--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2004/12/07 11:25:53	1.89
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2005/01/03 13:45:31	1.90
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.89 2004/12/07 11:25:53 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.90 2005/01/03 13:45:31 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ BEGIN {
     &Apache::lonhelper::register('Apache::lonhelper::resource',
                               ('resource', 'filterfunc', 
                                'choicefunc', 'valuefunc',
-                               'mapurl'));
+                               'mapurl','option'));
 }
 
 sub new {
@@ -1865,6 +1865,30 @@ sub start_mapurl {
 
 sub end_mapurl { return ''; }
 
+
+sub start_option {
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
+    if (!defined($paramHash->{OPTION_TEXTS})) {
+	$paramHash->{OPTION_TEXTS} = [ ];
+	$paramHash->{OPTION_VARS}  = [ ];
+    
+    }
+    #  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   = $paramHash->{OPTION_VARS};
+
+    push(@$option_texts,  $token->[2]{'text'});
+    push(@$option_vars,   $token->[2]{'variable'});
+
+    return '';
+}
+
+sub end_option {
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
+    return '';
+}
+
 # A note, in case I don't get to this before I leave.
 # If someone complains about the "Back" button returning them
 # to the previous folder state, instead of returning them to
@@ -1916,10 +1940,13 @@ BUTTONS
 
     $result .= $buttons;
 
-    my $filterFunc = $self->{FILTER_FUNC};
-    my $choiceFunc = $self->{CHOICE_FUNC};
-    my $valueFunc = $self->{VALUE_FUNC};
-    my $multichoice = $self->{'multichoice'};
+    my $filterFunc     = $self->{FILTER_FUNC};
+    my $choiceFunc     = $self->{CHOICE_FUNC};
+    my $valueFunc      = $self->{VALUE_FUNC};
+    my $multichoice   = $self->{'multichoice'};
+    my $option_vars    = $self->{OPTION_VARS};
+    my $option_texts   = $self->{OPTION_TEXTS};
+    my $headings_done  = 0;
 
     # Evaluate the map url as needed
     my $mapUrl;
@@ -1937,15 +1964,39 @@ BUTTONS
     my $checked = 0;
     my $renderColFunc = sub {
         my ($resource, $part, $params) = @_;
+	my $result = "";
+
+	if(!$headings_done) {
+	    if ($option_texts) {
+		foreach my $text (@$option_texts) {
+		    $result .= "<th>$text</th>";
+		}
+	    }
+	    $result .= "<th>Select</th>";
+	    $result .= "</tr><tr>"; # Close off the extra row and start a new one.
+	    $headings_done = 1;
+	}
 
         my $inputType;
         if ($multichoice) { $inputType = 'checkbox'; }
         else {$inputType = 'radio'; }
 
         if (!&$choiceFunc($resource)) {
-            return '<td>&nbsp;</td>';
+	    $result .= '<td>&nbsp;</td>';
+            return $result;
         } else {
-            my $col = "<td><input type='$inputType' name='${var}.forminput' ";
+	    my $col = "";
+	    my $resource_name =   
+                   HTML::Entities::encode(&$valueFunc($resource),"<>&\"'");
+	    if($option_vars) {
+		foreach my $var (@$option_vars) {
+		    $col .= 
+                        "<td align='center'><input type='checkbox' name ='$var'.forminput' value='".
+			$resource_name . "' /> </td>";
+		}
+	    }
+
+            $col .= "<td align='center'><input type='$inputType' name='${var}.forminput' ";
             if (!$checked && !$multichoice) {
                 $col .= "checked ";
                 $checked = 1;
@@ -1954,10 +2005,8 @@ BUTTONS
 		$col .= "checked ";
 		$checked = 1;
 	    }
-            $col .= "value='" . 
-                HTML::Entities::encode(&$valueFunc($resource),"<>&\"'") 
-                . "' /></td>";
-            return $col;
+            $col .= "value='" . $resource_name  . "' /></td>";
+            return $result.$col;
         }
     };