--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/02/02 19:32:11	1.178
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/02/18 23:33:17	1.181
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.178 2004/02/02 19:32:11 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.181 2004/02/18 23:33:17 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -592,8 +592,9 @@ sub help_open_topic {
     }
 
     # Add the graphic
+    my $title = &mt('Online Help');
     $template .= <<"ENDTEMPLATE";
- <a href="$link" title="Online Help"><image src="/adm/help/gif/smallHelp.gif" border="0" alt="(Help: $topic)" /></a>
+ <a href="$link" title="$title"><image src="/adm/help/gif/smallHelp.gif" border="0" alt="(Help: $topic)" /></a>
 ENDTEMPLATE
     if ($text ne '') { $template.='</td></tr></table>' };
     return $template;
@@ -655,8 +656,9 @@ sub help_open_bug {
     }
 
     # Add the graphic
+    my $title = &mt('Report a Bug');
     $template .= <<"ENDTEMPLATE";
- <a href="$link" title="Report a Bug"><image src="/adm/lonMisc/smallBug.gif" border="0" alt="(Bug: $topic)" /></a>
+ <a href="$link" title="$title"><image src="/adm/lonMisc/smallBug.gif" border="0" alt="(Bug: $topic)" /></a>
 ENDTEMPLATE
     if ($text ne '') { $template.='</td></tr></table>' };
     return $template;
@@ -698,14 +700,18 @@ sub help_open_faq {
     }
 
     # Add the graphic
+    my $title = &mt('View the FAQ');
     $template .= <<"ENDTEMPLATE";
- <a href="$link" title="View the FAQ"><image src="/adm/lonMisc/smallFAQ.gif" border="0" alt="(FAQ: $topic)" /></a>
+ <a href="$link" title="$title"><image src="/adm/lonMisc/smallFAQ.gif" border="0" alt="(FAQ: $topic)" /></a>
 ENDTEMPLATE
     if ($text ne '') { $template.='</td></tr></table>' };
     return $template;
 
 }
 
+###############################################################
+###############################################################
+
 =pod
 
 =item * csv_translate($text) 
@@ -715,6 +721,8 @@ format.
 
 =cut
 
+###############################################################
+###############################################################
 sub csv_translate {
     my $text = shift;
     $text =~ s/\"/\"\"/g;
@@ -722,6 +730,60 @@ sub csv_translate {
     return $text;
 }
 
+
+###############################################################
+###############################################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item * define_excel_formats
+
+Define some commonly used Excel cell formats.
+
+Currently supported formats:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item header
+
+=item bold
+
+=item h1
+
+=item h2
+
+=item h3
+
+=item date
+
+=back
+
+Inputs: $workbook
+
+Returns: $format, a hash reference.
+
+=cut
+
+###############################################################
+###############################################################
+sub define_excel_formats {
+    my ($workbook) = @_;
+    my $format;
+    $format->{'header'} = $workbook->add_format(bold      => 1, 
+                                                bottom    => 1,
+                                                align     => 'center');
+    $format->{'bold'} = $workbook->add_format(bold=>1);
+    $format->{'h1'}   = $workbook->add_format(bold=>1, size=>18);
+    $format->{'h2'}   = $workbook->add_format(bold=>1, size=>16);
+    $format->{'h3'}   = $workbook->add_format(bold=>1, size=>14);
+    $format->{'date'} = $workbook->add_format(num_format=>
+                                            'mmm d yyyy hh:mm AM/PM');
+    return $format;
+}
+
+###############################################################
+###############################################################
+
 =pod
 
 =item * change_content_javascript():
@@ -2531,11 +2593,16 @@ sub no_cache {
 }
 
 sub content_type {
-  my ($r,$type,$charset) = @_;
-  unless ($charset) {
-      $charset=&Apache::lonlocal::current_encoding;
-  }
-  $r->content_type($type.($charset?'; charset='.$charset:''));
+    my ($r,$type,$charset) = @_;
+    unless ($charset) {
+	$charset=&Apache::lonlocal::current_encoding;
+    }
+    if ($charset) { $type.='; charset='.$charset; }
+    if ($r) {
+	$r->content_type($type);
+    } else {
+	print("Content-type: $type\n\n");
+    }
 }
 
 =pod