--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2009/11/04 17:51:26	1.238
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2009/11/06 10:14:12	1.239
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.238 2009/11/04 17:51:26 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.239 2009/11/06 10:14:12 amueller Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1819,12 +1819,21 @@ sub course_custom_roles {
 # with a background color defined in the corresponding CSS: LC_topic_bar
 #
 sub topic_bar {
-    my ($imgnum,$title) = @_;
-    return '<div class="LC_topic_bar">'
+    my ($imgnum,$title, $show_number) = @_;
+    my $output = undef;
+    if (!$show_number) {
+        $output = '<div class="LC_topic_bar">'
           .'<img src="/res/adm/pages/bl_step'.$imgnum.'.gif"'
           .' alt="'.&mt('Step [_1]',$imgnum).'" />'
           .' '.$title
           .'</div>';
+    } else {
+        $output = '<div class="LC_topic_bar">'
+            .$title
+            .'</div>';
+    }
+
+    return $output;
 }
 
 ##############################################