--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/08/22 17:15:19	1.447
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/09/12 19:03:15	1.452
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.447 2006/08/22 17:15:19 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.452 2006/09/12 19:03:15 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -729,9 +729,7 @@ sub update_help_link {
     my $banner_link = "/adm/helpmenu?page=banner&topic=$topic&component_help=$component_help&faq=$faq&bug=$bug&origurl=$origurl&stamp=$timestamp&stayonpage=$stayOnPage";
     my $output .= <<"ENDOUTPUT";
 <script type="text/javascript">
-// <!-- BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
 banner_link = '$banner_link';
-// END LON-CAPA Internal -->
 </script>
 ENDOUTPUT
     return $output;
@@ -2142,7 +2140,9 @@ 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');
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -3184,6 +3184,7 @@ sub standard_css {
 
     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 } 
@@ -3368,7 +3369,8 @@ 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_whatsnew tr.LC_empty_row td {
   background-color: #FFFFFF;
   font-weight: bold;
   font-style: italic;
@@ -3376,6 +3378,29 @@ table.LC_data_table tr.LC_empty_row td {
   padding: 8px;
 }
 
+table.LC_whatsnew {
+}
+
+table.LC_whatsnew tr th,
+table.LC_whatsnew tr.LC_info_row td {
+  background-color: #CCC;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: small;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+table.LC_whatsnew tr td {
+  background-color: #FFF;
+  font-size: small;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+table.LC_whatsnew tr td.LC_first_item {
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+table.LC_whatsnew tr.LC_odd_row td {
+  background-color: #EEE;
+}
+
 table.LC_calendar {
   border: 1px solid #000000;
   border-collapse: collapse;
@@ -3702,6 +3727,7 @@ sub headtag {
     my $bgcolor  = $args->{'bgcolor'}  || &designparm($function.'.pgbg',$domain);
     my $url = join(':',$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'},
 		   #time(),
+		   $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonVersion'},
 		   $env{'environment.color.timestamp'},
 		   $function,$domain,$bgcolor);