--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/12/08 20:09:29	1.489
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2007/07/18 01:46:07	1.553
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.489 2006/12/08 20:09:29 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.553 2007/07/18 01:46:07 banghart Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ 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();
@@ -67,8 +68,12 @@ use Apache::lontexconvert();
 use Apache::lonclonecourse();
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 
+# ---------------------------------------------- Designs
+use vars qw(%defaultdesign);
+
 my $readit;
 
+
 ##
 ## Global Variables
 ##
@@ -81,10 +86,6 @@ my %scprtag;
 my %fe; my %fd; my %fm;
 my %category_extensions;
 
-# ---------------------------------------------- Designs
-
-my %designhash;
-
 # ---------------------------------------------- Thesaurus variables
 #
 # %Keywords:
@@ -150,30 +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=~/^($match_domain)\./);
-	{
-	    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
     {
@@ -389,7 +378,7 @@ sub coursebrowser_javascript {
     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');
    my $output = '
-<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" >
+<script type="text/javascript">
     var stdeditbrowser;'."\n";
    $output .= <<"ENDSTDBRW";
     function opencrsbrowser(formname,uname,udom,desc,extra_element,multflag,crstype) {
@@ -515,8 +504,8 @@ function setSect(sectionlist) {
 
 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 {
@@ -535,7 +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 ;
     }
 }
@@ -719,8 +709,7 @@ sub help_open_topic {
     my ($topic, $text, $stayOnPage, $width, $height) = @_;
     $text = "" if (not defined $text);
     $stayOnPage = 0 if (not defined $stayOnPage);
-    if ($env{'browser.interface'} eq 'textual' ||
-	$env{'environment.remote'} eq 'off' ) {
+    if ($env{'browser.interface'} eq 'textual') {
 	$stayOnPage=1;
     }
     $width = 350 if (not defined $width);
@@ -812,12 +801,17 @@ ENDOUTPUT
 # now just updates the help link and generates a blue icon
 sub help_open_menu {
     my ($topic,$component_help,$faq,$bug,$stayOnPage,$width,$height,$text) 
-	= @_;
-    
+	= @_;    
     $stayOnPage = 0 if (not defined $stayOnPage);
-    if ($env{'browser.interface'} eq 'textual' ||
-	$env{'environment.remote'} eq 'off' ) {
-	$stayOnPage=1;
+    # formerly only used pop-up help (stayOnPage = 0)
+    # if environment.remote is on (using remote control UI)
+    # if ($env{'browser.interface'} eq 'textual' ||
+    #	$env{'environment.remote'} eq 'off' ) {
+    #   $stayOnPage=1;
+    #}
+    # Now making pop-up help the default even with remote control
+    if ($env{'browser.interface'} eq 'textual') {
+        $stayOnPage=1;
     }
     my $output;
     if ($component_help) {
@@ -1089,7 +1083,7 @@ sub changable_area {
 =pod
 
 =back
-
+ 
 =head1 Excel and CSV file utility routines
 
 =over 4
@@ -1223,7 +1217,7 @@ 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.
 
@@ -1264,41 +1258,19 @@ 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);
     }
 }
@@ -1307,6 +1279,12 @@ 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
@@ -1314,11 +1292,11 @@ 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
 
@@ -1334,8 +1312,16 @@ 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{$key});
@@ -1450,7 +1436,7 @@ selected");
 #-------------------------------------------
 sub select_dom_form {
     my ($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) {
@@ -1466,30 +1452,6 @@ 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 
@@ -1500,7 +1462,7 @@ 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.=
@@ -1512,7 +1474,7 @@ sub home_server_option_list {
 
 =pod
 
-=back
+=back 
 
 =cut
 
@@ -1902,7 +1864,9 @@ 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              ##
@@ -2097,6 +2061,7 @@ 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'},
@@ -2128,6 +2093,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -2143,6 +2109,7 @@ sub nickname {
 
 sub getnames {
     my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    return if (!defined($uname) || !defined($udom));
     if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public') {
 	return ('lastname' => &mt('Public'));
     }
@@ -2159,6 +2126,19 @@ 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') {
@@ -2180,6 +2160,15 @@ sub getemails {
     }
 }
 
+sub flush_email_cache {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    if (!$udom)  { $udom =$env{'user.domain'}; }
+    if (!$uname) { $uname=$env{'user.name'};   }
+    return if ($udom eq 'public' && $uname eq 'public');
+    my $id=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    &Apache::lonnet::devalidate_cache_new('emailscache',$id);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Screenname
 
 =pod
@@ -2258,6 +2247,19 @@ sub track_student_link {
 	&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
 
 =back
@@ -2473,19 +2475,21 @@ sub preferred_languages {
     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;
@@ -2690,7 +2694,8 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -2850,7 +2855,7 @@ sub findallcourses {
                 $cnum = $cnumpart;
                 ($sec,$role) = split(/_/,$secpart);
                 $realsec = $sec;
-            }   
+            }
             $courses{$cdom.'_'.$cnum}{$sec} = $trole.'/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.$realsec;
         }
     } else {
@@ -2885,15 +2890,50 @@ sub findallcourses {
 
 sub blockcheck {
     my ($setters,$activity,$uname,$udom) = @_;
-    # Retrieve active course roles - course coordinator, instructor, exam proctor, ta, student or custom role.
 
-    my %live_courses = &findallcourses(undef,$uname,$udom);
+    if (!defined($udom)) {
+        $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
+    }
+    if (!defined($uname)) {
+        $uname = $env{'user.name'};
+    }
 
-    # Retrieve blocking times and identity of blocker for active courses
-    # of specified user, unless user has 'evb' privilege.
+    # 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);
@@ -2901,17 +2941,36 @@ sub blockcheck {
             $cdom = $env{'course.'.$course.'.domain'};
             $cnum = $env{'course.'.$course.'.num'};
         } else {
-           ($cdom,$cnum) = split(/_/,$course); 
+            ($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 ((defined($uname) && ($uname ne $env{'user.name'})) ||
-                 (defined($udom) && ($udom ne $env{'user.domain'}))) { 
+            if ($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/) {
@@ -2942,7 +3001,9 @@ sub blockcheck {
                         last;
                     }
                 }
-             } else {
+            } else {
+                # Resource belongs to current user
+                # Check for 'evb' priv via lonnet::allowed().
                 if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('evb',undef,undef,$checkrole)) {
                     $no_ownblock = 1;
                     last;
@@ -2951,26 +3012,47 @@ sub blockcheck {
         }
         # if they have the evb priv and are currently not playing student
         next if (($no_ownblock) &&
-                 ($env{'request.role'} !~ m{^st\./$cdom/$cnum}));
+                 ($env{'request.role'} !~ m{^st\./\Q$cdom\E/\Q$cnum\E}));
         next if ($no_userblock);
 
-        $setters->{$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 > $1) ) {
-                        $startblock = $1;
-                    }
-                    if ( ($endblock == 0) || ($endblock < $2) ) {
-                        $endblock = $2;
-                    }
+        # Retrieve blocking times and identity of blocker for course
+        # of specified user, unless user has 'evb' privilege.
+        
+        my ($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 = $end;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -3020,20 +3102,83 @@ sub build_block_table {
         my %courseinfo=&Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($course);
         for (my $i=0; $i<@{$$setters{$course}{staff}}; $i++) {
             my ($uname,$udom) = @{$$setters{$course}{staff}[$i]};
-            my $fullname = &aboutmewrapper(&plainname($uname,$udom),$uname,$udom);
+            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>'.$fullname.'.</td>'.
+                       '<td>'.$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
@@ -3053,7 +3198,7 @@ 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'}; }
@@ -3064,6 +3209,60 @@ 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()
@@ -3077,13 +3276,21 @@ 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 '';
     }
@@ -3119,11 +3326,24 @@ 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;
 }
 
 ###############################################
@@ -3133,7 +3353,7 @@ sub designparm {
 
 =back
 
-=head1 HTTP Helpers
+=head1 HTML Helpers
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -3207,7 +3427,7 @@ sub bodytag {
     my ($role,$realm) = split(/\./,$env{'request.role'},2);
     if ($role  eq 'ca') {
         my ($rdom,$rname) = ($realm =~ m{^/($match_domain)/($match_username)$});
-        $realm = &plainname($rname,$rdom).':'.$rdom;
+        $realm = &plainname($rname,$rdom);
     } 
 # realm
     if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
@@ -3232,9 +3452,7 @@ 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
@@ -3342,8 +3560,11 @@ 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?''
@@ -3426,20 +3647,12 @@ 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 {
@@ -3456,8 +3669,6 @@ sub endbodytag {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &standard_css()
 
 Returns a style sheet
@@ -3468,8 +3679,6 @@ Inputs: (all optional)
             function       -> force usage of a specific rolish color scheme
             bgcolor        -> override the default page bgcolor
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub standard_css {
@@ -3508,12 +3717,21 @@ 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 } 
-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; }
@@ -3526,13 +3744,32 @@ form, .inline { display: inline; }
 .LC_diff_removed {
   color: red;
 }
+
+.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;
@@ -3595,7 +3832,7 @@ 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;
@@ -3650,19 +3887,37 @@ 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;
@@ -3672,6 +3927,45 @@ 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;
@@ -3685,7 +3979,20 @@ 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;
@@ -3703,36 +4010,50 @@ table.LC_data_table tr.LC_data_table_hig
   background-color: $data_table_darker;
 }
 table.LC_data_table tr.LC_empty_row td,
-table.LC_whatsnew 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_whatsnew tr.LC_empty_row td {
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_empty_row td {
   padding: 4ex
 }
-table.LC_whatsnew {
+table.LC_nested_outer tr th {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  background-color: $data_table_head;
+  font-size: smaller;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;
 }
-
-table.LC_whatsnew tr th,
-table.LC_whatsnew tr.LC_info_row td {
-  background-color: #CCC;
+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_whatsnew tr td {
-  background-color: #FFF;
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_info_row td {
+  background-color: #CCC;
+  font-weight: bold;
   font-size: small;
-  text-align: right;
+  text-align: center;
 }
-table.LC_whatsnew tr td.LC_first_item {
+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_whatsnew tr.LC_odd_row td {
+table.LC_nested tr.LC_odd_row td {
   background-color: #EEE;
 }
 
@@ -3791,6 +4112,11 @@ 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;
@@ -4043,13 +4369,147 @@ span.LC_feedback_link {
     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.
@@ -4073,8 +4533,6 @@ Inputs: $title - optional title for the
             no_auto_mt_title
                            -> prevent &mt()ing the title arg
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub headtag {
@@ -4130,16 +4588,12 @@ ADDMETA
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &font_settings()
 
 Returns neccessary <meta> to set the proper encoding
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub font_settings {
@@ -4156,16 +4610,12 @@ sub font_settings {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &xml_begin()
 
 Returns the needed doctype and <html>
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub xml_begin {
@@ -4190,16 +4640,12 @@ sub xml_begin {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &endheadtag()
 
 Returns a uniform </head> for LON-CAPA web pages.
 
 Inputs: none
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub endheadtag {
@@ -4208,8 +4654,6 @@ sub endheadtag {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &head()
 
 Returns a uniform complete <head>..</head> section for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -4217,8 +4661,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -4228,8 +4670,6 @@ sub head {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &start_page()
 
 Returns a complete <html> .. <body> section for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -4268,8 +4708,6 @@ Inputs: $title - optional title for the
 
                   no_auto_mt_title -> prevent &mt()ing the title arg
 
-=back
-
 =cut
 
 sub start_page {
@@ -4321,8 +4759,6 @@ sub start_page {
 
 =pod
 
-=over 4
-
 =item * &head()
 
 Returns a complete </body></html> section for LON-CAPA web pages.
@@ -4334,6 +4770,11 @@ 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
 
@@ -4475,10 +4916,61 @@ 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.
@@ -4506,7 +4998,7 @@ 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.
@@ -4792,7 +5284,7 @@ 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';
@@ -4867,11 +5359,18 @@ Incoming parameters:
 2. user's domain
 
 Returns:
-1. Disk quota (in Mb) assigned to student. 
+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 default
-for users in the domain.
+it will return that, otherwise it returns the maximal default
+defined for the user's instituional status(es) in the domain.
 
 =cut
 
@@ -4880,7 +5379,7 @@ for users in the domain.
 
 sub get_user_quota {
     my ($uname,$udom) = @_;
-    my $quota;
+    my ($quota,$quotatype,$settingstatus,$defquota);
     if (!defined($udom)) {
         $udom = $env{'user.domain'};
     }
@@ -4890,23 +5389,38 @@ sub get_user_quota {
     if (($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 = $env{'environment.inststatus'};
         } else {
-            my %userenv = &Apache::lonnet::dump('environment',$udom,$uname);
+            my %userenv = 
+                &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['portfolioquota',
+                                     'inststatus'],$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 '') {
-            $quota = &default_quota($udom);
+            $quota = $defquota;
+            $quotatype = 'default';
+        } else {
+            $quotatype = 'custom';
         }
     }
-    return $quota;
+    if (wantarray) {
+        return ($quota,$quotatype,$settingstatus,$defquota);
+    } else {
+        return $quota;
+    }
 }
 
 ###############################################
@@ -4915,32 +5429,68 @@ sub get_user_quota {
 
 =item * &default_quota()
 
-Retrieves default quota assigned for storage of user portfolio files
+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 ($udom) = @_;
-    my %defaults = &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',
-                                            ['portfolioquota'],$udom);
-    if ($defaults{'portfolioquota'} ne '') {
-        return $defaults{'portfolioquota'};
+    my ($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 '20';
+        return $defquota;
     }
 }
 
@@ -4983,6 +5533,12 @@ 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
@@ -5234,9 +5790,9 @@ sub record_sep {
     } else {
         my @allfields;
         if ($env{'form.upfiletype'} eq 'semisv') {
-            @allfields=split(/;/,$record);
+            @allfields=split(/;/,$record,-1);
         } else {
-            @allfields=split(/\,/,$record);
+            @allfields=split(/\,/,$record,-1);
         }
         my $i=0;
         my $j;
@@ -5930,16 +6486,19 @@ Returns: both routines return nothing
 #######################################################
 #######################################################
 sub store_course_settings {
+    return &store_settings($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
@@ -5979,11 +6538,14 @@ 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') {
@@ -6014,35 +6576,53 @@ 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);
@@ -6089,9 +6669,12 @@ sub commit_studentrole {
 ############################################################
 
 sub construct_course {
-    my ($args,$logmsg,$courseid,$crsudom,$crsunum,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my ($args,$logmsg,$courseid,$crsudom,$crsunum,$udom,$uname,$context) = @_;
     my $outcome;
-
+    my $linefeed =  '<br />'."\n";
+    if ($context eq 'auto') {
+        $linefeed = "\n";
+    }
 #
 # Open course
 #
@@ -6111,27 +6694,65 @@ sub construct_course {
     # 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.
-    $outcome .= &mt('New LON-CAPA [_1] ID: [_2]<br />',$crstype,$$courseid);
+    $outcome .= &mt('New LON-CAPA [_1] ID: [_2]',$crstype,$$courseid).$linefeed;
+
 #
 # Check if created correctly
 #
     ($$crsudom,$$crsunum)= &LONCAPA::split_courseid($$courseid);
     my $crsuhome=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($$crsunum,$$crsudom);
-    $outcome .= &mt('Created on').': '.$crsuhome.'<br>';
+    $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') {
-	    $outcome .=
-    '<br /><font color="red">'.&mt('Attempting to clone non-existing [_1]',$crstype).' '.$cloneid.'</font>';
+            $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 {
-	    $outcome .= 
-    '<br /><font color="green">'.&mt('Cloning [_1] from [_2]',$crstype,$clonehome).'</font>';
+            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);
@@ -6252,11 +6873,24 @@ sub construct_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'
         );
-        $outcome .= '<font color="red">'.$lt{'tclb'}.' ('.$cenv{'internal.courseowner'}.') - '.$lt{'dnhr'}.' ('.$lt{'adby'}.').<br /><ul>'."\n";
-        foreach (@badclasses) {
-            $outcome .= "<li>$_</li>\n";
-        }
-        $outcome .= "</ul><br /><br /></font>\n";
+        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;
@@ -6272,8 +6906,13 @@ sub construct_course {
     $cenv{'internal.autharg'} = $args->{'autharg'}; 
     if ( ($cenv{'internal.authtype'} =~ /^krb/) && ($cenv{'internal.autoadds'} == 1)) {
         if (! defined($cenv{'internal.autharg'}) || $cenv{'internal.autharg'}  eq '') {
-            $outcome .= '<font color="red" size="+1">'.
-                      &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').'</font></p>';
+            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'}) && ($args->{'ccuname'})) {
@@ -6329,8 +6968,8 @@ sub construct_course {
     # By default, use standard grading
     if (!defined($cenv{'grading'})) { $cenv{'grading'} = 'standard'; }
 
-    $outcome .= ('<br />'.&mt('Setting environment').': '.                 
-          &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',\%cenv,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).'<br>');
+    $outcome .= $linefeed.&mt('Setting environment').': '.                 
+          &Apache::lonnet::put('environment',\%cenv,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
 #
 # Open all assignments
 #
@@ -6340,7 +6979,7 @@ sub construct_course {
                            $storeunder.'.type' => 'date_start');
        
        $outcome .= &mt('Opening all assignments').': '.&Apache::lonnet::cput
-                 ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).'<br>';
+                 ('resourcedata',\%storecontent,$$crsudom,$$crsunum).$linefeed;
    }
 #
 # Set first page
@@ -6367,7 +7006,7 @@ sub construct_course {
 	(my $outtext,$errtext) = &LONCAPA::map::storemap($map,1);
 
 	if ($errtext) { $fatal=2; }
-        $outcome .= ($fatal?$errtext:'write ok').'<br />';
+        $outcome .= ($fatal?$errtext:'write ok').$linefeed;
     }
     return $outcome;
 }
@@ -6398,7 +7037,7 @@ 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')) {