+
+        # Retrieve blocking times and identity of blocker for course
+        # of specified user, unless user has 'evb' privilege.
+        
+        my ($start,$end)=&get_blocks($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum);
+        if (($start != 0) && 
+            (($startblock == 0) || ($startblock > $start))) {
+            $startblock = $start;
+        }
+        if (($end != 0)  &&
+            (($endblock == 0) || ($endblock < $end))) {
+            $endblock = $end;
+        }
+    }
+    return ($startblock,$endblock);
+}
+
+sub get_blocks {
+    my ($setters,$activity,$cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my $startblock = 0;
+    my $endblock = 0;
+    my $course = $cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    $setters->{$course} = {};
+    $setters->{$course}{'staff'} = [];
+    $setters->{$course}{'times'} = [];
+    my %records = &Apache::lonnet::dump('comm_block',$cdom,$cnum);
+    foreach my $record (keys(%records)) {
+        my ($start,$end) = ($record =~ m/^(\d+)____(\d+)$/);
+        if ($start <= time && $end >= time) {
+            my ($staff_name,$staff_dom,$title,$blocks) =
+                &parse_block_record($records{$record});
+            if ($blocks->{$activity} eq 'on') {
+                push(@{$$setters{$course}{'staff'}},[$staff_name,$staff_dom]);
+                push(@{$$setters{$course}{'times'}}, [$start,$end]);
+                if ( ($startblock == 0) || ($startblock > $start) ) {
+                    $startblock = $start;
+                }
+                if ( ($endblock == 0) || ($endblock < $end) ) {
+                    $endblock = $end;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ($startblock,$endblock);
+}
+
+sub parse_block_record {
+    my ($record) = @_;
+    my ($setuname,$setudom,$title,$blocks);
+    if (ref($record) eq 'HASH') {
+        ($setuname,$setudom) = split(/:/,$record->{'setter'});
+        $title = &unescape($record->{'event'});
+        $blocks = $record->{'blocks'};
+    } else {
+        my @data = split(/:/,$record,3);
+        if (scalar(@data) eq 2) {
+            $title = $data[1];
+            ($setuname,$setudom) = split(/@/,$data[0]);
+        } else {
+            ($setuname,$setudom,$title) = @data;
+        }
+        $blocks = { 'com' => 'on' };
+    }
+    return ($setuname,$setudom,$title,$blocks);
+}
+
+sub build_block_table {
+    my ($startblock,$endblock,$setters) = @_;
+    my %lt = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
+        'cacb' => 'Currently active communication blocks',
+        'cour' => 'Course',
+        'dura' => 'Duration',
+        'blse' => 'Block set by'
+    );
+    my $output;
+    $output = '<br />'.$lt{'cacb'}.':<br />';
+    $output .= &start_data_table();
+    $output .= '
+<tr>
+ <th>'.$lt{'cour'}.'</th>
+ <th>'.$lt{'dura'}.'</th>
+ <th>'.$lt{'blse'}.'</th>
+</tr>
+';
+    foreach my $course (keys(%{$setters})) {
+        my %courseinfo=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($course);
+        for (my $i=0; $i<@{$$setters{$course}{staff}}; $i++) {
+            my ($uname,$udom) = @{$$setters{$course}{staff}[$i]};
+            my $fullname = &plainname($uname,$udom);
+            if (defined($env{'user.name'}) && defined($env{'user.domain'})
+                && $env{'user.name'} ne 'public' 
+                && $env{'user.domain'} ne 'public') {
+                $fullname = &aboutmewrapper($fullname,$uname,$udom);
+            }
+            my ($openblock,$closeblock) = @{$$setters{$course}{times}[$i]};
+            $openblock = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($openblock);
+            $closeblock= &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($closeblock);
+            $output .= &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
+                       '<td>'.$courseinfo{'description'}.'</td>'.
+                       '<td>'.$openblock.' to '.$closeblock.'</td>'.
+                       '<td>'.$fullname.'</td>'.
+                        &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
+        }
+    }
+    $output .= &end_data_table();
+}
+
+sub blocking_status {
+    my ($activity,$uname,$udom) = @_;
+    my %setters;
+    my ($blocked,$output,$ownitem,$is_course);
+    my ($startblock,$endblock)=&blockcheck(\%setters,$activity,$uname,$udom);
+    if ($startblock && $endblock) {
+        $blocked = 1;
+        if (wantarray) {
+            my $category;
+            if ($activity eq 'boards') {
+                $category = 'Discussion posts in this course';
+            } elsif ($activity eq 'blogs') {
+                $category = 'Blogs';
+            } elsif ($activity eq 'port') {
+                if (defined($uname) && defined($udom)) {
+                    if ($uname eq $env{'user.name'} &&
+                        $udom eq $env{'user.domain'}) {
+                        $ownitem = 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                $is_course = &Apache::lonnet::is_course($udom,$uname);
+                if ($ownitem) { 
+                    $category = 'Your portfolio files';  
+                } elsif ($is_course) {
+                    my $coursedesc;
+                    foreach my $course (keys(%setters)) {
+                        my %courseinfo =
+                             &Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($course);
+                        $coursedesc = $courseinfo{'description'};
+                    }
+                    $category = "Group files in the course '$coursedesc'";
+                } else {
+                    $category = 'Portfolio files belonging to ';
+                    if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && 
+                        $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
+                        $category .= &plainname($uname,$udom);
+                    } else {
+                        $category .= &aboutmewrapper(&plainname($uname,$udom),$uname,$udom);  
+                    }
+                }
+            } elsif ($activity eq 'groups') {
+                $category = 'Groups in this course';
+            }
+            my $showstart = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($startblock);
+            my $showend = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($endblock);
+            $output = '<br />'.&mt('[_1] will be inaccessible between [_2] and [_3] because communication is being blocked.',$category,$showstart,$showend).'<br />';
+            if (!($activity eq 'port' && !($ownitem) && !($is_course))) { 
+                $output .= &build_block_table($startblock,$endblock,\%setters);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($blocked,$output);
+    } else {
+        return $blocked;
+    }
+}
+
 ###############################################
 
 =pod
@@ -2730,7 +3185,7 @@ Returns: Determines which domain should
 ###############################################
 sub determinedomain {
     my $domain=shift;
-   if (! $domain) {
+    if (! $domain) {
         # Determine domain if we have not been given one
         $domain = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'};
         if ($env{'user.domain'}) { $domain=$env{'user.domain'}; }
@@ -2741,6 +3196,60 @@ sub determinedomain {
     return $domain;
 }
 ###############################################
+
+sub devalidate_domconfig_cache {
+    my ($udom)=@_;
+    &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new('domainconfig',$udom);
+}
+
+# ---------------------- Get domain configuration for a domain
+sub get_domainconf {
+    my ($udom) = @_;
+    my $cachetime=1800;
+    my ($result,$cached)=&Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('domainconfig',$udom);
+    if (defined($cached)) { return %{$result}; }
+
+    my %domconfig = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',
+					     ['login','rolecolors'],$udom);
+    my %designhash;
+    if (keys(%domconfig) > 0) {
+        if (ref($domconfig{'login'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $key (keys(%{$domconfig{'login'}})) {
+                $designhash{$udom.'.login.'.$key}=$domconfig{'login'}{$key};
+            }
+        }
+        if (ref($domconfig{'rolecolors'}) eq 'HASH') {
+            foreach my $role (keys(%{$domconfig{'rolecolors'}})) {
+                if (ref($domconfig{'rolecolors'}{$role}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    foreach my $item (keys(%{$domconfig{'rolecolors'}{$role}})) {
+                        $designhash{$udom.'.'.$role.'.'.$item}=$domconfig{'rolecolors'}{$role}{$item};
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        my $designdir=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}.'/lonDomColors';
+        my $designfile =  $designdir.'/'.$udom.'.tab';
+        if (-e $designfile) {
+            if ( open (my $fh,"<$designfile") ) {
+                while (my $line = <$fh>) {
+                    next if ($line =~ /^\#/);
+                    chomp($line);
+                    my ($key,$val)=(split(/\=/,$line));
+                    if ($val) { $designhash{$udom.'.'.$key}=$val; }
+                }
+                close($fh);
+            }
+        }
+        if (-e '/home/httpd/html/adm/lonDomLogos/'.$udom.'.gif') {
+            $designhash{$udom.'.login.domlogo'} = "/adm/lonDomLogos/$udom.gif";
+        }
+    }
+    &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('domainconfig',$udom,\%designhash,
+				  $cachetime);
+    return %designhash;
+}
+
 =pod
 
 =item * &domainlogo()
@@ -2754,13 +3263,21 @@ If the domain logo does not exist, a des
 
 ###############################################
 sub domainlogo {
-    my $domain = &determinedomain(shift);    
-     # See if there is a logo
-    if (-e '/home/httpd/html/adm/lonDomLogos/'.$domain.'.gif') {
-	my $logo=&lonhttpdurl("/adm/lonDomLogos/$domain.gif");
-        return '<img src="'.$logo.'" alt="'.$domain.'" />';
-    } elsif(exists($Apache::lonnet::domaindescription{$domain})) {
-        return $Apache::lonnet::domaindescription{$domain};
+    my $domain = &determinedomain(shift);
+    my %designhash = &get_domainconf($domain);    
+    # See if there is a logo
+    if ($designhash{$domain.'.login.domlogo'} ne '') {
+        my $imgsrc = $designhash{$domain.'.login.domlogo'};
+        if ($imgsrc =~ m{^/(adm|res)/}) {
+	    if ($imgsrc =~ m{^/res/}) {
+		my $local_name = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation('',$imgsrc);
+		&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($local_name);
+	    }
+	   $imgsrc = &lonhttpdurl($imgsrc);
+        } 
+        return '<img src="'.$imgsrc.'" alt="'.$domain.'" />';
+    } elsif (defined(&Apache::lonnet::domain($domain,'description'))) {
+        return &Apache::lonnet::domain($domain,'description');
     } else {
         return '';
     }
@@ -2796,11 +3313,24 @@ sub designparm {
 	return $env{'environment.color.'.$which};
     }
     $domain=&determinedomain($domain);
-    if (exists($designhash{$domain.'.'.$which})) {
-	return $designhash{$domain.'.'.$which};
+    my %domdesign = &get_domainconf($domain);
+    my $output;
+    if ($domdesign{$domain.'.'.$which} ne '') {
+	$output = $domdesign{$domain.'.'.$which};
     } else {
-        return $designhash{'default.'.$which};
+        $output = $defaultdesign{$which};
     }
+    if (($which =~ /^(student|coordinator|author|admin)\.img$/) ||
+        ($which =~ /login\.(img|logo|domlogo)/)) {
+        if ($output =~ m{^/(adm|res)/}) {
+	    if ($output =~ m{^/res/}) {
+		my $local_name = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation('',$output);
+		&Apache::lonnet::repcopy($local_name);
+	    }
+            $output = &lonhttpdurl($output);
+        }
+    }
+    return $output;
 }
 
 ###############################################
@@ -2810,7 +3340,7 @@ sub designparm {
 
 =back
 
-=head1 HTTP Helpers
+=head1 HTML Helpers
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -2849,6 +3379,9 @@ Inputs:
 =item * $no_inline_link, if true and in remote mode, don't show the 
          'Switch To Inline Menu' link
 
+=item * $args, optional argument valid values are
+            no_auto_mt_title -> prevents &mt()ing the title arg
+
 =back
 
 Returns: A uniform header for LON-CAPA web pages.  
@@ -2860,9 +3393,9 @@ other decorations will be returned.
 
 sub bodytag {
     my ($title,$function,$addentries,$bodyonly,$domain,$forcereg,$customtitle,
-	$notopbar,$bgcolor,$notitle,$no_inline_link)=@_;
+	$notopbar,$bgcolor,$notitle,$no_inline_link,$args)=@_;
 
-    $title=&mt($title);
+    if (!$args->{'no_auto_mt_title'}) { $title = &mt($title); }
 
     $function = &get_users_function() if (!$function);
     my $img =    &designparm($function.'.img',$domain);
@@ -2880,8 +3413,8 @@ sub bodytag {
  # role and realm
     my ($role,$realm) = split(/\./,$env{'request.role'},2);
     if ($role  eq 'ca') {
-        my ($rdom,$rname) = ($realm =~ m-^/(\w+)/(\w+)$-);
-        $realm = &plainname($rname,$rdom).':'.$rdom;
+        my ($rdom,$rname) = ($realm =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_username)$});
+        $realm = &plainname($rname,$rdom);
     } 
 # realm
     if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
@@ -2906,9 +3439,7 @@ sub bodytag {
     my $bodytag = "<body $extra_body_attr>".
 	&Apache::lontexconvert::init_math_support();
 
-    if ($bodyonly 
-	|| ($env{'request.state'} eq 'construct' 
-	    && $env{'environment.remote'} ne 'off' )) {
+    if ($bodyonly) {
         return $bodytag;
     } elsif ($env{'browser.interface'} eq 'textual') {
 # Accessibility
@@ -3016,8 +3547,11 @@ ENDROLE
 # Top frame rendering, Remote is up
 #
 
-    my $upperleft='<img src="http://'.$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.':'.
-        $lonhttpdPort.$img.'" alt="'.$function.'" />';
+    my $imgsrc = $img;
+    if ($img =~ /^\/adm/) {
+        $imgsrc = 'http://'.$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}.':'.$lonhttpdPort.$img;
+    }
+    my $upperleft='<img src="'.$imgsrc.'" alt="'.$function.'" />';
 
     # Explicit link to get inline menu
     my $menu= ($no_inline_link?''
@@ -3100,20 +3634,12 @@ sub make_attr_string {
 
 =pod
 
-=back
-
-=head1 HTML Helpers
-
-=over 4
-
 =item * &endbodytag()
 
 Returns a uniform footer for LON-CAPA web pages.
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub endbodytag {
@@ -3130,8 +3656,6 @@ sub endbodytag {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &standard_css()
 
 Returns a style sheet
@@ -3142,8 +3666,6 @@ Inputs: (all optional)
             function       -> force usage of a specific rolish color scheme
             bgcolor        -> override the default page bgcolor
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub standard_css {
@@ -3165,8 +3687,8 @@ sub standard_css {
     my $mono                 = 'monospace';
     my $data_table_head      = $tabbg;
     my $data_table_light     = '#EEEEEE';
-    my $data_table_dark      = '#DDD';
-    my $data_table_darker    = '#CCC';
+    my $data_table_dark      = '#DDDDDD';
+    my $data_table_darker    = '#CCCCCC';
     my $data_table_highlight = '#FFFF00';
     my $mail_new             = '#FFBB77';
     my $mail_new_hover       = '#DD9955';
@@ -3177,15 +3699,26 @@ sub standard_css {
     my $mail_other           = '#99BBBB';
     my $mail_other_hover     = '#669999';
     my $table_header         = '#DDDDDD';
+    my $feedback_link_bg     = '#BBBBBB';
 
     my $border = ($env{'browser.type'} eq 'explorer') ? '0px 2px 0px 2px'
 	                                              : '0px 3px 0px 4px';
+
+
     return <<END;
 h1, h2, h3, th { font-family: $sans }
 a:focus { color: red; background: yellow } 
-table.thinborder { border-collapse: collapse; }
-table.thinborder tr th {  border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; background: $tabbg;}
-table.thinborder tr td { border-style: solid; border-width: 1px}
+table.thinborder,
+
+table.thinborder tr th {
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-width: 1px;
+  background: $tabbg;
+}
+table.thinborder tr td {
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-width: 1px
+}
 
 form, .inline { display: inline; }
 .center { text-align: center; }
@@ -3194,15 +3727,41 @@ form, .inline { display: inline; }
   color: red;
   font-size: larger;
 }
-.LC_warning {
+.LC_warning,
+.LC_diff_removed {
   color: red;
 }
-.LC_success {
+
+.LC_info,
+.LC_success,
+.LC_diff_added {
   color: green;
 }
+.LC_unknown {
+  color: yellow;
+}
+
 .LC_icon {
   border: 0px;
 }
+.LC_indexer_icon {
+  border: 0px;
+  height: 22px;
+}
+.LC_docs_spacer {
+  width: 25px;
+  height: 1px;
+  border: 0px;
+}
+
+.LC_internal_info {
+  color: #999;
+}
+
+table.LC_pastsubmission {
+  border: 1px solid black;
+  margin: 2px;
+}
 
 table#LC_top_nav, table#LC_menubuttons {
   width: 100%;
@@ -3243,6 +3802,9 @@ table#LC_title_bar td.LC_title_bar_who {
   font: small $sans;
   text-align: right;
 }
+span.LC_metadata {
+    font-family: $sans;
+}
 span.LC_title_bar_title {
   font: bold x-large $sans;
 }
@@ -3257,7 +3819,7 @@ table#LC_title_bar td.LC_title_bar_role_
 }
 
 table#LC_menubuttons_mainmenu {
-  background: $pgbg;
+  width: 100%;
   border: 0px;
   border-spacing: 1px;
   padding: 0px 1px;
@@ -3312,19 +3874,37 @@ td.LC_table_cell_checkbox {
   text-align: center;
 }
 
+table#LC_mainmenu td.LC_mainmenu_column {
+    vertical-align: top;
+}
+
 .LC_menubuttons_inline_text {
   color: $font;
   font-family: $sans;
   font-size: smaller;
 }
 
+.LC_menubuttons_link {
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.LC_menubuttons_category {
+  color: $font;
+  background: $pgbg;
+  font-family: $sans;
+  font-size: larger;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 td.LC_menubuttons_text {
+  width: 90%;
   color: $font;
   font-family: $sans;
 }
+
 td.LC_menubuttons_img {
-  background: $tabbg;
 }
+
 .LC_current_location {
   font-family: $sans;
   background: $tabbg;
@@ -3334,6 +3914,45 @@ td.LC_menubuttons_img {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+.LC_rolesmenu_is {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+.LC_rolesmenu_selected {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+.LC_rolesmenu_future {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+
+.LC_rolesmenu_will {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+.LC_rolesmenu_will_not {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+.LC_rolesmenu_expired {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+.LC_rolesinfo {
+  font-family: $sans;
+}
+
+.LC_dropadd_labeltext {
+  font-family: $sans;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.LC_preferences_labeltext {
+  font-family: $sans;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
 table.LC_aboutme_port {
   border: 0px;
   border-collapse: collapse;
@@ -3347,7 +3966,20 @@ table.LC_data_table, table.LC_mail_list
 .LC_data_table_dense {
   font-size: small;
 }
-table.LC_data_table tr th, table.LC_calendar tr th, table.LC_mail_list tr th {
+table.LC_nested_outer {
+  border: 1px solid #000000;
+  border-collapse: separate;
+  border-spacing: 0px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+table.LC_nested {
+  border: 0px;
+  border-collapse: separate;
+  border-spacing: 0px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+table.LC_data_table tr th, table.LC_calendar tr th, table.LC_mail_list tr th,
+table.LC_prior_tries tr th {
   font-weight: bold;
   background-color: $data_table_head;
   font-size: smaller;
@@ -3364,13 +3996,66 @@ table.LC_aboutme_port tr.LC_even_row td
 table.LC_data_table tr.LC_data_table_highlight td {
   background-color: $data_table_darker;
 }
-table.LC_data_table tr.LC_empty_row td {
+table.LC_data_table tr.LC_empty_row td,
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_empty_row td {
   background-color: #FFFFFF;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-style: italic;
   text-align: center;
   padding: 8px;
 }
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_empty_row td {
+  padding: 4ex
+}
+table.LC_nested_outer tr th {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  background-color: $data_table_head;
+  font-size: smaller;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
+}
+table.LC_nested_outer tr td.LC_subheader {
+  background-color: $data_table_head;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: small;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_info_row td {
+  background-color: #CCC;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: small;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_info_row td.LC_left_item {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+table.LC_nested td {
+  background-color: #FFF;
+  font-size: small;
+}
+table.LC_nested_outer tr th.LC_right_item,
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_info_row td.LC_right_item,
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_odd_row td.LC_right_item,
+table.LC_nested tr td.LC_right_item {
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_odd_row td {
+  background-color: #EEE;
+}
+
+table.LC_createuser {
+}
+
+table.LC_createuser tr.LC_section_row td {
+  font-size: smaller;
+}
+
+table.LC_createuser tr.LC_info_row td  {
+  background-color: #CCC;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  text-align: center;
+}
 
 table.LC_calendar {
   border: 1px solid #000000;
@@ -3414,6 +4099,11 @@ table.LC_mail_list tr.LC_mail_other {
 table.LC_mail_list tr.LC_mail_other:hover {
   background-color: $mail_other_hover;
 }
+table.LC_mail_list tr.LC_mail_even {
+}
+table.LC_mail_list tr.LC_mail_odd {
+}
+
 
 table#LC_portfolio_actions {
   width: auto;
@@ -3470,7 +4160,8 @@ table#LC_browser tr.LC_browser_file_unpu
 table#LC_browser tr.LC_browser_file_obsolete {
   background: #AAAAAA;
 }
-table#LC_browser tr.LC_browser_file_modified {
+table#LC_browser tr.LC_browser_file_modified,
+table#LC_browser tr.LC_browser_file_metamodified {
   background: #FFFF77;
 }
 table#LC_browser tr.LC_browser_folder {
@@ -3657,14 +4348,155 @@ table.LC_descriptive_input td.LC_descrip
   text-align: right;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
+table.LC_feedback_link {
+    background: $feedback_link_bg;
+}
+span.LC_feedback_link {
+    background: $feedback_link_bg;
+    font-size: larger;
+}
+
+table.LC_prior_tries {
+  border: 1px solid #000000;
+  border-collapse: separate;
+  border-spacing: 1px;
+}
+
+table.LC_prior_tries td {
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+
+.LC_answer_correct {
+  background: #AAFFAA;
+  color: black;
+}
+.LC_answer_charged_try {
+  background: #FFAAAA ! important;
+  color: black;
+}
+.LC_answer_not_charged_try, 
+.LC_answer_no_grade,
+.LC_answer_late {
+  background: #FFFFAA;
+  color: black;
+}
+.LC_answer_previous {
+  background: #AAAAFF;
+  color: black;
+}
+.LC_answer_no_message {
+  background: #FFFFFF;
+  color: black;
+}
+.LC_answer_unknown {
+  background: orange;
+  color: black;
+}
+
+
+span.LC_prior_numerical,
+span.LC_prior_string,
+span.LC_prior_custom,
+span.LC_prior_reaction,
+span.LC_prior_math {
+  font-family: monospace;
+  white-space: pre;
+}
+
+span.LC_prior_string {
+  font-family: monospace;
+  white-space: pre;
+}
+
+table.LC_prior_option {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+table.LC_prior_rank, table.LC_prior_match {
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+table.LC_prior_option tr td,
+table.LC_prior_rank tr td,
+table.LC_prior_match tr td {
+  border: 1px solid #000000;
+}
+
+span.LC_nobreak {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+table.LC_docs_documents {
+  background: #BBBBBB;
+  border-width: 0px;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+table.LC_docs_documents td.LC_docs_document {
+  border: 2px solid black;
+  padding: 4px;
+}
+
+.LC_docs_course_commands div {
+  float: left;
+  border: 4px solid #AAAAAA;
+  padding: 4px;
+  background: #DDDDCC;
+}
+
+.LC_docs_entry_move {
+  border: 0px;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+.LC_docs_entry_move td {
+  border: 2px solid #BBBBBB;
+  background: #DDDDDD;
+}
+
+.LC_docs_editor td.LC_docs_entry_commands {
+  background: #DDDDDD;
+  font-size: x-small;
+}
+.LC_docs_copy {
+  color: #000099;
+}
+.LC_docs_cut {
+  color: #550044;
+}
+.LC_docs_rename {
+  color: #009900;
+}
+.LC_docs_remove {
+  color: #990000;
+}
+
+.LC_docs_reinit_warn,
+.LC_docs_ext_edit {
+  font-size: x-small;
+}
+
+.LC_docs_editor td.LC_docs_entry_title,
+.LC_docs_editor td.LC_docs_entry_icon {
+  background: #FFFFBB;
+}
+.LC_docs_editor td.LC_docs_entry_parameter {
+  background: #BBBBFF;
+  font-size: x-small;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+table.LC_docs_adddocs td,
+table.LC_docs_adddocs th {
+  border: 1px solid #BBBBBB;
+  padding: 4px;
+  background: #DDDDDD;
+}
 
 END
 }
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &headtag()
 
 Returns a uniform footer for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -3685,8 +4517,8 @@ Inputs: $title - optional title for the
                                domain
             function       -> force usage of a specific rolish color scheme
             bgcolor        -> override the default page bgcolor
-
-=back
+            no_auto_mt_title
+                           -> prevent &mt()ing the title arg
 
 =cut
 
@@ -3697,6 +4529,7 @@ sub headtag {
     my $domain   = $args->{'domain'}   || &determinedomain();
     my $bgcolor  = $args->{'bgcolor'}  || &designparm($function.'.pgbg',$domain);
     my $url = join(':',$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},
+		   $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonVersion'},
 		   #time(),
 		   $env{'environment.color.timestamp'},
 		   $function,$domain,$bgcolor);
@@ -3705,9 +4538,11 @@ sub headtag {
 
     my $result =
 	'<head>'.
-	&font_settings().
-	&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::htmlareaheaders();
+	&font_settings();
 
+    if (!$args->{'frameset'}) {
+	$result .= &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::htmlareaheaders();
+    }
     if ($args->{'force_register'}) {
 	$result .= &Apache::lonmenu::registerurl(1);
     }
@@ -3731,8 +4566,8 @@ ADDMETA
     if (!defined($title)) {
 	$title = 'The LearningOnline Network with CAPA';
     }
-    
-    $result .= '<title> LON-CAPA '.&mt($title).'</title>'
+    if (!$args->{'no_auto_mt_title'}) { $title = &mt($title); }
+    $result .= '<title> LON-CAPA '.$title.'</title>'
 	.'<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="'.$url.'" />'
 	.$head_extra;
     return $result;
@@ -3740,16 +4575,12 @@ ADDMETA
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &font_settings()
 
 Returns neccessary <meta> to set the proper encoding
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub font_settings {
@@ -3766,16 +4597,12 @@ sub font_settings {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &xml_begin()
 
 Returns the needed doctype and <html>
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub xml_begin {
@@ -3800,16 +4627,12 @@ sub xml_begin {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &endheadtag()
 
 Returns a uniform </head> for LON-CAPA web pages.
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub endheadtag {
@@ -3818,8 +4641,6 @@ sub endheadtag {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &head()
 
 Returns a uniform complete <head>..</head> section for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -3827,8 +4648,6 @@ Returns a uniform complete <head>..</hea
 Inputs: $title - optional title for the page
         $head_extra - optional extra HTML to put inside the <head>
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub head {
@@ -3838,8 +4657,6 @@ sub head {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &start_page()
 
 Returns a complete <html> .. <body> section for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -3876,7 +4693,7 @@ Inputs: $title - optional title for the
                   no_inline_link -> if true and in remote mode, don't show the 
                                     'Switch To Inline Menu' link
 
-=back
+                  no_auto_mt_title -> prevent &mt()ing the title arg
 
 =cut
 
@@ -3885,7 +4702,8 @@ sub start_page {
     #&Apache::lonnet::logthis("start_page ".join(':',caller(0)));
     my %head_args;
     foreach my $arg ('redirect','force_register','domain','function',
-		     'bgcolor','frameset','no_nav_bar','only_body') {
+		     'bgcolor','frameset','no_nav_bar','only_body',
+		     'no_auto_mt_title') {
 	if (defined($args->{$arg})) {
 	    $head_args{$arg} = $args->{$arg};
 	}
@@ -3911,7 +4729,8 @@ sub start_page {
 			 $args->{'only_body'},      $args->{'domain'},
 			 $args->{'force_register'}, $args->{'body_title'},
 			 $args->{'no_nav_bar'},     $args->{'bgcolor'},
-			 $args->{'no_title'},       $args->{'no_inline_link'});
+			 $args->{'no_title'},       $args->{'no_inline_link'},
+			 $args);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -3927,8 +4746,6 @@ sub start_page {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &head()
 
 Returns a complete </body></html> section for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -3940,6 +4757,11 @@ Inputs:         $args - additional optio
                                  a html attribute
                  frameset     -> if true will start with a <frameset>
                                  rather than <body>
+                 dicsussion   -> if true will get discussion from
+                                  lonxml::xmlend
+                                 (you can pass the target and parser arguments
+                                  through optional 'target' and 'parser' args
+                                  to this routine)
 
 =cut
 
@@ -4051,6 +4873,13 @@ sub simple_error_page {
 	$css_class = (join(' ',$css_class,$add_class));
 	return  '<tr class="'.$css_class.'">'."\n";;
     }
+    
+    sub continue_data_table_row {
+	my ($add_class) = @_;
+	my $css_class = ($row_count % 2)?'':'LC_even_row';
+	$css_class = (join(' ',$css_class,$add_class));
+	return  '<tr class="'.$css_class.'">'."\n";;
+    }
 
     sub end_data_table_row {
 	return '</tr>'."\n";;
@@ -4074,10 +4903,61 @@ sub simple_error_page {
     }
 }
 
+=pod
+
+=item * &inhibit_menu_check($arg)
+
+Checks for a inhibitmenu state and generates output to preserve it
+
+Inputs:         $arg - can be any of
+                     - undef - in which case the return value is a string 
+                               to add  into arguments list of a uri
+                     - 'input' - in which case the return value is a HTML
+                                 <form> <input> field of type hidden to
+                                 preserve the value
+                     - a url - in which case the return value is the url with
+                               the neccesary cgi args added to preserve the
+                               inhibitmenu state
+                     - a ref to a url - no return value, but the string is
+                                        updated to include the neccessary cgi
+                                        args to preserve the inhibitmenu state
+
+=cut
+
+sub inhibit_menu_check {
+    my ($arg) = @_;
+    &get_unprocessed_cgi($ENV{'QUERY_STRING'}, ['inhibitmenu']);
+    if ($arg eq 'input') {
+	if ($env{'form.inhibitmenu'}) {
+	    return '<input type="hidden" name="inhibitmenu" value="'.$env{'form.inhibitmenu'}.'" />';
+	} else {
+	    return
+	}
+    }
+    if ($env{'form.inhibitmenu'}) {
+	if (ref($arg)) {
+	    $$arg .= '?inhibitmenu='.$env{'form.inhibitmenu'};
+	} elsif ($arg eq '') {
+	    $arg .= 'inhibitmenu='.$env{'form.inhibitmenu'};
+	} else {
+	    $arg .= '?inhibitmenu='.$env{'form.inhibitmenu'};
+	}
+    }
+    if (!ref($arg)) {
+	return $arg;
+    }
+}
+
 ###############################################
 
 =pod
 
+=back
+
+=head1 User Information Routines
+
+=over 4
+
 =item * &get_users_function()
 
 Used by &bodytag to determine the current users primary role.
@@ -4105,7 +4985,7 @@ sub get_users_function {
 
 =pod
 
-=item * &check_user_status
+=item * &check_user_status()
 
 Determines current status of supplied role for a
 specific user. Roles can be active, previous or future.
@@ -4391,7 +5271,7 @@ sub get_course_users {
                     $usec = 'none';
                 }
                 if ($uname ne '' && $udom ne '') {
-                    if ($end < $now) {
+                    if ($end > 0 && $end < $now) {
                         $status = 'previous';
                     } elsif ($start > $now) {
                         $status = 'future';
@@ -4453,6 +5333,154 @@ sub get_user_info {
     return;
 }
 
+###############################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item * &get_user_quota()
+
+Retrieves quota assigned for storage of portfolio files for a user  
+
+Incoming parameters:
+1. user's username
+2. user's domain
+
+Returns:
+1. Disk quota (in Mb) assigned to student.
+2. (Optional) Type of setting: custom or default
+   (individually assigned or default for user's 
+   institutional status).
+3. (Optional) - User's institutional status (e.g., faculty, staff
+   or student - types as defined in localenroll::inst_usertypes 
+   for user's domain, which determines default quota for user.
+4. (Optional) - Default quota which would apply to the user.
+
+If a value has been stored in the user's environment, 
+it will return that, otherwise it returns the maximal default
+defined for the user's instituional status(es) in the domain.
+
+=cut
+
+###############################################
+
+
+sub get_user_quota {
+    my ($uname,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($quota,$quotatype,$settingstatus,$defquota);
+    if (!defined($udom)) {
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($uname)) {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+    }
+    if (($udom eq '' || $uname eq '') ||
+        ($udom eq 'public') && ($uname eq 'public')) {
+        $quota = 0;
+        $quotatype = 'default';
+        $defquota = 0; 
+    } else {
+        my $inststatus;
+        if ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'} && $uname eq $env{'user.name'}) {
+            $quota = $env{'environment.portfolioquota'};
+            $inststatus = $env{'environment.inststatus'};
+        } else {
+            my %userenv = 
+                &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['portfolioquota',
+                                     'inststatus'],$udom,$uname);
+            my ($tmp) = keys(%userenv);
+            if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+                $quota = $userenv{'portfolioquota'};
+                $inststatus = $userenv{'inststatus'};
+            } else {
+                undef(%userenv);
+            }
+        }
+        ($defquota,$settingstatus) = &default_quota($udom,$inststatus);
+        if ($quota eq '') {
+            $quota = $defquota;
+            $quotatype = 'default';
+        } else {
+            $quotatype = 'custom';
+        }
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($quota,$quotatype,$settingstatus,$defquota);
+    } else {
+        return $quota;
+    }
+}
+
+###############################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item * &default_quota()
+
+Retrieves default quota assigned for storage of user portfolio files,
+given an (optional) user's institutional status.
+
+Incoming parameters:
+1. domain
+2. (Optional) institutional status(es).  This is a : separated list of 
+   status types (e.g., faculty, staff, student etc.)
+   which apply to the user for whom the default is being retrieved.
+   If the institutional status string in undefined, the domain
+   default quota will be returned. 
+
+Returns:
+1. Default disk quota (in Mb) for user portfolios in the domain.
+2. (Optional) institutional type which determined the value of the
+   default quota.
+
+If a value has been stored in the domain's configuration db,
+it will return that, otherwise it returns 20 (for backwards 
+compatibility with domains which have not set up a configuration
+db file; the original statically defined portfolio quota was 20 Mb). 
+
+If the user's status includes multiple types (e.g., staff and student),
+the largest default quota which applies to the user determines the
+default quota returned.
+
+=cut
+
+###############################################
+
+
+sub default_quota {
+    my ($udom,$inststatus) = @_;
+    my ($defquota,$settingstatus);
+    my %quotahash = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',
+                                            ['quota'],$udom);
+    if (ref($quotahash{'quota'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($inststatus ne '') {
+            my @statuses = split(/:/,$inststatus);
+            foreach my $item (@statuses) {
+                if ($quotahash{'quota'}{$item} ne '') {
+                    if ($defquota eq '') {
+                        $defquota = $quotahash{'quota'}{$item};
+                        $settingstatus = $item;
+                    } elsif ($quotahash{'quota'}{$item} > $defquota) {
+                        $defquota = $quotahash{'quota'}{$item};
+                        $settingstatus = $item;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if ($defquota eq '') {
+            $defquota = $quotahash{'quota'}{'default'};
+            $settingstatus = 'default';
+        }
+    } else {
+        $settingstatus = 'default';
+        $defquota = 20;
+    }
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($defquota,$settingstatus);
+    } else {
+        return $defquota;
+    }
+}
+
 sub get_secgrprole_info {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$needroles,$type)  = @_;
     my %sections_count = &get_sections($cdom,$cnum);
@@ -4492,6 +5520,12 @@ sub get_secgrprole_info {
 
 =pod
 
+=back
+
+=head1 HTTP Helpers
+
+=over 4
+
 =item * get_unprocessed_cgi($query,$possible_names)
 
 Modify the %env hash to contain unprocessed CGI form parameters held in
@@ -4627,7 +5661,7 @@ sub get_env_multiple {
 
 =pod
 
-=back 
+=back
 
 =head1 CSV Upload/Handling functions
 
@@ -4741,7 +5775,12 @@ sub record_sep {
             $i++;
         }
     } else {
-        my @allfields=split(/\,/,$record);
+        my @allfields;
+        if ($env{'form.upfiletype'} eq 'semisv') {
+            @allfields=split(/;/,$record,-1);
+        } else {
+            @allfields=split(/\,/,$record,-1);
+        }
         my $i=0;
         my $j;
         for ($j=0;$j<=$#allfields;$j++) {
@@ -4779,6 +5818,7 @@ the file type.
 sub upfile_select_html {
     my %Types = (
                  csv   => &mt('CSV (comma separated values, spreadsheet)'),
+                 semisv => &mt('Semicolon separated values'),
                  space => &mt('Space separated'),
                  tab   => &mt('Tabulator separated'),
 #                 xml   => &mt('HTML/XML'),
@@ -5433,16 +6473,19 @@ Returns: both routines return nothing
 #######################################################
 #######################################################
 sub store_course_settings {
+    return &store_settings($env{'request.course.id'},@_);
+}
+
+sub store_settings {
     # save to the environment
     # appenv the same items, just to be safe
-    my $courseid = $env{'request.course.id'};
     my $udom  = $env{'user.domain'};
     my $uname = $env{'user.name'};
-    my ($prefix,$Settings) = @_;
+    my ($context,$prefix,$Settings) = @_;
     my %SaveHash;
     my %AppHash;
     while (my ($setting,$type) = each(%$Settings)) {
-        my $basename = join('.','internal',$courseid,$prefix,$setting);
+        my $basename = join('.','internal',$context,$prefix,$setting);
         my $envname = 'environment.'.$basename;
         if (exists($env{'form.'.$setting})) {
             # Save this value away
@@ -5482,11 +6525,14 @@ sub store_course_settings {
 }
 
 sub restore_course_settings {
-    my $courseid = $env{'request.course.id'};
-    my ($prefix,$Settings) = @_;
+    return &restore_settings($env{'request.course.id'},@_);
+}
+
+sub restore_settings {
+    my ($context,$prefix,$Settings) = @_;
     while (my ($setting,$type) = each(%$Settings)) {
         next if (exists($env{'form.'.$setting}));
-        my $envname = 'environment.internal.'.$courseid.'.'.$prefix.
+        my $envname = 'environment.internal.'.$context.'.'.$prefix.
             '.'.$setting;
         if (exists($env{$envname})) {
             if ($type eq 'scalar') {
@@ -5517,35 +6563,53 @@ sub commit_customrole {
 }
 
 sub commit_standardrole {
-    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,$one,$two,$sec) = @_;
-    my $output;
-    my $logmsg;
+    my ($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,$one,$two,$sec,$context) = @_;
+    my ($output,$logmsg,$linefeed);
+    if ($context eq 'auto') {
+        $linefeed = "\n";
+    } else {
+        $linefeed = "<br />\n";
+    }  
     if ($three eq 'st') {
-        my $result = &commit_studentrole(\$logmsg,$udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,$one,$two,$sec);
-        if (($result =~ /^error/) || ($result eq 'not_in_class') || ($result eq 'unknown_course')) {
+        my $result = &commit_studentrole(\$logmsg,$udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,
+                                         $one,$two,$sec,$context);
+        if (($result =~ /^error/) || ($result eq 'not_in_class') || 
+            ($result eq 'unknown_course')) {
             $output = "Error: $result\n"; 
         } else {
-            $output = &mt('Assigning').' '.$three.' in '.$url.
+            $output = $logmsg.$linefeed.&mt('Assigning').' '.$three.' in '.$url.
                ($start?', '.&mt('starting').' '.localtime($start):'').
-               ($end?', '.&mt('ending').' '.localtime($end):'').
-               ': <b>'.$result.'</b><br />'.
-               &mt('Add to classlist').': <b>ok</b><br />';
+               ($end?', '.&mt('ending').' '.localtime($end):'').': ';
+            if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                $output .= $result.$linefeed.&mt('Add to classlist').': ok';
+            } else {
+               $output .= '<b>'.$result.'</b>'.$linefeed.
+               &mt('Add to classlist').': <b>ok</b>';
+            }
+            $output .= $linefeed;
         }
     } else {
         $output = &mt('Assigning').' '.$three.' in '.$url.
                ($start?', '.&mt('starting').' '.localtime($start):'').
-               ($end?', '.&mt('ending').' '.localtime($end):'').': <b>'.
-               &Apache::lonnet::assignrole(
-                   $udom,$uname,$url,$three,$end,$start).
-                   '</b><br />';
+               ($end?', '.&mt('ending').' '.localtime($end):'').': ';
+        my $result = &Apache::lonnet::assignrole($udom,$uname,$url,$three,$end,$start);
+        if ($context eq 'auto') {
+            $output .= $result.$linefeed;
+        } else {
+            $output .= '<b>'.$result.'</b>'.$linefeed;
+        }
     }
     return $output;
 }
 
 sub commit_studentrole {
-    my ($logmsg,$udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,$one,$two,$sec) = @_;
-    my $linefeed =  '<br />'."\n";
-    my $result;
+    my ($logmsg,$udom,$uname,$url,$three,$start,$end,$one,$two,$sec,$context) = @_;
+    my ($result,$linefeed);
+    if ($context eq 'auto') {
+        $linefeed = "\n";
+    } else {
+        $linefeed = '<br />'."\n";
+    }
     if (defined($one) && defined($two)) {
         my $cid=$one.'_'.$two;
         my $oldsec=&Apache::lonnet::getsection($udom,$uname,$cid);
@@ -5591,6 +6655,352 @@ sub commit_studentrole {
 ############################################################
 ############################################################
 
+sub construct_course {
+    my ($args,$logmsg,$courseid,$crsudom,$crsunum,$udom,$uname,$context) = @_;
+    my $outcome;
+    my $linefeed =  '<br />'."\n";
+    if ($context eq 'auto') {
+        $linefeed = "\n";
+    }
+#
+# Open course
+#
+    my $crstype = lc($args->{'crstype'});
+    my %cenv=();
+    $$courseid=&Apache::lonnet::createcourse($args->{'course_domain'},
+                                             $args->{'cdescr'},
+                                             $args->{'curl'},
+                                             $args->{'course_home'},
+                                             $args->{'nonstandard'},
+                                             $args->{'crscode'},
+                                             $args->{'ccuname'}.':'.
+                                             $args->{'ccdomain'},
+                                             $args->{'crstype'});
+
+    # Note: The testing routines depend on this being output; see 
+    # Utils::Course. This needs to at least be output as a comment
+    # if anyone ever decides to not show this, and Utils::Course::new
+    # will need to be suitably modified.
+    $outcome .= &mt('New LON-CAPA [_1] ID: [_2]',$crstype,$$courseid).$linefeed;
+
+#
+# Check if created correctly
+#
+    ($$crsudom,$$crsunum)= &LONCAPA::split_courseid($$courseid);
+    my $crsuhome=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($$crsunum,$$crsudom);
+    $outcome .= &mt('Created on').': '.$crsuhome.$linefeed;
+#
+# Are we cloning?
+#
+    my $cloneid='';
+    if (($args->{'clonecourse'}) && ($args->{'clonedomain'})) {
+        my $can_clone = 0;
+	$cloneid='/'.$args->{'clonedomain'}.'/'.$args->{'clonecourse'};
+        my ($clonecrsudom,$clonecrsunum)= &LONCAPA::split_courseid($cloneid);
+	my $clonehome=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($clonecrsunum,$clonecrsudom);
+        my $clonemsg;
+	if ($clonehome eq 'no_host') {
+            $clonemsg = &mt('Attempting to clone non-existing [_1]',$crstype);
+            if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                $outcome .= $clonemsg;
+            } else {
+	        $outcome .= '<font color="red">'.$clonemsg.'</font>';
+            }
+            $outcome .= $linefeed;
+	} else {
+            my %clonedesc = &Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($cloneid,{'one_time' => 1});
+            if ($env{'request.role.domain'} eq $args->{'form.clonedomain'}) {
+                $can_clone = 1;
+            } else {
+                my %clonehash = &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['cloners'],
+                            $args->{'clonedomain'},$args->{'clonecourse'});
+                my @cloners = split(/,/,$clonehash{'cloners'});
+                my %roleshash =
+                    &Apache::lonnet::get_my_roles($args->{'ccuname'},
+                        $args->{'ccdomain'},'userroles',['active'],['cc'],
+                        [$args->{'clonedomain'}]);
+                if (($roleshash{$args->{'clonecourse'}.':'.$args->{'clonedomain'}.':cc'}) || (grep(/^\Q$args->{'ccuname'}\E:\Q$args->{'ccdomain'}\E$/,@cloners))) {
+                    $can_clone = 1;
+                } else {
+                    $clonemsg = &mt('The new course was not cloned from an existing course because the course owner ([_1]) does not have cloning rights in the existing course ([_2]).',$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'},$clonedesc{'description'});
+                    if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                        $outcome .= $clonemsg;
+                    } else {
+                        $outcome .= '<font color="red">'.$clonemsg.'</font>';
+                    }
+                    $outcome .= $linefeed;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if ($can_clone) {
+	    $clonemsg = &mt('Cloning [_1] from [_2]',$crstype,$clonehome);
+            if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                $outcome = $clonemsg;
+            } else { 
+                $outcome .= '<font color="green">'.$clonemsg.'</font>';
+            }
+            $outcome .= $linefeed;
+	    my %oldcenv=&Apache::lonnet::dump('environment',$$crsudom,$$crsunum);
+# Copy all files
+	    &Apache::lonclonecourse::copycoursefiles($cloneid,$$courseid);
+# Restore URL
+	    $cenv{'url'}=$oldcenv{'url'};
+# Restore title
+	    $cenv{'description'}=$oldcenv{'description'};
+# restore grading mode
+	    if (defined($oldcenv{'grading'})) {
+		$cenv{'grading'}=$oldcenv{'grading'};
+	    }
+# Mark as cloned
+	    $cenv{'clonedfrom'}=$cloneid;
+	    delete($cenv{'default_enrollment_start_date'});
+	    delete($cenv{'default_enrollment_end_date'});
+	}
+    }
+#
+# Set environment (will override cloned, if existing)
+#
+    my @sections = ();
+    my @xlists = ();
+    if ($args->{'crstype'}) {
+        $cenv{'type'}=$args->{'crstype'};
+    }
+    if ($args->{'crsid'}) {
+        $cenv{'courseid'}=$args->{'crsid'};
+    }
+    if ($args->{'crscode'}) {
+        $cenv{'internal.coursecode'}=$args->{'crscode'};
+    }
+    if ($args->{'crsquota'} ne '') {
+        $cenv{'internal.coursequota'}=$args->{'crsquota'};
+    } else {
+        $cenv{'internal.coursequota'}=$args->{'crsquota'} = 20;
+    }
+    if ($args->{'ccuname'}) {
+        $cenv{'internal.courseowner'} = $args->{'ccuname'}.
+                                        ':'.$args->{'ccdomain'};
+    } else {
+        $cenv{'internal.courseowner'} = $args->{'curruser'};
+    }
+
+    my @badclasses = (); # Used to accumulate sections/crosslistings that did not pass classlist access check for course owner.
+    if ($args->{'crssections'}) {
+        $cenv{'internal.sectionnums'} = '';
+        if ($args->{'crssections'} =~ m/,/) {
+            @sections = split/,/,$args->{'crssections'};
+        } else {
+            $sections[0] = $args->{'crssections'};
+        }
+        if (@sections > 0) {
+            foreach my $item (@sections) {
+                my ($sec,$gp) = split/:/,$item;
+                my $class = $args->{'crscode'}.$sec;
+                my $addcheck = &Apache::lonnet::auto_new_course($$crsunum,$$crsudom,$class,$cenv{'internal.courseowner'});
+                $cenv{'internal.sectionnums'} .= $item.',';
+                unless ($addcheck eq 'ok') {
+                    push @badclasses, $class;
+                }
+            }
+            $cenv{'internal.sectionnums'} =~ s/,$//;
+        }
+    }
+# do not hide course coordinator from staff listing, 
+# even if privileged
+    $cenv{'nothideprivileged'}=$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'};
+# add crosslistings
+    if ($args->{'crsxlist'}) {
+        $cenv{'internal.crosslistings'}='';
+        if ($args->{'crsxlist'} =~ m/,/) {
+            @xlists = split/,/,$args->{'crsxlist'};
+        } else {
+            $xlists[0] = $args->{'crsxlist'};
+        }
+        if (@xlists > 0) {
+            foreach my $item (@xlists) {
+                my ($xl,$gp) = split/:/,$item;
+                my $addcheck =  &Apache::lonnet::auto_new_course($$crsunum,$$crsudom,$xl,$cenv{'internal.courseowner'});
+                $cenv{'internal.crosslistings'} .= $item.',';
+                unless ($addcheck eq 'ok') {
+                    push @badclasses, $xl;
+                }
+            }
+            $cenv{'internal.crosslistings'} =~ s/,$//;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($args->{'autoadds'}) {
+        $cenv{'internal.autoadds'}=$args->{'autoadds'};
+    }
+    if ($args->{'autodrops'}) {
+        $cenv{'internal.autodrops'}=$args->{'autodrops'};
+    }
+# check for notification of enrollment changes
+    my @notified = ();
+    if ($args->{'notify_owner'}) {
+        if ($args->{'ccuname'} ne '') {
+            push(@notified,$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'});
+        }
+    }
+    if ($args->{'notify_dc'}) {
+        if ($uname ne '') { 
+            push(@notified,$uname.'@'.$udom);
+        }
+    }
+    if (@notified > 0) {
+        my $notifylist;
+        if (@notified > 1) {
+            $notifylist = join(',',@notified);
+        } else {
+            $notifylist = $notified[0];
+        }
+        $cenv{'internal.notifylist'} = $notifylist;
+    }
+    if (@badclasses > 0) {
+        my %lt=&Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
+                'tclb' => 'The courses listed below were included as sections or crosslistings affiliated with your new LON-CAPA course.  However, if automated course roster updates are enabled for this class, these particular sections/crosslistings will not contribute towards enrollment, because the user identified as the course owner for this LON-CAPA course',
+                'dnhr' => 'does not have rights to access enrollment in these classes',
+                'adby' => 'as determined by the policies of your institution on access to official classlists'
+        );
+        my $badclass_msg = $cenv{'internal.courseowner'}.') - '.$lt{'dnhr'}.
+                           ' ('.$lt{'adby'}.')';
+        if ($context eq 'auto') {
+            $outcome .= $badclass_msg.$linefeed;
+            $outcome .= '<font color="red">'.$badclass_msg.$linefeed.'<ul>'."\n";
+            foreach my $item (@badclasses) {
+                if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                    $outcome .= " - $item\n";
+                } else {
+                    $outcome .= "<li>$item</li>\n";
+                }
+            }
+            if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                $outcome .= $linefeed;
+            } else {
+                $outcome .= "</ul><br /><br /></font>\n";
+            }
+        } 
+    }
+    if ($args->{'no_end_date'}) {
+        $args->{'endaccess'} = 0;
+    }
+    $cenv{'internal.autostart'}=$args->{'enrollstart'};
+    $cenv{'internal.autoend'}=$args->{'enrollend'};
+    $cenv{'default_enrollment_start_date'}=$args->{'startaccess'};
+    $cenv{'default_enrollment_end_date'}=$args->{'endaccess'};
+    if ($args->{'showphotos'}) {
+      $cenv{'internal.showphotos'}=$args->{'showphotos'};
+    }
+    $cenv{'internal.authtype'} = $args->{'authtype'};
+    $cenv{'internal.autharg'} = $args->{'autharg'}; 
+    if ( ($cenv{'internal.authtype'} =~ /^krb/) && ($cenv{'internal.autoadds'} == 1)) {
+        if (! defined($cenv{'internal.autharg'}) || $cenv{'internal.autharg'}  eq '') {
+            my $krb_msg = &mt('As you did not include the default Kerberos domain to be used for authentication in this class, the institutional data used by the automated enrollment process must include the Kerberos domain for each new student'); 
+            if ($context eq 'auto') {
+                $outcome .= $krb_msg;
+            } else {
+                $outcome .= '<font color="red" size="+1">'.$krb_msg.'</font>';
+            }
+            $outcome .= $linefeed;
+        }
+    }
+    if (($args->{'ccdomain'}) && ($args->{'ccuname'})) {
+       if ($args->{'setpolicy'}) {
+           $cenv{'policy.email'}=$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'};
+       }
+       if ($args->{'setcontent'}) {
+           $cenv{'question.email'}=$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'};
+       }
+    }
+    if ($args->{'reshome'}) {
+	$cenv{'reshome'}=$args->{'reshome'}.'/';
+	$cenv{'reshome'}=~s/\/+$/\//;
+    }
+#
+# course has keyed access
+#
+    if ($args->{'setkeys'}) {
+       $cenv{'keyaccess'}='yes';
+    }
+# if specified, key authority is not course, but user
+# only active if keyaccess is yes
+    if ($args->{'keyauth'}) {
+	my ($user,$domain) = split(':',$args->{'keyauth'});
+	$user = &LONCAPA::clean_username($user);
+	$domain = &LONCAPA::clean_username($domain);
+	if ($user ne '' && $domain ne '') {
+	    $cenv{'keyauth'}=$user.':'.$domain;
+	}
+    }
+
+    if ($args->{'disresdis'}) {
+        $cenv{'pch.roles.denied'}='st';
+    }
+    if ($args->{'disablechat'}) {
+        $cenv{'plc.roles.denied'}='st';
+    }
+
+    # Record we've not yet viewed the Course Initialization Helper for this 
+    # course
+    $cenv{'course.helper.not.run'} = 1;
+    #
+    # Use new Randomseed
+    #
+    $cenv{'rndseed'}=&Apache::lonnet::latest_rnd_algorithm_id();;
+    $cenv{'receiptalg'}=&Apache::lonnet::latest_receipt_algorithm_id();;
+    #
+    # The encryption code and receipt prefix for this course
+    #
+    $cenv{'internal.encseed'}=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonReceipt'}.$$.time.int(rand(9999));
+    $cenv{'internal.encpref'}=100+int(9*rand(99));
+    #
+    # By default, use standard grading
+    if (!defined($cenv{'grading'})) { $cenv{'grading'} = 'standard'; }
+
+    $outcome .= $linefeed.&mt('Setting environment').': '.                 
+          &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',\%cenv,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
+#
+# Open all assignments
+#
+    if ($args->{'openall'}) {
+       my $storeunder=$$crsudom.'_'.$$crsunum.'.0.opendate';
+       my %storecontent = ($storeunder         => time,
+                           $storeunder.'.type' => 'date_start');
+       
+       $outcome .= &mt('Opening all assignments').': '.&Apache::lonnet::cput
+                 ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
+   }
+#
+# Set first page
+#
+    unless (($args->{'nonstandard'}) || ($args->{'firstres'} eq 'blank')
+	    || ($cloneid)) {
+	use LONCAPA::map;
+	$outcome .= &mt('Setting first resource').': ';
+
+	my $map = '/uploaded/'.$$crsudom.'/'.$$crsunum.'/default.sequence';
+        my ($errtext,$fatal)=&LONCAPA::map::mapread($map);
+
+        $outcome .= ($fatal?$errtext:'read ok').' - ';
+        my $title; my $url;
+        if ($args->{'firstres'} eq 'syl') {
+	    $title='Syllabus';
+            $url='/public/'.$$crsudom.'/'.$$crsunum.'/syllabus';
+        } else {
+            $title='Navigate Contents';
+            $url='/adm/navmaps';
+        }
+
+        $LONCAPA::map::resources[1]=$title.':'.$url.':false:start:res';
+	(my $outtext,$errtext) = &LONCAPA::map::storemap($map,1);
+
+	if ($errtext) { $fatal=2; }
+        $outcome .= ($fatal?$errtext:'write ok').$linefeed;
+    }
+    return $outcome;
+}
+
+############################################################
+############################################################
+
 sub course_type {
     my ($cid) = @_;
     if (!defined($cid)) {
@@ -5614,7 +7024,7 @@ sub group_term {
 
 sub icon {
     my ($file)=@_;
-    my $curfext = (split(/\./,$file))[-1];
+    my $curfext = lc((split(/\./,$file))[-1]);
     my $iconname=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonIconsURL'}.'/unknown.gif';
     my $embstyle = &Apache::loncommon::fileembstyle($curfext);
     if (!(!defined($embstyle) || $embstyle eq 'unk' || $embstyle eq 'hdn')) {
@@ -5667,6 +7077,171 @@ sub escape_url {
     my $lastitem = &escape(pop(@urlslices));
     return join('/',@urlslices).'/'.$lastitem;
 }
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------- Initliaze user login
+sub init_user_environment {
+    my ($r, $username, $domain, $authhost, $form, $args) = @_;
+    my $lonids=$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonIDsDir'};
+
+    my $public=($username eq 'public' && $domain eq 'public');
+
+# See if old ID present, if so, remove
+
+    my ($filename,$cookie,$userroles);
+    my $now=time;
+
+    if ($public) {
+	my $max_public=100;
+	my $oldest;
+	my $oldest_time=0;
+	for(my $next=1;$next<=$max_public;$next++) {
+	    if (-e $lonids."/publicuser_$next.id") {
+		my $mtime=(stat($lonids."/publicuser_$next.id"))[9];
+		if ($mtime<$oldest_time || !$oldest_time) {
+		    $oldest_time=$mtime;
+		    $oldest=$next;
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$cookie="publicuser_$next";
+		last;
+	    }
+	}
+	if (!$cookie) { $cookie="publicuser_$oldest"; }
+    } else {
+	# if this isn't a robot, kill any existing non-robot sessions
+	if (!$args->{'robot'}) {
+	    opendir(DIR,$lonids);
+	    while ($filename=readdir(DIR)) {
+		if ($filename=~/^$username\_\d+\_$domain\_$authhost\.id$/) {
+		    unlink($lonids.'/'.$filename);
+		}
+	    }
+	    closedir(DIR);
+	}
+# Give them a new cookie
+	my $id = ($args->{'robot'} ? 'robot'.$args->{'robot'}
+		                   : $now);
+	$cookie="$username\_$id\_$domain\_$authhost";
+    
+# Initialize roles
+
+	$userroles=&Apache::lonnet::rolesinit($domain,$username,$authhost);
+    }
+# ------------------------------------ Check browser type and MathML capability
+
+    my ($httpbrowser,$clientbrowser,$clientversion,$clientmathml,
+        $clientunicode,$clientos) = &decode_user_agent($r);
+
+# -------------------------------------- Any accessibility options to remember?
+    if (($form->{'interface'}) && ($form->{'remember'} eq 'true')) {
+	foreach my $option ('imagesuppress','appletsuppress',
+			    'embedsuppress','fontenhance','blackwhite') {
+	    if ($form->{$option} eq 'true') {
+		&Apache::lonnet::put('environment',{$option => 'on'},
+				     $domain,$username);
+	    } else {
+		&Apache::lonnet::del('environment',[$option],
+				     $domain,$username);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+# ------------------------------------------------------------- Get environment
+
+    my %userenv = &Apache::lonnet::dump('environment',$domain,$username);
+    my ($tmp) = keys(%userenv);
+    if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+	# default remote control to off
+	if ($userenv{'remote'} ne 'on') { $userenv{'remote'} = 'off'; }
+    } else {
+	undef(%userenv);
+    }
+    if (($userenv{'interface'}) && (!$form->{'interface'})) {
+	$form->{'interface'}=$userenv{'interface'};
+    }
+    $env{'environment.remote'}=$userenv{'remote'};
+    if ($userenv{'texengine'} eq 'ttm') { $clientmathml=1; }
+
+# --------------- Do not trust query string to be put directly into environment
+    foreach my $option ('imagesuppress','appletsuppress',
+			'embedsuppress','fontenhance','blackwhite',
+			'interface','localpath','localres') {
+	$form->{$option}=~s/[\n\r\=]//gs;
+    }
+# --------------------------------------------------------- Write first profile
+
+    {
+	my %initial_env = 
+	    ("user.name"          => $username,
+	     "user.domain"        => $domain,
+	     "user.home"          => $authhost,
+	     "browser.type"       => $clientbrowser,
+	     "browser.version"    => $clientversion,
+	     "browser.mathml"     => $clientmathml,
+	     "browser.unicode"    => $clientunicode,
+	     "browser.os"         => $clientos,
+	     "server.domain"      => $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonDefDomain'},
+	     "request.course.fn"  => '',
+	     "request.course.uri" => '',
+	     "request.course.sec" => '',
+	     "request.role"       => 'cm',
+	     "request.role.adv"   => $env{'user.adv'},
+	     "request.host"       => $ENV{'REMOTE_ADDR'},);
+
+        if ($form->{'localpath'}) {
+	    $initial_env{"browser.localpath"}  = $form->{'localpath'};
+	    $initial_env{"browser.localres"}   = $form->{'localres'};
+        }
+	
+	if ($public) {
+	    $initial_env{"environment.remote"} = "off";
+	}
+	if ($form->{'interface'}) {
+	    $form->{'interface'}=~s/\W//gs;
+	    $initial_env{"browser.interface"} = $form->{'interface'};
+	    $env{'browser.interface'}=$form->{'interface'};
+	    foreach my $option ('imagesuppress','appletsuppress',
+				'embedsuppress','fontenhance','blackwhite') {
+		if (($form->{$option} eq 'true') ||
+		    ($userenv{$option} eq 'on')) {
+		    $initial_env{"browser.$option"} = "on";
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+
+	$env{'user.environment'} = "$lonids/$cookie.id";
+	
+	if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonids/$cookie.id",
+		 &GDBM_WRCREAT(),0640)) {
+	    &_add_to_env(\%disk_env,\%initial_env);
+	    &_add_to_env(\%disk_env,\%userenv,'environment.');
+	    &_add_to_env(\%disk_env,$userroles);
+	    if (ref($args->{'extra_env'})) {
+		&_add_to_env(\%disk_env,$args->{'extra_env'});
+	    }
+	    untie(%disk_env);
+	} else {
+	    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("<font color=\"blue\">WARNING: ".
+			   'Could not create environment storage in lonauth: '.$!.'</font>');
+	    return 'error: '.$!;
+	}
+    }
+    $env{'request.role'}='cm';
+    $env{'request.role.adv'}=$env{'user.adv'};
+    $env{'browser.type'}=$clientbrowser;
+
+    return $cookie;
+
+}
+
+sub _add_to_env {
+    my ($idf,$env_data,$prefix) = @_;
+    while (my ($key,$value) = each(%$env_data)) {
+	$idf->{$prefix.$key} = $value;
+	$env{$prefix.$key}   = $value;
+    }
+}
+
+
 =pod
 
 =back