--- loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2012/08/03 01:36:55	1.384
+++ loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2012/09/12 05:14:17	1.387
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines to control the menu
 #
-# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.384 2012/08/03 01:36:55 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.387 2012/09/12 05:14:17 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -393,8 +393,10 @@ sub secondary_menu {
     }
     $menu =~ s/\[uname\]/$$author{user}/g;
     $menu =~ s/\[udom\]/$$author{dom}/g;
-
-    return "<ul id=\"LC_secondary_menu\">$menu</ul>";
+    if ($menu) {
+        $menu = "<ul id=\"LC_secondary_menu\">$menu</ul>";
+    }
+    return $menu;
 }
 
 sub create_submenu {
@@ -1477,8 +1479,22 @@ sub roles_selector {
     } else {
         $ccrole = 'cc';
     }
-    my $priv;
+    my ($priv,$gotsymb,$destsymb);
     my $destinationurl = $ENV{'REQUEST_URI'};
+    if ($destinationurl =~ /\?symb=/) {
+        $gotsymb = 1;
+    } elsif ($destinationurl =~ m{^/enc/}) {
+        my $plainurl = &Apache::lonenc::unencrypted($destinationurl);
+        if ($plainurl =~ /\?symb=/) {
+            $gotsymb = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    unless ($gotsymb) {
+        $destsymb = &Apache::lonnet::symbread();
+        if ($destsymb ne '') {
+            $destsymb = &Apache::lonenc::check_encrypt($destsymb);
+        }
+    }
     my $reqprivs = &required_privs();
     if (ref($reqprivs) eq 'HASH') {
         my $destination = $destinationurl;
@@ -1566,7 +1582,12 @@ sub roles_selector {
                 $role_selector .= "\n".'<option value="'.$role.'">'.&Apache::lonnet::plaintext($role).'</option>'; 
             }
         }
-        $role_selector .= '</select>'."\n".
+        $role_selector .= '</select>'."\n";
+        if ($destsymb ne '') {
+            $role_selector .= '<input type="hidden" name="destsymb" value="'.
+                              &HTML::Entities::encode($destsymb).'" />'."\n";
+        }
+        $role_selector .=
                '<input type="hidden" name="destinationurl" value="'.
                &HTML::Entities::encode($destinationurl).'" />'."\n".
                '<input type="hidden" name="gotorole" value="1" />'."\n".
@@ -1822,8 +1843,27 @@ sub required_privs {
 
 sub countdown_timer {
     if (($env{'request.course.id'}) && ($env{'request.symb'} ne '') &&
-        ($env{'request.filename'}=~/$LONCAPA::assess_re/) &&
-        ($Apache::inputtags::status[-1] eq 'CAN_ANSWER')) {
+        ($env{'request.filename'}=~/$LONCAPA::assess_re/)) {
+        my ($type,$hastimeleft,$slothastime);
+        my $now = time;
+        if ($env{'request.filename'} =~ /\.task$/) {
+            $type = 'Task';
+        } else {
+            $type = 'problem';
+        }
+        my ($status,$accessmsg,$slot_name,$slot) =
+            &Apache::lonhomework::check_slot_access('0',$type);
+        if ($slot_name ne '') {
+            if (ref($slot) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (($slot->{'starttime'} < $now) &&
+                    ($slot->{'endtime'} > $now)) {
+                    $slothastime = 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if ($status ne 'CAN_ANSWER') {
+            return;
+        }
         my $duedate = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.0.duedate");
         my @interval=&Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.0.interval");
         my $hastimeleft;
@@ -1836,9 +1876,11 @@ sub countdown_timer {
             }
         }
         if (($duedate && $duedate > time) ||
-            (!$duedate && $hastimeleft)) {
+            (!$duedate && $hastimeleft) ||
+            ($slot_name ne '' && $slothastime)) {
             my ($collapse,$expand,$alttxt,$title,$currdisp);
-            if (@interval > 1 && $hastimeleft) {
+            if ((@interval > 1 && $hastimeleft) ||
+                ($type eq 'Task' && $slothastime)) {
                 $currdisp = 'inline';
                 $collapse = '&#9658;&nbsp;';
             } else {