--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2009/06/15 11:18:11	1.176
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2010/01/12 10:40:01	1.177
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.176 2009/06/15 11:18:11 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.177 2010/01/12 10:40:01 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2195,20 +2195,42 @@ sub start_option {
     if (!defined($paramHash->{OPTION_TEXTS})) {
 	$paramHash->{OPTION_TEXTS} = [ ];
 	$paramHash->{OPTION_VARS}  = [ ];
+	$paramHash->{OPTION_TYPES} = [ ];
 
     }
+    #  We can have an attribute: type which can have the
+    #  values: "checkbox" or "text" which defaults to 
+    #           checkbox allowing us to change the type of input
+    #           for the option:
+    #
+    my $input_widget_type = 'checkbox';
+    if(defined($token->[2]{'type'})) {
+	my $widget_type  = $token->[2]{'type'};
+	if ($widget_type eq 'text') {          # only accept legal alternatives
+	    $input_widget_type = $widget_type; # Illegals are checks.
+	} elsif ($widget_type eq 'hidden') {
+	    $input_widget_type = $widget_type;
+	}
+    }
+
     # OPTION_TEXTS is a list of the text attribute
     #               values used to create column headings.
     # OPTION_VARS is a list of the variable names, used to create the checkbox
     #             inputs.
+    # OPTION_TYPES is a list of the option types:
+    #
     #  We're ok with empty elements. as place holders
     # Although the 'variable' element should really exist.
     #
 
+
     my $option_texts  = $paramHash->{OPTION_TEXTS};
     my $option_vars   = $paramHash->{OPTION_VARS};
+    my $option_types   = $paramHash->{OPTION_TYPES};
     push(@$option_texts,  $token->[2]{'text'});
     push(@$option_vars,   $token->[2]{'variable'});
+    push(@$option_types,   $input_widget_type);
+
 
     #  Need to create and declare the option variables as well to make them
     # persistent.
@@ -2284,6 +2306,7 @@ BUTTONS
     my $multichoice    = $self->{'multichoice'};
     my $option_vars    = $self->{OPTION_VARS};
     my $option_texts   = $self->{OPTION_TEXTS};
+    my $option_types   = $self->{OPTION_TYPES};
     my $addparts       = $self->{'addparts'};
     my $headings_done  = 0;
 
@@ -2342,17 +2365,50 @@ BUTTONS
 	    my $resource_name =   
                    HTML::Entities::encode($raw_name,"<>&\"'");
 	    if($option_vars) {
+		my $option_num = 0;
 		foreach my $option_var (@$option_vars) {
+		    my $option_type = $option_types->[$option_num];
+		    $option_num++;
 		    my $var_value = "\|\|\|" . $helper->{VARS}->{$option_var} . 
 			"\|\|\|";
 		    my $checked ="";
 		    if($var_value =~ /\Q|||$raw_name|||\E/) {
 			$checked = "checked='checked'";
 		    }
-		    $col .= 
-                        "<td align='center'><input type='checkbox' name ='$option_var".
-			"_forminput' value='".
-			$resource_name . "' $checked /> </td>";
+		    if ($option_type eq 'text') {
+			#
+			# For text's the variable value is a ||| separated set of
+			# resource_name=value 
+			#
+			my @values = split(/\|\|\|/, $helper->{VARS}->{$option_var});
+
+			# Normal practice would be to toss this in a hash but 
+			# the only thing that saves is the compare in the loop
+			# below and for all but one case we'll break out of the loop
+			# before it completes.
+
+			my $text_value = '';    # In case there's no match.
+			foreach my $value (@values) {
+			    my ($res, $skip) = split(/=/, $value);
+			    if($res eq $resource_name) {
+				$text_value = $skip;
+				last;
+			    }
+			}
+
+			$col .=
+			    "<td align='center'><input type='text' name ='$option_var".
+			    "_forminput' value='".$text_value."' size='5' /> </td>";
+		    } elsif ($option_type eq 'hidden') {
+ 			$col .= "<td align='center'><input type='hidden' name ='$option_var".
+			    "_forminput' value='".
+			    $resource_name . "'/> </td>";
+		    } else {
+			$col .= 
+			    "<td align='center'><input type=$option_type name ='$option_var".
+			    "_forminput' value='".
+			    $resource_name . "' $checked /> </td>";
+		    }
 		}
 	    }