--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2010/03/16 19:55:49	1.953
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2010/03/17 19:35:56	1.954
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.953 2010/03/16 19:55:49 droeschl Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.954 2010/03/17 19:35:56 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4559,6 +4559,11 @@ sub bodytag {
     my ($title,$function,$addentries,$bodyonly,$domain,$forcereg,
         $no_nav_bar,$bgcolor,$no_inline_link,$args)=@_;
 
+    my $public;
+    if ((($env{'user.name'} eq 'public') && ($env{'user.domain'} eq 'public'))
+        || ($env{'user.name'} eq '') && ($env{'user.domain'} eq '')) {
+        $public = 1;
+    }
     if (!$args->{'no_auto_mt_title'}) { $title = &mt($title); }
 
     $function = &get_users_function() if (!$function);
@@ -4608,7 +4613,7 @@ sub bodytag {
     } 
 
     my $name = &plainname($env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'});
-    if ($env{'user.name'} eq 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} eq 'public') {
+    if ($public) {
 	undef($role);
     } else {
 	$name = &aboutmewrapper($name,$env{'user.name'},$env{'user.domain'});
@@ -4666,7 +4671,7 @@ sub bodytag {
         $bodytag .= qq|<div id="LC_realm">$realm $dc_info</div>|;
 
         #don't show menus for public users
-        if($env{'user.name'} ne 'public' && $env{'user.domain'} ne 'public'){
+        if (!$public){
             $bodytag .= Apache::lonmenu::secondary_menu();
             $bodytag .= Apache::lonmenu::serverform();
             $bodytag .= Apache::lonhtmlcommon::scripttag('', 'end');