--- loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2013/08/06 16:02:31	1.418
+++ loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2013/08/13 11:26:38	1.419
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines to control the menu
 #
-# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.418 2013/08/06 16:02:31 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.419 2013/08/13 11:26:38 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ sub primary_menu {
                     push(@primsub,$item);
                 }
                 if (@primsub > 0) {
-                    $menu{$position} .= &create_submenu($link,$target,$title,\@primsub);
+                    $menu{$position} .= &create_submenu($link,$target,$title,\@primsub,1);
                 } elsif ($link) {
                     $menu{$position} .= '<li><a href="'.$link.'" target="'.$target.'">'.&mt($title).'</a></li>';
                 }
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ sub secondary_menu {
 }
 
 sub create_submenu {
-    my ($link,$target,$title,$submenu) = @_;
+    my ($link,$target,$title,$submenu,$translate) = @_;
     return unless (ref($submenu) eq 'ARRAY');
     my $disptarget;
     if ($target ne '') {
@@ -507,8 +507,13 @@ sub create_submenu {
                 $borderbot = 'border-bottom:1px solid black;';
             }
             $menu .= '<li style="margin:0;padding:0;'.
-                     $borderbot.'"><a href="'.$href.'">'.
-                     &mt($item->[1]).'</a></li>';
+                     $borderbot.'"><a href="'.$href.'">';
+            if ($translate) {
+                $menu .= &mt($item->[1]);
+            } else {
+                $menu .= $item->[1];
+            }
+             $menu .= '</a></li>';
         }
     }
     $menu .= '</ul></li>';
@@ -1745,7 +1750,7 @@ sub roles_selector {
             }
         }
     }
-    $switchtext = &mt('Switch role');
+    $switchtext = 'Switch role'; # do not translate here
     my @roles_order = ($ccrole,'in','ta','ep','ad','st');
     my $numdiffsec;
     if (keys(%seccount) == 1) {