--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2003/01/13 22:18:34	1.224
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2003/01/15 23:59:27	1.225
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.224 2003/01/13 22:18:34 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.225 2003/01/15 23:59:27 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -408,8 +408,7 @@ sub registerurl {
     }
     if ($Apache::lonxml::registered && !$forcereg) { return ''; }
     $Apache::lonxml::registered=1;
-    my $nothing='';
-    if ($ENV{'browser.type'} eq 'explorer') { $nothing='javascript:void(0);'; }
+    my $reopen=&Apache::lonmenu::reopenmenu();
     my $newmail='';
     if (&Apache::lonmsg::newmail()) { 
        $newmail='menu.setstatus("you have","messages");';
@@ -499,7 +498,7 @@ ENDPARM
 // BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
 
     function LONCAPAreg() {
-	  menu=window.open("$nothing","LONCAPAmenu","",false);
+	  menu=$reopen;
           menu.clearTimeout(menu.menucltim);
           $timesync
           $newmail
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ ENDPARM
           menu.currentStale=0;
           menu.clearbut(3,1);
           menu.switchbutton
-       (6,3,'catalog.gif','catalog','info','catalog_info()');
+       (6,3,'catalog.gif','catalog','info','catalog_info()','Show catalog information');
           menu.switchbutton
        (8,1,'eval.gif','evaluate','this','gopost("/adm/evaluate",currentURL)','Provide my evaluation of this resource');
           menu.switchbutton
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ ENDPARM
     }
 
     function LONCAPAstale() {
-	  menu=window.open("$nothing","LONCAPAmenu","",false);
+	  menu=$reopen
           menu.currentStale=1;
           if (menu.reloadURL!='' && menu.reloadURL!= null) { 
              menu.switchbutton
@@ -559,7 +558,7 @@ ENDREGTHIS
 // BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
 
     function LONCAPAreg() {
-	  menu=window.open("$nothing","LONCAPAmenu","",false);
+	  menu=$reopen
           $timesync
           menu.currentStale=1;
           menu.clearbut(2,1);