--- loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2014/12/20 20:32:33	1.590
+++ loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2014/12/21 16:26:31	1.591
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Documents
 #
-# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.590 2014/12/20 20:32:33 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.591 2014/12/21 16:26:31 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ sub docs_change_log {
 
 sub update_paste_buffer {
     my ($coursenum,$coursedom,$folder) = @_;
-    my (@possibles,%removals,%cuts);
+    my (@possibles,%removals,%cuts,$output);
     if ($env{'form.multiremove'}) {
         $env{'form.multiremove'} =~ s/,$//;
         map { $removals{$_} = 1; } split(/,/,$env{'form.multiremove'});
@@ -1045,10 +1045,12 @@ sub update_paste_buffer {
         next if (exists($pasteurls{$coursedom.'_'.$coursenum.'_'.$url}));
         my ($suffix,$errortxt,$locknotfreed) =
             &new_timebased_suffix($env{'user.domain'},$env{'user.name'},'paste');
-        push(@newpaste,$suffix);
-        if ($locknotfreed) {
-            return $locknotfreed;
-            last;
+        if ($suffix ne '') {
+            push(@newpaste,$suffix);
+        } else {
+            if ($locknotfreed) {
+                return $locknotfreed;
+            }
         }
         if (&is_supplemental_title($title)) {
             &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'docs.markedcopy_supplemental_'.$suffix => $title});
@@ -1082,13 +1084,17 @@ sub update_paste_buffer {
                 }
             }
         }
+        if ($locknotfreed) {
+            $output = $locknotfreed;
+            last;
+        }
     }
     if (@newpaste) {
         $addtoenv{'docs.markedcopies'} = join(',',(@currpaste,@newpaste));
     }
     &Apache::lonnet::appenv(\%addtoenv);
     delete($env{'form.markcopy'});
-    return;
+    return $output;
 }
 
 sub recurse_uploaded_maps {
@@ -3881,9 +3887,19 @@ sub new_timebased_suffix {
             '<div class="LC_error">'.
             &mt('There was a problem removing a lockfile.').' ';
         if ($type eq 'paste') {
-            &mt('This will prevent use of the paste buffer until th next log-in.');
+            if ($freedlock eq 'nolock') {
+                $locknotfreed =
+                    '<div class="LC_error">'.
+                    &mt('A lockfile was not released when you added content to the clipboard earlier in this session.').' '.
+ 
+                    &mt('As a result addition of items to the clipboard wll be unavailable until your next log-in.');
+            } else { 
+                $locknotfreed .=
+                    &mt('This will prevent addition of items to the clipboard until your next log-in.');
+            }
         } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
-            &mt('This will prevent creation of additional folders or composite pages in this course.');
+            $locknotfreed .=
+                &mt('This will prevent creation of additional folders or composite pages in this course.');
         } elsif ($type eq 'smppg') {
             $locknotfreed .=
                 &mt('This will prevent creation of additional simple pages in this course.');