--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/03/19 03:47:09	1.187
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2004/05/03 16:07:18	1.191
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.187 2004/03/19 03:47:09 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.191 2004/05/03 16:07:18 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -907,21 +907,27 @@ sub domain_select {
     } &get_domains;
     if ($multiple) {
 	$domains{''}=&mt('Any domain');
-	return &multiple_select_form($name,$value,%domains);
+	return &multiple_select_form($name,$value,4,%domains);
     } else {
 	return &select_form($name,$value,%domains);
     }
 }
 
 sub multiple_select_form {
-    my ($name,$value,%hash)=@_;
+    my ($name,$value,$size,%hash)=@_;
     my %selected = map { $_ => 1 } ref($value)?@{$value}:($value);
     my $output='';
-    my $size =(scalar keys %hash<4?scalar keys %hash:4);
+    if (! defined($size)) {
+        $size = 4;
+        if (scalar(keys(%hash))<4) {
+            $size = scalar(keys(%hash));
+        }
+    }
     $output.="\n<select name='$name' size='$size' multiple='1'>";
-    foreach (sort keys %hash) {
-        $output.="<option name='$_'".
-            ($selected{$_}?' selected="1"' :'').">$hash{$_}</option>\n";
+    foreach (sort(keys(%hash))) {
+        $output.='<option value="'.$_.'" ';
+        $output.='selected ' if ($selected{$_});
+        $output.='>'.$hash{$_}."</option>\n";
     }
     $output.="</select>\n";
     return $output;
@@ -1651,6 +1657,7 @@ sub plainname {
 	$names{'lastname'}.' '.$names{'generation'};
     $name=~s/\s+$//;
     $name=~s/\s+/ /g;
+    if ($name !~ /\S/) { $name=$uname.'@'.$udom; }
     return $name;
 }
 
@@ -1845,7 +1852,7 @@ sub fileembstyle {
 
 sub filecategoryselect {
     my ($name,$value)=@_;
-    return &select_form($name,$value,
+    return &select_form($value,$name,
 			'' => &mt('Any category'),
 			map { $_,$_ } sort(keys(%category_extensions)));
 }
@@ -1859,7 +1866,9 @@ returns description for a specified file
 =cut
 
 sub filedescription {
-    return &mt($fd{lc(shift(@_))});
+    my $file_description = $fd{lc(shift())};
+    $file_description =~ s:([\[\]]):~$1:g;
+    return &mt($file_description);
 }
 
 =pod
@@ -1873,7 +1882,9 @@ extra formatting
 
 sub filedescriptionex {
     my $ex=shift;
-    return '.'.$ex.' '.&mt($fd{lc($ex)});
+    my $file_description = $fd{lc($ex)};
+    $file_description =~ s:([\[\]]):~$1:g;
+    return '.'.$ex.' '.&mt($file_description);
 }
 
 # End of .tab access