--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/08/18 20:24:54	1.446
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/09/22 19:59:30	1.459
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.446 2006/08/18 20:24:54 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.459 2006/09/22 19:59:30 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ 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;
@@ -729,9 +729,7 @@ 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;
@@ -2109,8 +2107,11 @@ 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
@@ -2139,7 +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
@@ -2350,7 +2353,8 @@ 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) {
@@ -3181,6 +3185,7 @@ 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 } 
@@ -3195,16 +3200,23 @@ form, .inline { display: inline; }
   color: red;
   font-size: larger;
 }
-.LC_warning {
+.LC_warning,
+.LC_diff_removed {
   color: red;
 }
-.LC_success {
+.LC_success,
+.LC_diff_added {
   color: green;
 }
 .LC_icon {
   border: 0px;
 }
 
+table.LC_pastsubmission {
+  border: 1px solid black;
+  margin: 2px;
+}
+
 table#LC_top_nav, table#LC_menubuttons {
   width: 100%;
   background: $pgbg;
@@ -3365,7 +3377,8 @@ 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;
@@ -3373,6 +3386,29 @@ 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;
@@ -3471,7 +3507,8 @@ 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 {
@@ -3698,6 +3735,7 @@ 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,$bgcolor);
@@ -5921,15 +5959,6 @@ sub lonhttpdurl {
     return 'http://'.$ENV{'SERVER_NAME'}.':'.$lonhttpd_port.$url;
 }
 
-sub absolute_url {
-    my ($host_name) = @_;
-    my $protocol = ($ENV{'SERVER_PORT'} == 443?'https://':'http://');
-    if ($host_name eq '') {
-	$host_name = $ENV{'SERVER_NAME'};
-    }
-    return $protocol.$host_name;
-}
-
 sub connection_aborted {
     my ($r)=@_;
     $r->print(" ");$r->rflush();