--- loncom/localize/lonlocal.pm	2007/10/18 21:08:31	1.42
+++ loncom/localize/lonlocal.pm	2008/05/16 16:11:56	1.44
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Localization routines
 #
-# $Id: lonlocal.pm,v 1.42 2007/10/18 21:08:31 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonlocal.pm,v 1.44 2008/05/16 16:11:56 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -182,7 +182,15 @@ sub mt (@) {
 #    print LOG (@_[0]."\n");
 #    close(LOG);
     if ($lh) {
-	return $lh->maketext(@_);
+        if ($_[0] eq '') {
+            if (wantarray) {
+                return @_;
+            } else {
+                return $_[0];
+            }
+        } else {
+            return $lh->maketext(@_);
+        }
     } else {
 	if (wantarray) {
 	    return @_;
@@ -289,7 +297,8 @@ sub locallocaltime {
 	my $day        = $dt->day_of_month();
 	my $mon        = $dt->month()-1;
 	my $year       = $dt->year();
-	my $wday       = $dt->wday()-1;
+	my $wday       = $dt->wday();
+        if ($wday==7) { $wday=0; }
 	my $month  =(split(/\,/,$lh->maketext('date_months')))[$mon];
 	my $weekday=(split(/\,/,$lh->maketext('date_days')))[$wday];
 	if ($seconds<10) {