--- loncom/interface/loncoursegroups.pm	2008/05/07 00:10:59	1.76
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursegroups.pm	2009/03/08 21:49:33	1.96
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: loncoursegroups.pm,v 1.76 2008/05/07 00:10:59 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursegroups.pm,v 1.96 2009/03/08 21:49:33 weissno Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ sub handler {
     my $crstype = &Apache::loncommon::course_type();
 
     my %functions = (
-                      email => 'E-mail',
-                      discussion => 'Discussion boards',
-                      chat => 'Chat',
-                      files => 'File repository',
-                      roster => 'Membership roster',
+                      email => 'Send Messages', 
+                      discussion => 'Discussion Boards',
+                      chat => 'Chat Room',
+                      files => 'Group Portfolio',
+                      roster => 'Membership Roster',
                       homepage => $ucgpterm.' home page',
                     );
 
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ sub handler {
 		   		      $crstype);
             }
         } else {
-            $r->print(&mt('You do not have [_1] administration '.
-                          'privileges in this [_2]',$gpterm,lc($crstype)));
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_warning">'
+                     .&mt('You do not have '.$gpterm.' administration '
+                         .'privileges in this '.lc($crstype).'.')
+                     .'</div>');
         }
     } else {
         &print_main_menu($r,$cdom,$cnum,\%functions,\%idx,$view_permission,
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ function openGroupRoster(group,status) {
     rosterbrowser = open(url,title,options,'1');
     rosterbrowser.focus();
 }\n|;
-    $r->print(&header('Groups',$jscript,$action,$state));
+    $r->print(&header('My Space',$jscript,$action,$state));
     if ($env{'form.refpage'} eq 'cusr') {
         &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_breadcrumb
             ({href=>"/adm/createuser",
@@ -346,7 +348,10 @@ END
 			      '<td>'.$functionality.'</td>'.
 			      '<td align="right">'.$quota.'</td>'.
 			      '<td align="right">'.$totalmembers.'</td>'.
-			      '<td align="right"><nobr>'.&mt('Files: ').$totalfiles.'</nobr><br /><nobr>'.&mt('Folders: ').$totaldirs.'</nobr></td>'.
+			      '<td align="right">'.
+                                  '<span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt('Files: [_1]',$totalfiles).'</span><br />'.
+                                  '<span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt('Folders: [_1]',$totaldirs).'</span>'.
+                                  '</td>'.
 			      '<td align="right">'.$boards.'</td>'.
 			      '<td align="right">'.$diskuse.'</td>'.
 			      &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row());
@@ -390,9 +395,7 @@ END
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            $r->print(&mt('You are not currently a member of any '.
-                          'active [_1]s in this [_2]',$gpterm,
-                          lc($crstype)));
+            $r->print(&mt('You are not currently a member of any active '.$gpterm.'s in this '.lc($crstype).'.'));
         }
     }
     return;
@@ -406,7 +409,6 @@ sub group_administration {
     my @types = ();
     my @roles = ();
     my @sections = ();
-    my @buildsections = ();
     my %users = ();
     my %userdata = ();
     my @members = ();
@@ -566,16 +568,11 @@ sub group_administration {
         }
         if (defined($env{'form.sectionpick'})) {
             @sections=&Apache::loncommon::get_env_multiple('form.sectionpick');
-            if (grep/^all$/,@sections) {
-                @buildsections = sort {$a cmp $b} keys(%sectioncount);
-            } else {
-                @buildsections = @sections;
-            }
         }
     }
 
     if (($state eq 'pick_members') || ($state eq 'pick_privs') || ($state eq 'change_privs')) {
-        &build_members_list($cdom,$cnum,\@types,\@roles,\@buildsections,\%users,
+        &build_members_list($cdom,$cnum,\@types,\@roles,\@sections,\%users,
                             \%userdata);
     }
     if ($state eq 'pick_members') {
@@ -788,7 +785,7 @@ sub group_administration {
     }
     var maxposs = '.sprintf("%.2f",$maxposs).';
     if (newquota > maxposs) {
-        alert("The file repository quota you entered for this group ("+newquota+" Mb) exceeds the maximum possible ("+maxposs+" Mb). Please enter a smaller number.");
+        alert("The group portfolio quota you entered for this group ("+newquota+" Mb) exceeds the maximum possible ("+maxposs+" Mb). Please enter a smaller number.");
         return;
     }
     var re_quota = '.$float_check.';
@@ -807,7 +804,7 @@ sub group_administration {
             }
         }
         if (warn_zero == 1) {
-            alert("You have indicated that the file repository should be enabled, but you have set the respository quota to 0 Mb.\nThis will prevent any upload of files.\nPlease set a value or disable the repository feature.");
+            alert("You have indicated that the group portfolio should be enabled, but you have set the respository quota to 0 Mb.\nThis will prevent any upload of files.\nPlease set a value or disable the repository feature.");
             return;
         }
     } 
@@ -918,11 +915,11 @@ function changeSort(caller) {
                             result => 'Re-enabled'
                           );
     my %navbuttons = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
-                             gtns => 'Go to next step',
-                             gtps => 'Go to previous step',
+                             gtns => 'Next',#'Go to next step',
+                             gtps => 'Back',#'Go to previous step',
                              crgr => 'Create '.$gpterm,
-                             mose => 'Modify settings',
-                             gtpp => 'Go to previous page',
+                             mose => 'Save',#'Modify settings',
+                             gtpp => 'Back',#'Go to previous page',
                              adme => 'Add members',
     );
     if ((($action eq 'create') || ($action eq 'modify') || ($action eq 'delete') || ($action eq 'reenable')) &&
@@ -1140,8 +1137,8 @@ sub display_control {
 sub verify_delete {
     my ($r,$groupname,$formname,$action,$page,$states,$stored) = @_;
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::echo_form_input([]));
-    $r->print(&mt("You have requested deletion of the following group: ").'<i>'.
-              $stored->{'description'}.'</i>'.
+    $r->print(&mt('You have requested deletion of the group [_1].'
+                 ,'<i>'.$stored->{'description'}.'</i>').
               '<br /><br />'.&mt('When a group is deleted the following occurs:').'<ul>'.
               '<li>'.&mt('All group membership is terminated.').'</li>'.
               '<li>'.&mt('The group ceases to be available either for viewing or for modification of group settings and membership.').'</li>'.
@@ -1169,6 +1166,7 @@ sub delete_group {
     my @deleted;
     my @undeleted;
     my %usersettings;
+    my $context = 'deletegroup';
     foreach my $key (sort(keys(%membership))) {
         if ($key =~ /^\Q$groupname\E:([^:]+:[^:]+)$/) {
             my $user = $1;
@@ -1196,7 +1194,10 @@ sub delete_group {
                                                            \%usersettings);
     }
     if ($num_fail > 0) {
-        $r->print(&mt('Group deletion failed because deletion of [_1] out of [_2] members failed.',$num_fail,$num_users));
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                 .&mt('Group deletion failed because deletion of [_1] out of [_2] members failed.'
+                     ,$num_fail,$num_users)
+                 .'</div>');
         
     } else {
         my ($result,$message) = 
@@ -1205,12 +1206,19 @@ sub delete_group {
         if ($result eq 'ok') {
             my $outcome = &modify_folders($cdom,$cnum,$groupname);
             if ($outcome eq '') {
-                $r->print(&mt('Group successfully deleted.'));
+                $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'
+                         .&mt('Group successfully deleted.')
+                         .'</div>');
             } else {
-                $r->print(&mt("Although the group was deleted, an error ([_1]) occurred when removing the group's folder from the 'Course Groups' folder.",$outcome));
+                $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                         .&mt("Although the group was deleted, an error occurred when removing"
+                             ." the group's folder from the 'Course Groups' folder: [_1]",$outcome)
+                         .'</div>');
             }
         } else {
-            $r->print(&mt('Group deletion failed.'));
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                     .&mt('Group deletion failed.')
+                     .'</div>');
         }
     }
     return;
@@ -1221,13 +1229,15 @@ sub reenable_folder {
     my $outcome;
     my $crspath = '/uploaded/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/';
     my $allgrpsmap = $crspath.'group_allfolders.sequence';
-    my $foldertitle = &mt('Course Folder -').$description;
+    my $foldertitle = &mt('Course Folder -[_1]',$description);
     my $mapurl = $crspath.'group_folder_'.
                    $groupname.'.sequence';
     my ($errtext,$fatal)=&LONCAPA::map::mapread($allgrpsmap);
     if ($fatal) {
-        $outcome=&mt('Error reading contents of parent folder to group').
-                     " ($allgrpsmap): $errtext".'<br />';
+        $outcome='<div class="LC_error">'
+                .&mt('An error occurred when reading contents of parent folder to group:')
+                ."<br />($allgrpsmap): $errtext"
+                .'</div>';
     } else {
         my $idx=&LONCAPA::map::getresidx($mapurl);
         $LONCAPA::map::resources[$idx] = $foldertitle.':'.$mapurl.
@@ -1235,8 +1245,10 @@ sub reenable_folder {
         $LONCAPA::map::order[1+$#LONCAPA::map::order]=$idx;
         my ($outtext,$errtext) = &LONCAPA::map::storemap($allgrpsmap,1);
         if ($errtext) {
-            $outcome = &mt('Error saving updated parent folder to group').
-                           "- $allgrpsmap - $errtext".'<br />';
+            $outcome='<div class="LC_error">'
+                    .&mt('An error occurred when saving updated parent folder to group:'
+                        ,"<br />$allgrpsmap - $errtext")
+                    .'</div>';
         } else {
             my ($furl,$ferr) =
                      &Apache::lonuserstate::readmap($cdom.'/'.$cnum);
@@ -1247,12 +1259,18 @@ sub reenable_folder {
 
 sub modify_folders {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$groupname) = @_;
-    my $outcome;
+    my ($outcome,$groupmap,$groupmapres,$map,$id,$src);
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-    my $groupmap = '/uploaded/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.'group_folder_'.
+    if (!defined($navmap)) {
+        $outcome = '<div class="LC_error">'.
+                   &mt('Error reading course contents.').' '.
+                   &mt('You need to re-initialize the course.').
+                   '</div>';
+        return $outcome;
+    }
+    $groupmap = '/uploaded/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/'.'group_folder_'.
                    $groupname.'.sequence';
-    my $groupmapres = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($groupmap);
-    my ($map,$id,$src);
+    $groupmapres = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($groupmap);
     if ($groupmapres) {
         ($map,$id,$src)=&Apache::lonnet::decode_symb($groupmapres->symb());
     }
@@ -1261,8 +1279,10 @@ sub modify_folders {
         $map = '/'.$map;
         my ($errtext,$fatal) = &LONCAPA::map::mapread($map);
         if ($fatal) {
-            $outcome=&mt('Error reading contents of parent folder to group').
-                         " ($map): $errtext".'<br />';
+            $outcome='<div class="LC_error">'
+                    .&mt('An error occurred when reading contents of parent folder to group:')
+                    ."<br />($map): $errtext"
+                    .'</div>';
         } else {
             my $idx = 0;
             my $grpidx;
@@ -1285,7 +1305,10 @@ sub modify_folders {
                 $#LONCAPA::map::order--;
                 my ($outtext,$errtext) = &LONCAPA::map::storemap($map,1);
                 if ($errtext) {
-                    $outcome = &mt('Error saving updated parent folder to group'). "- $map - $errtext".'<br />';
+                    $outcome='<div class="LC_error">'
+                            .&mt('An error occurred when saving updated parent folder to group:')
+                            ."<br />$map - $errtext"
+                            .'</div>';
                 } else {
                     my ($furl,$ferr) =
                         &Apache::lonuserstate::readmap($cdom.'/'.$cnum);
@@ -1299,8 +1322,8 @@ sub modify_folders {
 sub verify_reenable {
     my ($r,$groupname,$formname,$action,$page,$states,$stored) = @_;
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::echo_form_input([]));
-    $r->print(&mt("You have requested enabling the following previously deleted group: ").'<i>'.
-              $stored->{'description'}.'</i>'.
+    $r->print(&mt('You have requested enabling the previously deleted group [_1].'
+                 ,'<i>'.$stored->{'description'}.'</i>').
               '<br /><br />'.&mt('When a deleted group is re-enabled the following occurs:').'<ul>'.
               '<li>'.&mt('Group settings and membership at the time the group was deleted are reinstated.').'</li>'.
               '<li>'.&mt('A group folder is added to the "Course Groups" folder which contains folders for all groups in the course.').'</li></ul>');
@@ -1321,7 +1344,7 @@ sub reenable_group {
         &Apache::longroup::coursegroups($cdom,$cnum,$groupname,
                                         'deleted_groups');
     if (keys(%groups) == 0) {
-        $r->print(&mt('The group ([_1]) was not re-enabled, because it is not a deleted group.<br />Perhaps it has already been re-enabled?',$groupname));
+        $r->print(&mt('The group [_1] was not re-enabled, because it is not a deleted group.[_2]Perhaps it has already been re-enabled?','<i>'.$groupname.'</i>'),'<br />');
         return;
     }
     my %groupinfo = 
@@ -1339,6 +1362,7 @@ sub reenable_group {
     my $num_users = 0;
     my $num_ok = 0;
     my $num_fail = 0;
+    my $context = 'reenablegroup';
     my (%usersettings,@enabled,@unenabled);
     my ($result,$message) =
           &Apache::lonnet::toggle_coursegroup_status($cdom,$cnum,$groupname,
@@ -1375,22 +1399,34 @@ $context) eq 'ok') {
         &Apache::lonnet::modify_coursegroup_membership($cdom,$cnum,
                                                        \%usersettings);
                 if ($roster_result eq 'ok') {
-                    $r->print(&mt('Membership reinstated for [_1] users, each with start and end dates for group access set to defaults: [_2] and [_3]',$num_ok,$showstart,$showend).'<br />');
+                    $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'
+                             .&mt('Membership reinstated for [quant,_1,user], each with start and end dates for group access set to defaults: [_2] and [_3]',$num_ok,$showstart,$showend)
+                             .'</div>');
                 }
             } else {
-                $r->print(&mt('A problem occurred when trying to reinstate [_1] of the [_2] members of the pre-existing group.',$num_fail,$num_users).'<br />');
+                $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                         .&mt('A problem occurred when trying to reinstate [_1] of the [_2] members of the pre-existing group.',$num_fail,$num_users)
+                         .'</div>');
             }
         } else {
-            $r->print(&mt('There were no group members to reinstate, as none were removed when the group was deleted.').'<br />');
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_info">'
+                     .&mt('There were no group members to reinstate, as none were removed when the group was deleted.')
+                     .'</div>');
         }
         my $outcome = &reenable_folder($cdom,$cnum,$groupname,$description);
         if ($outcome eq '') {
-            $r->print(&mt('Group successfully re-enabled.'));
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'
+                     .&mt('Group successfully re-enabled.')
+                     .'</div>');
         } else {
-            $r->print(&mt("Although the group was re-enabled, an error ([_1]) occurred when adding the group's folder to the 'Course Groups' folder.",$outcome));
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                     .&mt("Although the group was re-enabled, an error occurred when adding the group's folder to the 'Course Groups' folder: [_1]",$outcome)
+                     .'</div>');
         }
     } else {
-        $r->print(&mt('Re-enabling group failed'));
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                 .&mt('Re-enabling group failed.')
+                 .'</div>');
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -1523,11 +1559,11 @@ sub open_list_window {
     my ($group,$status,$count,$text) = @_;
     my $entry;
     if ($count > 0) {
-        $entry = '<nobr><a href="javascript:openGroupRoster('.
+        $entry = '<span class="LC_nobreak"><a href="javascript:openGroupRoster('.
                  "'$group','$status'".')">'.$text.'</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;'.$count.
-                 '</nobr><br />';
+                 '</span><br />';
     } else {
-        $entry = '<nobr>'.$text.'&nbsp;-&nbsp;'.$count.'</nobr><br />';
+        $entry = '<span class="LC_nobreak">'.$text.'&nbsp;-&nbsp;'.$count.'</span><br />';
     }
     return $entry;
 }
@@ -1552,7 +1588,7 @@ sub general_settings_form {
         @{$tools} = sort(keys(%{$functions}));
         &privilege_specificity($r,$action,3,$tools,$stored,$toolprivs,
 			       $fixedprivs,\@available,$formname,
-			       $gpterm,$ucgpterm);
+			       $gpterm,$ucgpterm,$functions);
         &mapping_options($r,$action,$formname,$page,$sectioncount,
                          $states,$stored,$navbuttons,4,5,
 			 $gpterm,$ucgpterm,$crstype,$cdom,$cnum);
@@ -1578,8 +1614,7 @@ sub groupsettings_options {
                   'for different group members?',
     );
     my ($crsquota,$freespace,$maxposs) = &get_quota_constraints($action,$stored);
-    &topic_bar($r,$image,$lt{'gnde'});
-    $r->print('
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($image,$lt{'gnde'}).'
      <table class="LC_descriptive_input">
       <tr>
        <td class="LC_description">'.$lt{'gnam'}.':</td>
@@ -1614,16 +1649,16 @@ END
     for (my $i=0; $i<$halfnum; $i++) {
         $r->print('<td><label><input type="checkbox" name="tool" value="'.
                   $allfunctions[$i].'" />&nbsp;'.
-                   $$functions{$allfunctions[$i]}.'</label></td>
+                   &mt($$functions{$allfunctions[$i]}).'</label></td>
                    <td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>');
     }
-    $r->print('<td><input type="button" value="check all" '.
+    $r->print('<td><input type="button" value="'.&mt('check all').'" '.
               'onclick="javascript:checkAll(document.'.$formname.'.tool)" />'.
               '</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td>');
     for (my $j=$halfnum; $j<@allfunctions; $j++) {
         $r->print('<td><label><input type="checkbox" name="tool" value="'.
                   $allfunctions[$j].'" />&nbsp;'.
-                  $$functions{$allfunctions[$j]}.'</label></td>
+                  &mt($$functions{$allfunctions[$j]}).'</label></td>
                   <td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td>');
     }
     if ($remnum) {
@@ -1631,7 +1666,7 @@ END
     }
     $r->print('
        <td>
-        <input type="button" value="uncheck all"
+        <input type="button" value="'.&mt('uncheck all').'"
           onclick="javascript:uncheckAll(document.'.$formname.'.tool)" />
        </td>
       </tr>
@@ -1639,8 +1674,8 @@ END
        <td class="LC_description">'.&mt('Granularity:').'</td>
        <td colspan="10">'.$lt{'doyo'}.'&nbsp;<label><input type="radio" name="granularity" value="Yes" />'.&mt('Yes').'</label>&nbsp;<label><input type="radio" name="granularity" value="No" checked="checked" />'.&mt('No').'</label>');
     if ($action eq 'modify') {
-        $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;('.&mt('Currently set to "[_1]"',
-                                      $$stored{'granularity'}).')');
+        $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;('.&mt('Currently set to [_1].'
+                                      ,'"'.&mt($$stored{'granularity'}).'"').')');
     }
     $r->print('
        </td>
@@ -1648,23 +1683,25 @@ END
       <tr>
        <td class="LC_description">'.&mt('Disk quota: ').'</td><td colspan="10">');
     if ($action eq 'create') {
-        $r->print(&mt('If you enable the file repository for the [_1], allocate a disk quota.',$gpterm));
+        $r->print(&mt('If you enable the group portfolio for the '.$gpterm.', allocate a disk quota.'));
     } else {
-        $r->print(&mt('Quota allocated to file repository:'));
+        $r->print(&mt('Quota allocated to group portfolio:'));
     } 
-    $r->print('&nbsp;<input type="text" name="quota" size="4" />Mb');
+    $r->print('&nbsp;'.&mt('[_1] Mb','<input type="text" name="quota" size="4" />'));
     if ($action eq 'create') {
-        $r->print('<br />'.
-                  &mt('A total of [_1] Mb can be divided amongst all [_2]s in the '.
-                  '[_3], and [_4] Mb are currently unallocated.',$crsquota,
-                  $gpterm,lc($crstype),sprintf("%.2f",$freespace)));
+        $r->print('<br />'
+                 .&mt('A total of [_1] Mb can be divided amongst all '.$gpterm.'s in the '
+                     .lc($crstype).', and [_2] Mb are currently unallocated.'
+                     ,$crsquota,sprintf("%.2f",$freespace))
+                 );
     } else {
         $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;('.&mt('The quota is currently [_1] Mb',
                                       $$stored{'quota'}).').');
 
-        $r->print('<br />'.&mt('The quota can be increased to [_1] Mb, '.
-                  'by adding all unallocated space for [_2]s in the [_3].',
-                  sprintf("%.2f",$maxposs),$gpterm,lc($crstype)));
+        $r->print('<br />'
+                 .&mt('The quota can be increased to [_1] Mb, '
+                 .'by adding all unallocated space for '.$gpterm.'s in the '.lc($crstype).'.'
+                  ,sprintf("%.2f",$maxposs)));
     }
     $r->print('
        </td>
@@ -1717,8 +1754,7 @@ sub membership_options {
 
     my @sections = keys(%{$sectioncount});
 
-    &topic_bar($r,$image,$lt{'pipa'});
-    $r->print('
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($image,$lt{'pipa'}).'
      <b>'.$lt{'gmem'}.'</b><br />'.$lt{'picr'});
     if ($action eq 'create') {
         $r->print($lt{'meof'}.'<br />'.$lt{'ifno'}.'<br />'.$lt{'asub'});
@@ -1768,7 +1804,7 @@ sub sections_selection {
         }
     }
     my $output = '
-        <select name="'.$elementname.'" multiple="true" size="'.$numvisible.'">
+        <select name="'.$elementname.'" multiple="multiple" size="'.$numvisible.'">
           '.$section_sel.'
         </select>';
     return $output;
@@ -1776,9 +1812,7 @@ sub sections_selection {
 
 sub access_date_settings {
     my ($r,$action,$formname,$stored,$image,$gpterm,$ucgpterm) = @_;
-    my %lt = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
-                'sten' => "Default start and end dates for $gpterm access",
-             );
+    my $sten = &mt("Default start and end dates for $gpterm access");
     my $starttime = time;
     my $endtime = time+(6*30*24*60*60); # 6 months from now, approx
     if ($action eq 'modify') {
@@ -1788,8 +1822,7 @@ sub access_date_settings {
         }
     }
     my ($table) = &date_setting_table($starttime,$endtime,$formname);
-    &topic_bar($r,$image,$lt{'sten'});
-    $r->print('
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($image,$sten).'
     '.$table.'
     ');
     return;
@@ -1906,7 +1939,7 @@ sub print_current_settings {
         ygrs => "Your group selections - ",
         tfwa => "The following settings will apply to the group:",
         difn => 'Different collaborative tools<br />for different members:',
-        stda => 'Start date',
+        stda => 'Start date:',
         enda => 'End date:',
     );
     my $showstart = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($startdate);
@@ -1940,7 +1973,7 @@ sub print_current_settings {
   <td>
 ');
     if (@{$available} > 0) {
-        $r->print(&mt('<b>Available for assignment to members:</b>').
+        $r->print('<b>'.&mt('Available for assignment to members:').'</b>'.
                     '<table class="LC_group_priv"><tr>');
         my $rowcell = int(@{$available}/2) + @{$available}%2;
         for (my $i=0; $i<@{$available}; $i++) {
@@ -1958,7 +1991,7 @@ sub print_current_settings {
         $r->print('</tr></table><br />');
     }
     if (@{$unavailable} > 0) {
-        $r->print(&mt('<b>Unavailable for assignment:</b>').
+        $r->print('<b>'.&mt('Unavailable for assignment:').'</b>'.
                     '<table class="LC_group_priv"><tr>');
         my $rowcell = int(@{$unavailable}/2) + @{$unavailable}%2;
         for (my $j=0; $j<@{$unavailable}; $j++) {
@@ -1975,10 +2008,12 @@ sub print_current_settings {
         }
         $r->print('</tr></table>');
     }
+    my $quota_text=&mt('[_1] Mb',$quota);
+    my $granu_text=&mt($granularity);
     $r->print(<<"END");
   </td>
-  <td valign="top"><b>$lt{'difn'}</b> $granularity</td>
-  <td valign="top">$quota Mb</td> 
+  <td valign="top"><b>$lt{'difn'}</b> $granu_text</td>
+  <td valign="top">$quota_text</td> 
   <td valign="top"><b>$lt{'stda'}</b> $showstart<br />
       <b>$lt{'enda'}</b> $showend
   </td>
@@ -2001,9 +2036,9 @@ sub pick_new_members {
           'nnew' => "There are no users to add as new members, as all users".
                     " matching the specified type(s), role(s), and ".
                     "section(s) are already affiliated with this group.",
-          'yoma' =>  'You may need to use the '."'".'modify existing, past or '.
-                     'future members'."'".' page if you need to re-enable '.
-                     'or activate access for previous or future members.',
+          'yoma' =>  "You may need to use the 'modify existing, past or ".
+                     "future members' page if you need to re-enable ".
+                     "or activate access for previous or future members.",
     );
     my %members;
     my $totalusers = 0;
@@ -2027,7 +2062,7 @@ sub pick_new_members {
             $r->print(&check_uncheck_tools($r,$available));
         }
     }
-    &topic_bar($r,$img,$lt{'gpme'});
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($img,$lt{'gpme'}));
     if (keys(%members) > 0) {
         $r->print('
     <table>
@@ -2036,13 +2071,13 @@ sub pick_new_members {
         if (@{$available} > 0 && $granularity eq 'Yes') {
             $r->print('<td>
      <fieldset><legend><b>'.$lt{'setf'}.'</b></legend>
-      <nobr>
-      <input type="button" value="check all"
+      <span class="LC_nobreak">
+      <input type="button" value="'.&mt('check all').'"
         onclick="javascript:checkAllTools(document.'.$formname.')" />
         &nbsp;&nbsp;
-      <input type="button" value="uncheck all"
+      <input type="button" value="'.&mt('uncheck all').'"
         onclick="javascript:uncheckAllTools(document.'.$formname.')" />
-      </nobr>
+      </span>
      </fieldset></td>');
         }
         $r->print('</tr></table>
@@ -2065,13 +2100,13 @@ sub pick_new_members {
             if ($granularity eq 'Yes') {
                 $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row('LC_data_table_dense LC_data_table_highlight').'
  <td colspan="6">&nbsp;</td>
- <td align="center"><nobr><b>'.&mt('All:').'</b>&nbsp;');
+ <td align="center"><span class="LC_nobreak"><b>'.&mt('All:').'</b>&nbsp;');
                 foreach my $tool (@{$available}) {
                     $r->print('<label><input type="checkbox" name="togglefunc" '.
    'onclick="javascript:toggleTools(document.'.$formname.'.user_'.$tool.',this);"'.
    ' value="'.$tool.'">'.'<b>'.$tool.'</b></label>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                 }
-                $r->print('</nobr></td></tr>');
+                $r->print('</span></td></tr>');
             }
         }
         my %Sortby = ();
@@ -2105,7 +2140,7 @@ sub pick_new_members {
 			  '<td>'.$id.'</td>'.
 			  '<td>'.$section.'</td>');
                 if (@{$available} > 0) {
-                    $r->print('<td align="center"><nobr>'.
+                    $r->print('<td align="center"><span class="LC_nobreak">'.
                               '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                     foreach my $tool (@{$available}) {
                         if ($granularity eq 'Yes') {
@@ -2116,7 +2151,7 @@ sub pick_new_members {
                           $tool.'" value="'.$user.'" />'.$tool.'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                         }
                     }
-                    $r->print('</nobr></td>');
+                    $r->print('</span></td>');
                 }
                 $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row()."\n");
             }
@@ -2134,7 +2169,7 @@ sub pick_new_members {
 
 sub privilege_specificity {
     my ($r,$action,$img,$tools,$stored,$toolprivs,$fixedprivs,$available,
-	$formname,$gpterm,$ucgpterm) = @_;
+	$formname,$gpterm,$ucgpterm,$functions) = @_;
     my %lt = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash (
       'uprv' => 'User privileges for collaborative tools',
       'frty' => 'For each collaborative tool you have chosen to include, '.
@@ -2176,7 +2211,7 @@ sub privilege_specificity {
             }
         }
     }
-    &topic_bar($r,$img,$lt{'uprv'});
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($img,$lt{'uprv'}));
     if ((($action eq 'create') && (@{$available} > 0)) || 
         (($action eq 'modify') && ($formname eq 'change_settings'))) {
         my %specific = (
@@ -2203,8 +2238,8 @@ sub privilege_specificity {
         if ($totaloptionalprivs) {
             $r->print('
 <br />
-<label><nobr><input type="radio" name="specificity" value="No" '.$specific{'No'}.' />&nbsp;'.$lt{'algm'}.'</nobr></label><br />
-<label><nobr><input type="radio" name="specificity" value="Yes" '.$specific{'Yes'}.' />&nbsp;'.$lt{'smgp'}.'</nobr></label><br /><br />');
+<label><span class="LC_nobreak"><input type="radio" name="specificity" value="No" '.$specific{'No'}.' />&nbsp;'.$lt{'algm'}.'</span></label><br />
+<label><span class="LC_nobreak"><input type="radio" name="specificity" value="Yes" '.$specific{'Yes'}.' />&nbsp;'.$lt{'smgp'}.'</span></label><br /><br />');
         } else {
             $r->print('<input type="hidden" name="specificity" value="No" />');
         }
@@ -2231,7 +2266,7 @@ sub privilege_specificity {
             $r->print($lt{'algm'}.'<br /><br />');
         }
         &default_privileges($r,$action,$tools,$toolprivs,$fixedprivs,
-			    $available);
+			    $available,$functions);
     } else {
         if ($action eq 'create') {
             $r->print($lt{'asyo'});
@@ -2255,7 +2290,7 @@ sub privilege_specificity {
 }
 
 sub default_privileges {
-    my ($r,$action,$tools,$toolprivs,$fixedprivs,$available) = @_;
+    my ($r,$action,$tools,$toolprivs,$fixedprivs,$available,$functions) = @_;
     my %lt = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
                                 'addp' => 'Additional privileges',
                                 'fixp' => 'Fixed privileges',
@@ -2264,8 +2299,12 @@ sub default_privileges {
     );
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::start_pick_box('LC_group_priv_box').
 	      &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_title($lt{'func'},undef,
-						'LC_groups_functionality'));
-    $r->print(join('</td><td class="LC_groups_functionality">',@{$tools}));
+     						'LC_groups_functionality'));
+    my @tableHeader;
+    foreach my $key (sort(keys(%{$functions}))){
+        push (@tableHeader,&mt(${$functions}{$key}));
+    }   
+ $r->print(join('</td><td class="LC_groups_functionality">', @tableHeader));
     $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::row_closure(1));
     my $fixed = '';
     my $dynamic = '';
@@ -2280,7 +2319,8 @@ sub default_privileges {
 		if ($fixed ne '') {
 		    $fixed .= '</td><td class="LC_groups_fixed">';
 		}
-                $fixed .= '<input type="hidden" name="defpriv" value="'.$priv.'" /><nobr>'.$$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}.'&nbsp;';
+                $fixed .= '<input type="hidden" name="defpriv" value="'.$priv.'" />'
+                         .'<span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt($$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}).'&nbsp;';
                 if ($action eq 'modify') {
                     if (grep(/^$tool$/,@{$available})) {
                         $fixed .= '<small>'.&mt('(on)').'<small>&nbsp;';
@@ -2288,18 +2328,18 @@ sub default_privileges {
                         $fixed .= '<small>'.&mt('(off)').'<small>&nbsp;';
                     }
                 }
-                $fixed .= '</nobr>';
+                $fixed .= '</span>';
             } else {
                 $privcount++;
                 if ($privcount == 3) {
                     $dynamic .= '</tr>
                                  <tr>'."\n";
                 }
-                $dynamic .= '<td><nobr><label><input type="checkbox" name="defpriv" value="'.$priv.'" />'.$$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}.'</label></nobr></td>'."\n";
+                $dynamic .= '<td><span class="LC_nobreak"><label><input type="checkbox" name="defpriv" value="'.$priv.'" />'.&mt($$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}).'</label></span></td>'."\n";
             }
         }
         if ($privcount == 0) {
-            $dynamic .= '<td>None</td>'."\n";
+            $dynamic .= '<td>'.&mt('None').'</td>'."\n";
         }
         if ($privcount < 3) {
             $dynamic .= '<td>&nbsp;</td>'."\n";
@@ -2417,11 +2457,11 @@ sub change_members_form {
     $r->print('
 <br />
 ');
-    &topic_bar($r,1,$lt{'grse'});
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(1,$lt{'grse'}));
     &print_current_settings($r,$action,$functions,$startdate,$enddate,
 			    $groupname,$description,$granularity,$quota,
 			    \@available,\@unavailable,$gpterm,$ucgpterm);
-    &topic_bar($r,2,$lt{'mogm'});
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(2,$lt{'mogm'}));
     my $numcurrent = &current_membership($r,$cdom,$cnum,$formname,$groupname,
                                          \@available,\@unavailable,$fixedprivs,
 			                 $granularity,$specificity);
@@ -2479,15 +2519,15 @@ sub current_membership {
                 $r->print(&check_uncheck_tools($r,$available));
                 $r->print('
      <td>
-      <nobr>
+      <span class="LC_nobreak">
        <fieldset><legend><b>'.$lt{'curf'}.'</b></legend>
-       <input type="button" value="check all"
+       <input type="button" value="'.&mt('check all').'"
        onclick="javascript:checkAllTools(document.'.$formname.')" />
        &nbsp;&nbsp;
-       <input type="button" value="uncheck all"
+       <input type="button" value="'.&mt('uncheck all').'"
         onclick="javascript:uncheckAllTools(document.'.$formname.')" />
       </fieldset>
-     </nobr>
+     </span>
     </td>
 ');
             }
@@ -2522,14 +2562,14 @@ END
             if ($granularity eq 'Yes') {
                 $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row('LC_data_table_dense LC_data_table_highlight').'
  <td colspan="7">&nbsp;</td>
- <td colspan="'.$colspan.'" align="center"><nobr><b>'.&mt('All:').
+ <td colspan="'.$colspan.'" align="center"><span class="LC_nobreak"><b>'.&mt('All:').
   '</b>&nbsp;');
                 foreach my $tool (@{$available}) {
                     $r->print('<label><input type="checkbox" name="togglefunc"'.
    ' onclick="javascript:toggleTools(document.'.$formname.'.user_'.$tool.',this);"'.
    ' value="'.$tool.'" />'.'<b>'.$tool.'</b></label>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                 }
-                $r->print('</nobr></td></tr>');
+                $r->print('</span></td></tr>');
             }
         }
         my %Sortby = ();
@@ -2557,25 +2597,25 @@ END
                 $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row('LC_data_table_dense').'
                             <td>');
                 if ($$current{$user}{changestate} eq 'reenable') {
-                    $r->print('<nobr><label>'. 
+                    $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'. 
    '<input type="checkbox" name="reenable" value="'.$user.'" />'.
-   $lt{'reen'}.'</label></nobr><br />');
+   $lt{'reen'}.'</label></span><br />');
                 } elsif ($$current{$user}{changestate} eq 'expire') {
-                    $r->print('<nobr><label>'.
+                    $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
    '<input type="checkbox" name="expire" value="'.$user.'" />'.
-   $lt{'expi'}.'</label></nobr><br />');
+   $lt{'expi'}.'</label></span><br />');
                 } elsif ($$current{$user}{changestate} eq 'activate') {
-                    $r->print('<nobr><label>'.
+                    $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
    '<input type="checkbox" name="activate" value="'.$user.'" />'.
-   $lt{'acti'}.'</label></nobr><br />');
+   $lt{'acti'}.'</label></span><br />');
                 }
-                $r->print('<nobr><label>'.
+                $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
    '<input type="checkbox" name="deletion" value="'.$user.'" />'.
-   $lt{'dele'}.'</label></nobr>');
+   $lt{'dele'}.'</label></span>');
                 if ($specificity eq 'Yes') {
-                    $r->print('<br /><nobr><label>'.
+                    $r->print('<br /><span class="LC_nobreak"><label>'.
    '<input type="checkbox" name="changepriv" value="'.$user.'" />'.$lt{'chpr'}.
-   '</label></nobr>');
+   '</label></span>');
                 }
                 $r->print('
    </td>'.
@@ -2586,7 +2626,7 @@ END
    '<td>'.$start.'</td>'.
    '<td>'.$end.'</td>');
                 if ($hastools) {
-                    $r->print('<td align="left"><nobr>'.
+                    $r->print('<td align="left"><span class="LC_nobreak">'.
                                   '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                     foreach my $tool (@{$$current{$user}{currtools}}) {
                         if ($granularity eq 'Yes') {
@@ -2602,23 +2642,23 @@ END
                          }
                          $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                     }
-                    $r->print('</nobr></td>');
+                    $r->print('</span></td>');
                 }
                 if ($addtools) {
                     $r->print('<td align="left">');
                     if ($granularity eq 'Yes') {
                         foreach my $tool (@{$$current{$user}{newtools}}) {
-                            $r->print('<nobr><label><input type="checkbox"
+                            $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak"><label><input type="checkbox"
                                           name="user_'.$tool.'" value="'.
                                           $user.'" />'.$tool.
-                                          '</label></nobr>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
+                                          '</label></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                         }
                     } else {
                         foreach my $tool (@{$$current{$user}{newtools}}) {
-                            $r->print('<nobr><input type="hidden" 
+                            $r->print('<span class="LC_nobreak"><input type="hidden" 
                                           name="user_'. $tool.'" value="'.
                                           $user.'" />'.$tool.
-                                          '</nobr>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
+                                          '</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;');
                         }
                     }
                     $r->print('</td>');
@@ -2639,13 +2679,13 @@ sub check_uncheck_buttons {
      <td '.$colspan.'>
        <fieldset>
        <legend><b>'.$title.'</b></legend>
-      <nobr>
-       <input type="button" value="check all"
+      <span class="LC_nobreak">
+       <input type="button" value="'.&mt('check all').'"
        onclick="javascript:checkAll(document.'.$formname.'.'.$field.')" />
        &nbsp;&nbsp;
-       <input type="button" value="uncheck all"
+       <input type="button" value="'.&mt('uncheck all').'"
        onclick="javascript:uncheckAll(document.'.$formname.'.'.$field.')" />
-      </nobr>
+      </span>
        </fieldset>
      </td>
 ');
@@ -2671,7 +2711,7 @@ sub change_privs_form {
     } else {
         $nexttext = $$navbuttons{'mose'};
     }
-    &topic_bar($r,3,&mt('Members to delete or expire'));
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(3,&mt('Members to delete or expire')));
     my $exp_or_del = 0;
     if (ref($$memchg{'deletion'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         if (@{$$memchg{'deletion'}} > 0) {
@@ -2699,7 +2739,7 @@ sub change_privs_form {
         $r->print($lt{'nome'}.'<br />');
     }
     
-    &topic_bar($r,4,&mt('Setting optional privileges for specific group members'));
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(4,&mt('Setting optional privileges for specific group members')));
 
     my $numchgs = &member_privileges_form($r,$action,$formname,$tools,
                                           $toolprivs,$fixedprivs,$userdata,
@@ -2756,7 +2796,7 @@ sub choose_privs_form {
         $nexttext = $$navbuttons{'adme'};
     }
 
-    &topic_bar($r,6,&mt('Setting optional privileges for specific group members'));
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar(6,&mt('Setting optional privileges for specific group members')));
 
     &member_privileges_form($r,$action,$formname,$tools,$toolprivs,
                             $fixedprivs,$userdata,$usertools,$idx,undef,
@@ -2845,7 +2885,8 @@ sub member_privileges_form {
                       'members being added or modified, '. 
                       'there are no optional privileges to set '.
                       'for specific members.',
-            'algr' => 'All new group members will receive the same privileges.',            'ifex' => 'If previously expired members are being re-enabled, or '.
+            'algr' => 'All new group members will receive the same privileges.',
+            'ifex' => 'If previously expired members are being re-enabled, or '.
                       'if access for future members is being activated now, '.
                       'previously set privileges will be preserved.',
             'asno' => 'As no group members are being added, '.
@@ -2923,7 +2964,7 @@ sub member_privileges_form {
                             $r->print('<td valign="top">');
                             $r->print('<table class="thinborder"><tr>'.
 				      '<th colspan="'.$colspan.'">'.
-                                      $tool.'</th></tr><tr>');
+                                      &mt($tool).'</th></tr><tr>');
                             my $privcount = 0;
                             foreach my $priv (@{$showboxes{$tool}}) {
                                 $privcount ++;
@@ -2937,15 +2978,16 @@ sub member_privileges_form {
                                 } else {
                                     $r->print('<td>');
                                 }
-                                $r->print(qq|
-       <fieldset><legend><b>$$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}</b></legend>
-       <nobr>
-       <input type="button" value="check all"
-         onclick="javascript:checkAll(document.$formname.userpriv_$priv)" />
-       &nbsp;
-       <input type="button" value="uncheck all"
-        onclick="javascript:uncheckAll(document.$formname.userpriv_$priv)" />
-      </nobr></fieldset><br />|);
+                                $r->print(
+ '<fieldset><legend><b>'.&mt($$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}).'</b></legend>'
+.'<span class="LC_nobreak">'
+.' <input type="button" value="'.&mt('check all').'"'
+.' onclick="javascript:checkAll(document.'.$formname.'.userpriv_'.$priv.')" />'
+.'&nbsp;'
+.'<input type="button" value="'.&mt('uncheck all').'"'
+.' onclick="javascript:uncheckAll(document.'.$formname.'.userpriv_'.$priv.')" />'
+.'</span></fieldset><br />'
+                                );
                                 $r->print('</td>');
                                 if ($privcount < @{$showboxes{$tool}}) {
                                     if (@{$showboxes{$tool}} > 2) {
@@ -3089,11 +3131,19 @@ sub write_group_data {
     }
     if ($quota !~ /^\d*\.?\d*$/) {
         $quota = 0;
-        $r->print(&mt('The value you entered for the quota for the file repository in this [_1] contained invalid characters, so it has been set to 0 Mb. You can change this by modifying the [_1] settings.<br />',$gpterm));
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_warning">'
+                 .&mt('The value you entered for the quota for the group portfolio in this '.$gpterm
+                 .' contained invalid characters, so it has been set to 0 Mb. You can change this by'
+                 .' modifying the '.$gpterm.' settings.')
+                 .'</div>');
     }
     if ($quota > $maxposs) {
         $quota = $maxposs;
-        $r->print(&mt('The value you entered for the quota for the file repository in this [_1] exceeded the maximum possible value, so it has been set to [_2] Mb (the maximum possible value).<br />',$gpterm,sprintf("%.2f",$maxposs)));
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_warning">'
+                 .&mt('The value you entered for the quota for the group portfolio in this '.$gpterm
+                 .' exceeded the maximum possible value, so it has been set to [_1] Mb '
+                 .'(the maximum possible value).',sprintf("%.2f",$maxposs))
+                 .'</div>');
     }
     my %groupinfo = (
                      description => $esc_description,
@@ -3158,10 +3208,17 @@ sub write_group_data {
             my $result = &add_group_folder($cdom,$cnum,$now,$groupname,$action,
                                            $description,$tools,\%groupinfo,
                                            $gpterm,$ucgpterm,$crstype);
-            if ($result ne 'ok') {
-                $r->print(&mt('A problem occurred when creating folders for the new [_1].<br />[_2]<br />',$gpterm,$result));
+            if ($result eq 'ok') {
+                $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'
+                         .&mt($ucgpterm.' [_1] was created.','<i>'.$groupname.'</i>')
+                         .'</div>');
+            } else {
+                $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                         .&mt('A problem occurred when creating folders for the new '.$gpterm.' [_1]:'
+                             ,'<i>'.$groupname.'</i>')
+                         .'<br />'.$result
+                         .'</div>');
             }
-            $r->print(&mt('[_1] [_2] was created.<br />',$ucgpterm,$groupname));
         } elsif ($action eq 'modify') {
             my (@oldtools,@newtools); 
             if (ref($$stored{'tool'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
@@ -3175,35 +3232,54 @@ sub write_group_data {
                 my $crspath = '/uploaded/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/';
                 my $boardsmap = $crspath.'group_boards_'.$groupname.'.sequence';
                 my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-                my $bbmapres = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($boardsmap);
-                undef($navmap);
-                if (!$bbmapres) {
-                    my $grpmap = $crspath.'group_folder_'.$groupname.'.sequence';
-                    my $disctitle = &mt('Discussion Boards');
-                    my $outcome = &map_updater($cdom,$cnum,'group_boards_'.
-                                               $groupname.'.sequence','bbseq',
-                                               $disctitle,$grpmap);
-                    my ($furl,$ferr) = 
-                        &Apache::lonuserstate::readmap($cdom.'/'.$cnum);
-                    $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-                    # modify parameter
-                    if ($outcome eq 'ok') {
-                        my $parm_result = &parm_setter($navmap,$cdom,$boardsmap,
-                                                       $groupname);
-                        if ($parm_result) {
-                            $r->print(&mt('Error while setting parameters '.
-                                          'for Discussion Boards folder: '.
-                                          '[_1]<br />.',$parm_result));
+                my ($bbmapres,$error);
+                if (defined($navmap)) {
+                    $bbmapres = $navmap->getResourceByUrl($boardsmap);
+                    undef($navmap);
+                    if (!$bbmapres) {
+                        my $grpmap = $crspath.'group_folder_'.$groupname.'.sequence';
+                        my $disctitle = &mt('Discussion Boards');
+                        my $outcome = &map_updater($cdom,$cnum,'group_boards_'.
+                                                   $groupname.'.sequence','bbseq',
+                                                   $disctitle,$grpmap);
+                        my ($furl,$ferr) = 
+                            &Apache::lonuserstate::readmap($cdom.'/'.$cnum);
+                        # modify parameter
+                        if ($outcome eq 'ok') {
+                            $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+                            if (defined($navmap)) {
+                                my $parm_result = &parm_setter($navmap,$cdom,$boardsmap,
+                                                               $groupname);
+                                if ($parm_result) {
+                                    $error = &mt('An error occurred while setting parameters '
+                                             .'for Discussion Boards folder: '
+                                             .'[_1]',$parm_result);
+                                } else {
+                                    $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'.
+                                              &mt('Discussion Boards Folder created.')
+                                              .'</div>');
+                                }
+                                undef($navmap);
+                            } else {
+                                $error = &mt('An error occurred while setting parameters '.
+                                             'for Discussion Boards folder: '.
+                                             'Could not retrieve course information' );
+                            }
                         } else {
-                            $r->print(&mt('Discussion Boards Folder created.<br />'));
+                            $r->print($outcome);
                         }
-                    } else {
-                        $r->print($outcome);
                     }
-                    undef($navmap);
+                } else {
+                    $error = &mt("An error occurred while retrieving the contents of the group's folder.").'<br />'.
+                             &mt('You need to re-initialize the course.');
+                }
+                if ($error ne '') {
+                    $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'.$error.'</div>');
                 }
             }
-            $r->print(&mt('[_1] [_2] was updated.<br />',$ucgpterm,$groupname));
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'
+                     .&mt($ucgpterm.' [_1] was updated.','<i>'.$groupname.'</i>')
+                     .'</div>');
         }
     } else {
         my %actiontype = (
@@ -3213,8 +3289,10 @@ sub write_group_data {
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Failed to store $gpterm $groupname ".
                                  'in '.lc($crstype).': '.$cnum.
                                  ' in domain: '.$cdom);
-        $r->print(&mt('An error occurred when [_1] the [_2]. '.
-                      'Please try again.',$actiontype{$action},$gpterm));
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                 .&mt('An error occurred when [_1] the '.$gpterm.'. '
+                 .'Please try again.',$actiontype{$action})
+                 .'</div>');
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -3233,6 +3311,7 @@ sub process_membership {
     my %curr_start = ();
     my %curr_end = ();
     my %tooltype = ();
+    my $context = 'processgroupmembership';
 
     foreach my $tool (@{$tools}) {
         foreach my $priv (sort(keys(%{$$toolprivs{$tool}}))) {
@@ -3302,7 +3381,7 @@ sub process_membership {
                                                       $curr_privs{$user};
                 if (&Apache::lonnet::modify_group_roles($cdom,$cnum,$groupname,
                                                        $user,$now,$savestart,
-                                                       $curr_privs{$user},''',$context) eq 'ok') {
+                                                       $curr_privs{$user},'',$context) eq 'ok') {
                     push(@{$added{'expired'}},$user);
                     $num_ok ++;
                 } else {
@@ -3406,7 +3485,9 @@ sub process_membership {
     }
     if ($num_fail) {
         foreach my $type (sort(keys(%failed))) {
-            $r->print(&mt('The following users could not be [_1], because an error occurred:<br />',$type));
+            $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                     .&mt("The following users could not be $type, because an error occurred:")
+                     .'</div>');
             foreach my $user (@{$failed{$type}}) {
                 $r->print($$userdata{$user}[$$idx{fullname}].' - '.$user.'<br />');
             }
@@ -3414,17 +3495,28 @@ sub process_membership {
         $r->print('<br />');
     }
     if (@unchanged > 0) {
-        $r->print(&mt('No change occurred for the following users:<br />'));
+        $r->print(&mt('No change occurred for the following users:').'<br />');
         foreach my $user (sort(@unchanged)) {
             $r->print($$userdata{$user}[$$idx{fullname}].' - '.$user.'<br />');
         }
         $r->print('<br />');
     }
     if ($roster_result eq 'ok') {
-        $r->print('<br />'.&mt('[_1] membership list updated.',$ucgpterm));
-	$r->print('<p>'.&mt("Any currently logged in course users affected by the changes you made to group membership or privileges for the [_1] group will need to log out and log back in for their LON-CAPA sessions to reflect these changes.",$groupname).'</p>');
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_success">'
+                 .&mt($ucgpterm.' membership list updated.')
+                 .'</div>');
+	$r->print('<p class="LC_info">'
+                 .&mt('Any currently logged in course users affected by the changes you made'
+                     .' to group membership or privileges for the [_1] group will need to log out'
+                     .' and log back in for their LON-CAPA sessions to reflect these changes.'
+                     ,'<i>'.$groupname.'</i>')
+                 .'</p>'
+        );
     } else {
-        $r->print('<br />'.&mt('An error occurred while updating the [_1] membership list -',$gpterm).$roster_result.'<br />');
+        $r->print('<div class="LC_error">'
+                 .&mt("An error occurred while updating the $gpterm membership list:")
+                 .'<br />'.$roster_result
+                 .'</div>');
     }
     return;
 }
@@ -3440,7 +3532,6 @@ sub mapping_options {
         'adds'  => "If automatic $gpterm enrollment is enabled, when a user is newly assigned a ".lc($crstype)."-wide or section-specific role, he/she will automatically be added as a member of the $gpterm, with start and end access dates defined by the default dates set for the $gpterm, unless he/she is already a $gpterm member, with access dates that permit either current or future $gpterm access.",
         'drops'  => "If automatic $gpterm disenrollment is enabled, when a user's role is expired, access to the $gpterm will be terminated unless the user continues to have other ".lc($crstype)."-wide or section-specific active or future roles which receive automatic membership in the $gpterm.",
         'pirs' => "Pick roles and sections for automatic $gpterm enrollment",
-        'curr' => 'Currently set to',
         'on' => 'on',
         'off' => 'off',
         'auad' => "Automatically enable $gpterm membership when roles are added?",
@@ -3463,22 +3554,21 @@ sub automapping {
     if (exists($$stored{'autodrop'})) {
         $drop = $$stored{'autodrop'};
     }
-    &topic_bar($r,$image,$$lt{'endi'});
-    $r->print('
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($image,$$lt{'endi'}).'
     <b>'.$$lt{'gmma'}.':</b><br />'.$$lt{'adds'}.'<br />'.$$lt{'drops'}.'<br /><br />
-   <nobr>'.$$lt{'auad'}.':&nbsp;
-    <label><input type="radio" name="autoadd" value="on" />on&nbsp;&nbsp;</label><label><input type="radio" name="autoadd" value="off" checked="checked" />off</label>');
+   <span class="LC_nobreak">'.$$lt{'auad'}.':&nbsp;
+    <label><input type="radio" name="autoadd" value="on" />'.&mt('on').'&nbsp;&nbsp;</label><label><input type="radio" name="autoadd" value="off" checked="checked" />'.&mt('off').'</label>');
     if ($action eq 'modify') {
-        $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;('.$$lt{'curr'}.' <b>'.$$lt{$add}.'</b>)');
+        $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;('.&mt('Currently set to [_1].','<b>'.$$lt{$add}.'</b>').')');
     }
     $r->print('
-    </nobr><br />
-    <nobr>'.$$lt{'auex'}.':&nbsp;
-    <label><input type="radio" name="autodrop" value="on" />on&nbsp;&nbsp;</label><label><input type="radio" name="autodrop" value="off" checked="checked" />off</label>');
+    </span><br />
+    <span class="LC_nobreak">'.$$lt{'auex'}.':&nbsp;
+    <label><input type="radio" name="autodrop" value="on" />'.&mt('on').'&nbsp;&nbsp;</label><label><input type="radio" name="autodrop" value="off" checked="checked" />'.&mt('off').'</label>');
     if ($action eq 'modify') {
-        $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;('.$$lt{'curr'}.' <b>'.$$lt{$drop}.'</b>)');
+        $r->print('&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;('.&mt('Currently set to [_1].','<b>'.$$lt{$drop}.'</b>').')');
     }
-    $r->print('</nobr><br /><br />'.$$lt{'mapr'});
+    $r->print('</span><br /><br />'.$$lt{'mapr'});
 }
 
 sub mapping_settings {
@@ -3491,7 +3581,7 @@ sub mapping_settings {
     } else {
         @sections = ('all','none');
     }
-    &topic_bar($r,$image,$$lt{'pirs'});
+    $r->print(&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::topic_bar($image,$$lt{'pirs'}));
     my @roles = &standard_roles();
     my %customroles = &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::course_custom_roles($cdom,$cnum);
     $r->print(&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().
@@ -3638,16 +3728,16 @@ sub member_privs_entries {
                         if ($privcount == 3) {
                             $dynamic .= '</tr><tr>';
                         }
-                        $dynamic .='<td><nobr><label><input type="checkbox" '.
+                        $dynamic .='<td><span class="LC_nobreak"><label><input type="checkbox" '.
                                'name="userpriv_'.$priv.'" value="'.$user.'"';
                         if (grep/^\Q$priv\E$/,@{$defprivs}) {
                             $dynamic .= ' checked="checked" ';
                         }
                         $dynamic .= ' />'.$$toolprivs{$tool}{$priv}.
-                                    '</label></nobr></td>';
+                                    '</label></span></td>';
                     }
                 }
-                $r->print('<tr><td colspan="2"><nobr>'.$fixed.'</nobr></td></tr><tr>'.$dynamic.'</tr></table></td>');
+                $r->print('<tr><td colspan="2"><span class="LC_nobreak">'.$fixed.'</span></td></tr><tr>'.$dynamic.'</tr></table></td>');
             } else {
                 $r->print('<td valign="top"><table width="100%"><tr><th colspan="2">'.$tool.'</th></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></td>');
             }
@@ -3674,8 +3764,8 @@ sub date_setting_table {
     my $endform = &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::date_setter($formname,
                                                       'enddate',$endtime);
     my $perpetual = 
-	'<nobr><label><input type="checkbox" name="no_end_date" />'.
-	&mt('None').'</label></nobr>';
+	'<span class="LC_nobreak"><label><input type="checkbox" name="no_end_date" />'.
+	&mt('None').'</label></span>';
     my $table = "<table class=\"LC_descriptive_input\">\n".
 	'<tr><td class="LC_description">'.&mt('Start:').'</td>'.
         '<td>'.$startform.'</td>'.
@@ -3691,7 +3781,9 @@ sub add_group_folder {
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$now,$groupname,$action,$description,$tools,$groupinfo,
         $gpterm,$ucgpterm,$crstype) = @_;
     if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '') {
-        return &mt('Error: invalid course domain or number - group folder creation failed');  
+        return '<span class="LC_error">'
+              .&mt('Error: invalid course domain or number - group folder creation failed.')
+              .'</span>';
     }
     my ($outcome,$allgrpsmap,$grpmap,$boardsmap,$grppage,$warning);
     my $crspath = '/uploaded/'.$cdom.'/'.$cnum.'/';
@@ -3701,21 +3793,23 @@ sub add_group_folder {
             # check if group_allfolders.sequence exists.
             my $mapcontents = &Apache::lonnet::getfile($allgrpsmap);
             if ($mapcontents eq '-1') { #file does not exist;
-                my $grpstitle = &mt('[_1] [_2]s',$crstype,$ucgpterm);
+                my $grpstitle = &mt("$crstype $ucgpterm".'s');
                 my $topmap_url = '/'.$env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.url'};
                 $topmap_url =~ s|/+|/|g;
                 if ($topmap_url =~ m|^/uploaded|) {
                     $outcome = &map_updater($cdom,$cnum,'group_allfolders.sequence',
                                             'toplevelgroup',$grpstitle,$topmap_url);
                 } else {
-                    $outcome = &mt('Non-standard course - folder for all groups not added.');
+                    $outcome = '<span class="LC_warning">'
+                              .&mt('Non-standard course - folder for all groups not added.')
+                              .'</span>';
                 }
                 if ($outcome ne 'ok') {
                     my $delresult = &release_folder_lock($cdom,$cnum,'group_allfolders');
                     if ($delresult ne 'ok') {
                         $warning = $delresult;
                     }
-                    return $outcome;
+                    return $outcome.$warning;
                 }
             }
             my $delresult = &release_folder_lock($cdom,$cnum,'group_allfolders');
@@ -3723,7 +3817,9 @@ sub add_group_folder {
                 $warning = $delresult ;
             }
         } else {
-            $outcome = &mt('Could not obtain exclusive lock to check status of the folder for all groups. No group folder added.');
+            $outcome = '<span class="LC_error">'
+                      .&mt('Could not obtain exclusive lock to check status of the folder for all groups. No group folder added.')
+                      .'</span>';
             return $outcome;
         }
         my $grpfolder = &mt($ucgpterm.' Folder - [_1]',$description);
@@ -3754,6 +3850,10 @@ sub add_group_folder {
     }
     my ($furl,$ferr)= &Apache::lonuserstate::readmap($cdom.'/'.$cnum);
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+    if (!defined($navmap)) {
+        return $warning.'<span class="LC_error">'.&mt('Error retrieving course contents').
+               ' '.&mt('You need to re-initialize the course.').'</span>';
+    }
     # modify parameters
     my $parm_result;
     if ($action eq 'create') {
@@ -3799,7 +3899,10 @@ sub release_folder_lock {
     my @del_lock = ($folder_name."\0".'locked_folder');
     my $dellockoutcome=&Apache::lonnet::del('coursegroups',\@del_lock,$cdom,$cnum);
     if ($dellockoutcome ne 'ok') {
-        return ('<br />'.&mt('Warning: failed to release lock for folder: [_1].',$folder_name).'<br />'); 
+        return ('<div class="LC_error">'
+               .&mt('Warning: failed to release lock for folder: [_1].','<tt>'.$folder_name.'</tt>')
+               .'</div>'
+               );
     } else {
         return 'ok';
     }
@@ -3814,12 +3917,16 @@ sub map_updater {
     my $newmapurl=&Apache::lonnet::finishuserfileupload($cnum,$cdom,$itemname,
                                                         $newfile);
     if ($newmapurl !~ m|^/uploaded|) {
-        $outcome = &mt('Error uploading new folder.')." ($newfile): $newmapurl".'<br />';
+        $outcome = '<div class="LC_error">'
+                  .&mt('Error uploading new folder.')." ($newfile): $newmapurl"
+                  .'</div>';
         return $outcome;
     }
     my ($errtext,$fatal)=&LONCAPA::map::mapread($parentmap);
     if ($fatal) {
-        $outcome = &mt('Error reading contents of parent folder')." ($parentmap): $errtext".'<br />';
+        $outcome = '<div class="LC_error">'
+                  .&mt('Error reading contents of parent folder.')." ($parentmap): $errtext"
+                  .'</div>';
         return $outcome;
     } else {
         my $newidx=&LONCAPA::map::getresidx($newmapurl);
@@ -3828,7 +3935,9 @@ sub map_updater {
         $LONCAPA::map::order[1+$#LONCAPA::map::order]=$newidx;
         my ($outtext,$errtext) = &LONCAPA::map::storemap($parentmap,1);
         if ($errtext) {
-            $outcome = &mt('Error saving updated parent folder')." ($parentmap):  $errtext".'<br />';
+            $outcome = '<div class="LC_error">'
+                      .&mt('Error saving updated parent folder.')." ($parentmap):  $errtext"
+                      .'</div>';
             return $outcome;
         }
     }
@@ -3850,6 +3959,13 @@ sub new_map {
 sub parm_setter {
     my ($navmap,$cdom,$url,$groupname) = @_;
     my $allresults;
+    if (!defined($navmap)) {
+        $allresults = '<div class="LC_warning">'.
+                      &mt('Parameters not set for [_1] because the contents of the course could not be retrieved.',$url).' '.
+                      &mt('You need to reinitialize the course.').
+                      '</div>';
+        return $allresults;
+    }
     my %hide_settings = (
                            'course' =>  {
                                           'num' => 13,
@@ -3878,7 +3994,10 @@ sub parm_setter {
             }
         }
     } else {
-        $allresults = &mt('Parameters not set for [_1] because the resource was not recognized as part of the course',$url).'<br />';
+        $allresults = '<div class="LC_warning">' 
+                     .&mt('Parameters not set for [_1] because the resource was not recognized'
+                         .' as part of the course.','<tt>'.$url.'</tt>')
+                     .'</div>';
     }
     return $allresults;
 }
@@ -3992,18 +4111,6 @@ sub validate_groupname {
     return;
 }
 
-sub topic_bar {
-    my ($r,$imgnum,$title) = @_;
-    $r->print('
-<div class="LC_topic_bar">
-    <img alt="'.&mt('Step [_1]',$imgnum).
-	      '"src="/res/adm/pages/bl_step'.$imgnum.'.gif" />&nbsp;
-    <span>'.$title.'</span>
-</div>
-');
-    return;
-}
-
 sub check_changes {
     my ($member_changes,$memchg) = @_;
     my %exclusions;