--- loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2008/07/15 20:00:58	1.405
+++ loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2008/08/28 03:04:41	1.406
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set parameters for assessments
 #
-# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.405 2008/07/15 20:00:58 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.406 2008/08/28 03:04:41 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2126,6 +2126,8 @@ sub crsenv {
                 $setoutput.=&mt('Set').' <b>'.$name.'</b> '.&mt('to').' <b>';
                 if ($name =~ /^default_enrollment_(start|end)_date$/) {
                     $setoutput .= &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($value);
+                } elsif ($name eq 'categories') {
+                    $setoutput .= $env{'form.categories_display'};
                 } else {
                     $setoutput .= $value;
                 }
@@ -2431,6 +2433,21 @@ sub crsenv {
                     &Apache::loncommon::select_timezone($parameter.'_value',
                                                         $timezone,
                                                         $onchange,$includeempty).'</td>';
+            } elsif ($parameter eq 'categories') {
+                my $catdisplay;
+                if ($values{'categories'} ne '') {
+                    my @curritems = split(/\&/,$values{'categories'});
+                    foreach my $item (@curritems) {
+                        my ($name,$parent,$pos) = split(/:/,$item);
+                        $catdisplay .= &unescape($name).'&';
+                    }
+                    $catdisplay =~ s/\&$//;
+                } 
+                $output .= '<td>'.
+                           '<input type="hidden" name="categories_value" value="'.
+                           $values{'categories'}.'" />'.
+                           '<input type="textbox" name="categories_display" value="'.
+                           $catdisplay.'" readonly="readonly" size="40" /></td>';
             } else {
                 $output .= '<td>'.
                     &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::textbox($parameter.'_value',
@@ -2541,21 +2558,29 @@ sub assign_course_categories {
 
 function updateCategories() {
     var newcategories = '';
+    var unescapedcats = '';
     if (document.chgcats.usecategory.length) {
         for (var i=0; i<document.chgcats.usecategory.length; i++) {
             if (document.chgcats.usecategory[i].checked == true) {
                 newcategories = newcategories + document.chgcats.usecategory[i].value + '&';
+                alert("i is "+i+" and catname is "+document.chgcats.catname[i].value);
+                unescapedcats = unescapedcats + document.chgcats.catname[i].value + ' & ';
             }
         }
         if (newcategories.length > 0) {
             newcategories = newcategories.slice(0,-1);
         }
+        if (unescapedcats.length > 0) {
+            usescapedcats = unescapedcats.slice(0,-3);
+        }
     } else {
          if (document.chgcats.usecategory.checked == true) {
              newcategories = document.chgcats.usecategory.value;
+             unescapedcats = document.chgcats.catname.value;
          }
     }
     opener.document.envform.categories_value.value = newcategories;
+    opener.document.envform.categories_display.value = unescapedcats;
     opener.document.envform.categories_setparmval.checked = true;
     alert("$alert");
     self.close();