--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/12/15 08:28:23	1.692.2.5
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2008/12/19 00:16:15	1.692.2.7
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.692.2.5 2008/12/15 08:28:23 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.692.2.7 2008/12/19 00:16:15 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -9030,7 +9030,9 @@ sub construct_course {
                    'policy.email',
                    'comment.email',
                    'pch.users.denied',
-                   'plc.users.denied'],
+                   'plc.users.denied',
+                   'hidefromcat',
+                   'categories'],
                    $$crsudom,$$crsunum);
     }
 
@@ -9488,6 +9490,11 @@ sub init_user_environment {
 	    }
 	}
 
+        foreach my $tool ('aboutme','blog','portfolio') {
+            $userenv{'availabletools.'.$tool} = 
+                &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($username,$domain,$tool,'reload');
+        }
+
 	$env{'user.environment'} = "$lonids/$cookie.id";
 	
 	if (tie(my %disk_env,'GDBM_File',"$lonids/$cookie.id",