--- loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2007/05/15 20:21:17	1.208
+++ loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2008/01/23 17:23:16	1.210
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Metadata display handler
 #
-# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.208 2007/05/15 20:21:17 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.210 2008/01/23 17:23:16 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ sub print_dynamic_metadata {
             $table .= '</table>'.$/;
             $r->print($table);
         } else {
-            $r->print('No new dynamic data found.');
+            $r->print(&mt('No new dynamic data found.'));
         }
     } else {
         $r->print('<h4>'.
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ ENDDEL
 	}
 	$r->print('<br />'.$bombs);
     } else {
-        my $displayfile='Catalog Information for '.$disuri;
+        my $displayfile=&mt('Catalog Information for').' '.$disuri;
         if ($disuri=~/\/default$/) {
             my $dir=$disuri;
             $dir=~s/default$//;
@@ -1312,6 +1312,11 @@ ENDEDIT
 		$Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'owner'} =
 		    $env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
 	    }
+	    if (! $Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'author'}) {
+		$Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'author'} =
+		    &Apache::loncommon::plainname($env{'user.name'},
+						  $env{'user.domain'});
+	    }
 	    if ($Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{'courserestricted'} ne 'none') {
 
                 if ($file_type eq 'portfolio') {
@@ -1327,7 +1332,7 @@ ENDEDIT
                         ".description"}.'</strong>').'<br />');
                 }
 	    } else {
-		$r->print('<a href="'.$uri.'?changecourse=true">This resource is not associated with a course.</a><br />');
+		$r->print('<a href="'.$uri.'?changecourse=true">'.&mt('This resource is not associated with a course.').'</a><br />');
 	    }
 	}
 	if (@added_order) {