--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2010/11/28 02:46:23	1.427
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2011/04/05 10:02:57	1.428
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.427 2010/11/28 02:46:23 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.428 2011/04/05 10:02:57 foxr Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -2063,15 +2063,22 @@ sub start_table {
 	if ((defined $border) && ($border > 0)) {
 	#    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Turning on table borders: $border");
 	    $table->table_border(1);
-	    if ($cell_border ne 'none') {
-		$table->cell_border(1); # html specs that border turns on both...unless rules='none'.
+	    if (!defined $cell_border) {
+		$table->cell_border(1); # Default for rules is all if rules not defined.
 	    }
 	}
 	# Only all or nothing for cell borders for now:
 
-	if ((defined $cell_border) && ($cell_border ne 'none')) {
-	#    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Turning on cell borders: $cell_border");
-	    $table->cell_border(1);
+	if ((defined $cell_border)) {
+	    if ($cell_border eq 'all') {
+		$table->cell_border(1);
+	    } elsif ($cell_border eq 'rows') {
+		$table->cell_border(2);
+	    } elsif ($cell_border eq 'cols') {
+		$table->cell_border(3);
+	    } else {
+		$table->cell_border(0);
+	    }
 	}
 	if (defined $theme) {
 	    $table->theme($theme);