--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2006/05/29 16:01:22	1.129
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2010/02/19 10:19:33	1.266
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.129 2006/05/29 16:01:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.266 2010/02/19 10:19:33 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -60,6 +60,101 @@ use Time::Local;
 use Time::HiRes;
 use Apache::lonlocal;
 use Apache::lonnet;
+use LONCAPA;
+
+
+sub coursepreflink {
+   my ($text,$category)=@_;
+   if (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('opa',$env{'request.course.id'})) {
+      return '<a href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode("/adm/courseprefs?phase=display&actions=$category",'<>&"').'">'.$text.'</a>';
+   } else {
+      return '';
+   }
+}
+
+sub raw_href_to_link {
+   my ($message)=@_;
+   $message=~s/(https?\:\/\/[^\s\'\"\<]+)([\s\<]|$)/<a href="$1"><tt>$1<\/tt><\/a>$2/gi;
+   return $message;
+}
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+=item confirm_success
+
+Successful completion of an operation message
+
+=cut
+
+sub confirm_success {
+   my ($message,$failure)=@_;
+   if ($failure) {
+      return '<span class="LC_error" style="font-size: inherit;">'."\n"
+            .'<img src="/adm/lonIcons/navmap.wrong.gif" alt="'.&mt('Error').'" /> '."\n"
+            .$message."\n"
+            .'</span>'."\n";
+   } else {
+      return '<span class="LC_success">'."\n"
+            .'<img src="/adm/lonIcons/navmap.correct.gif" alt="'.&mt('OK').'" /> '."\n"
+            .$message."\n"
+            .'</span>'."\n";
+   }
+}
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item dragmath_button
+
+Creates a button that launches a dragmath popup-window, in which an 
+expression can be edited and pasted as LaTeX into a specified textarea. 
+
+  textarea - Name of the textarea to edit.
+  helpicon - If true, show a help icon to the right of the button.
+
+=cut
+
+sub dragmath_button {
+    my ($textarea,$helpicon) = @_;
+    my $help_text; 
+    if ($helpicon) {
+        $help_text = &Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Authoring_Math_Editor');
+    }
+    my $buttontext=&mt('Edit Math');
+    return <<ENDDRAGMATH;
+                <input type="button" value="$buttontext" onclick="javascript:mathedit('$textarea',document)" />$help_text
+ENDDRAGMATH
+}
+
+##############################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item dragmath_js
+
+Javascript used to open pop-up window containing dragmath applet which 
+can be used to paste LaTeX into a textarea.
+=cut
+
+sub dragmath_js {
+    my ($popup) = @_;
+    return <<ENDDRAGMATHJS;
+                <script type="text/javascript">
+                // <![CDATA[
+                  function mathedit(textarea, doc) {
+                     targetEntry = textarea;
+                     targetDoc   = doc;
+                     newwin  = window.open("/adm/dragmath/applet/$popup.html","","width=565,height=500,resizable");
+                  }
+                // ]]>
+                </script>
+
+ENDDRAGMATHJS
+}
+
 
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
@@ -76,12 +171,12 @@ use Apache::lonnet;
 sub authorbombs {
     my $url=shift;
     $url=&Apache::lonnet::declutter($url);
-    my ($udom,$uname)=($url=~/^(\w+)\/(\w+)\//);
+    my ($udom,$uname)=($url=~m{^($LONCAPA::domain_re)/($LONCAPA::username_re)/});
     my %bombs=&Apache::lonmsg::all_url_author_res_msg($uname,$udom);
-    foreach (keys %bombs) {
-	if ($_=~/^$udom\/$uname\//) {
+    foreach my $bomb (keys(%bombs)) {
+	if ($bomb =~ /^$udom\/$uname\//) {
 	    return '<a href="/adm/bombs/'.$url.
-		'"><img src="'.&Apache::loncommon::lonhttpdurl('/adm/lonMisc/bomb.gif').'" border="0" /></a>'.
+		'"><img src="'.&Apache::loncommon::lonhttpdurl('/adm/lonMisc/bomb.gif').'" alt="'.&mt('Bomb').'" border="0" /></a>'.
 		&Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('About_Bombs');
 	}
     }
@@ -93,29 +188,35 @@ sub authorbombs {
 
 sub recent_filename {
     my $area=shift;
-    return 'nohist_recent_'.&Apache::lonnet::escape($area);
+    return 'nohist_recent_'.&escape($area);
 }
 
 sub store_recent {
-    my ($area,$name,$value)=@_;
+    my ($area,$name,$value,$freeze)=@_;
     my $file=&recent_filename($area);
     my %recent=&Apache::lonnet::dump($file);
     if (scalar(keys(%recent))>20) {
 # remove oldest value
-	my $oldest=time;
+	my $oldest=time();
 	my $delkey='';
-	foreach (keys %recent) {
-	    my $thistime=(split(/\&/,$recent{$_}))[0];
-	    if ($thistime<$oldest) {
+	foreach my $item (keys(%recent)) {
+	    my $thistime=(split(/\&/,$recent{$item}))[0];
+	    if (($thistime ne "always_include") && ($thistime<$oldest)) {
 		$oldest=$thistime;
-		$delkey=$_;
+		$delkey=$item;
 	    }
 	}
 	&Apache::lonnet::del($file,[$delkey]);
     }
 # store new value
+    my $timestamp;
+    if ($freeze) {
+        $timestamp = "always_include";
+    } else {
+        $timestamp = time();
+    }   
     &Apache::lonnet::put($file,{ $name => 
-				 time.'&'.&Apache::lonnet::escape($value) });
+				 $timestamp.'&'.&escape($value) });
 }
 
 sub remove_recent {
@@ -130,11 +231,15 @@ sub select_recent {
     my $return="\n<select name='$fieldname'".
 	($event?" onchange='$event'":'').
 	">\n<option value=''>--- ".&mt('Recent')." ---</option>";
-    foreach (sort keys %recent) {
-	unless ($_=~/^error\:/) {
-	    my $escaped = &Apache::loncommon::escape_url($_);
+    foreach my $value (sort(keys(%recent))) {
+	unless ($value =~/^error\:/) {
+	    my $escaped = &Apache::loncommon::escape_url($value);
+	    &Apache::loncommon::inhibit_menu_check(\$escaped);
+            if ($area eq 'residx') {
+                next if ((!&Apache::lonnet::allowed('bre',$value)) && (!&Apache::lonnet::allowed('bro',$value)));
+            }
 	    $return.="\n<option value='$escaped'>".
-		&Apache::lonnet::unescape((split(/\&/,$recent{$_}))[1]).
+		&unescape((split(/\&/,$recent{$value}))[1]).
 		'</option>';
 	}
     }
@@ -147,24 +252,45 @@ sub get_recent {
     my %recent=&Apache::lonnet::dump(&recent_filename($area));
 
 # Create hash with key as time and recent as value
+# Begin filling return_hash with any 'always_include' option
     my %time_hash = ();
-    foreach (keys %recent) {
-        my $thistime=(split(/\&/,$recent{$_}))[0];
-        $time_hash{$thistime} = $_;
+    my %return_hash = ();
+    foreach my $item (keys(%recent)) {
+        my ($thistime,$thisvalue)=(split(/\&/,$recent{$item}));
+        if ($thistime eq 'always_include') {
+            $return_hash{$item} = &unescape($thisvalue);
+            $n--;
+        } else {
+            $time_hash{$thistime} = $item;
+        }
     }
 
 # Sort by decreasing time and return key value pairs
-    my %return_hash = ();
     my $idx = 1;
-    foreach (reverse sort keys %time_hash) {
-       $return_hash{$time_hash{$_}} =
-                  &Apache::lonnet::unescape((split(/\&/,$recent{$_}))[1]);
+    foreach my $item (reverse(sort(keys(%time_hash)))) {
+       $return_hash{$time_hash{$item}} =
+                  &unescape((split(/\&/,$recent{$time_hash{$item}}))[1]);
        if ($n && ($idx++ >= $n)) {last;}
     }
 
     return %return_hash;
 }
 
+sub get_recent_frozen {
+    my ($area) = @_;
+    my %recent=&Apache::lonnet::dump(&recent_filename($area));
+
+# Create hash with all 'frozen' items
+    my %return_hash = ();
+    foreach my $item (keys(%recent)) {
+        my ($thistime,$thisvalue)=(split(/\&/,$recent{$item}));
+        if ($thistime eq 'always_include') {
+            $return_hash{$item} = &unescape($thisvalue);
+        }
+    }
+    return %return_hash;
+}
+
 
 
 =pod
@@ -202,7 +328,7 @@ sub checkbox {
         $Str .= 'value="'.$value.'"';
     } 
     if ($checked) {
-        $Str .= ' checked="1"';
+        $Str .= ' checked="checked"';
     }
     $Str .= ' />';
     return $Str;
@@ -224,7 +350,7 @@ sub radio {
         $Str .= 'value="'.$value.'"';
     } 
     if ($checked eq $value) {
-        $Str .= ' checked="1"';
+        $Str .= ' checked="checked"';
     }
     $Str .= ' />';
     return $Str;
@@ -254,7 +380,8 @@ dname_hour, dname_min, and dname_sec.
 
 The current setting for this time parameter.  A unix format time
 (time in seconds since the beginning of Jan 1st, 1970, GMT.  
-An undefined value is taken to indicate the value is the current time.
+An undefined value is taken to indicate the value is the current time
+unless it is requested to leave it empty. See $includeempty.
 Also, to be explicit, a value of 'now' also indicates the current time.
 
 =item $special
@@ -264,6 +391,9 @@ the date_setter.  See lonparmset for exa
 
 =item $includeempty 
 
+If it is set (true) and no date/time value is provided,
+the date/time fields are left empty.
+
 =item $state
 
 Specifies the initial state of the form elements.  Either 'disabled' or empty.
@@ -281,8 +411,13 @@ The method used to restrict user input w
 ##############################################
 sub date_setter {
     my ($formname,$dname,$currentvalue,$special,$includeempty,$state,
-        $no_hh_mm_ss,$defhour,$defmin,$defsec) = @_;
-    my $wasdefined=1;
+        $no_hh_mm_ss,$defhour,$defmin,$defsec,$nolink) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+
+    my $tzname;
+    my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$month,$year) = ('', '', undef,''.''.'');
+    #other potentially useful values:    wkday,yrday,is_daylight_savings
+
     if (! defined($state) || $state ne 'disabled') {
         $state = '';
     }
@@ -290,40 +425,29 @@ sub date_setter {
         $no_hh_mm_ss = 0;
     }
     if ($currentvalue eq 'now') {
-	$currentvalue=time;
+        $currentvalue = $now;
     }
-    if ((!defined($currentvalue)) || ($currentvalue eq '')) {
-	$wasdefined=0;
-	if ($includeempty) {
-	    $currentvalue = 0;
-	} else {
-	    $currentvalue = time;
-	}
+    
+    # Default value: Set empty date field to current time
+    # unless empty inclusion is requested
+    if ((!$includeempty) && (!$currentvalue)) {
+        $currentvalue = $now;
     }
-    # other potentially useful values:     wkday,yrday,is_daylight_savings
-    my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$month,$year)=('','',undef,'','','');
+    # Do we have a date? Split it!
     if ($currentvalue) {
-	($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$month,$year,undef,undef,undef) = 
-	    localtime($currentvalue);
-	$year += 1900;
-    }
-    unless ($wasdefined) {
-	if (($defhour) || ($defmin) || ($defsec)) {
-	    ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$month,$year,undef,undef,undef) = 
-		localtime(time);
-	    $year += 1900;
-	    $sec=($defsec?$defsec:0);
-	    $min=($defmin?$defmin:0);
-	    $hour=($defhour?$defhour:0);
-	} elsif (!$includeempty) {
-	    $sec=0;
-	    $min=0;
-	    $hour=0;
-	}
+	($tzname,$sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$month,$year) = &get_timedates($currentvalue);
+
+        #No values provided for hour, min, sec? Use default 0
+        if (($defhour) || ($defmin) || ($defsec)) {
+            $sec  = ($defsec  ? $defsec  : 0);
+            $min  = ($defmin  ? $defmin  : 0);
+            $hour = ($defhour ? $defhour : 0);
+        }
     }
     my $result = "\n<!-- $dname date setting form -->\n";
     $result .= <<ENDJS;
-<script language="Javascript">
+<script type="text/javascript">
+// <![CDATA[
     function $dname\_checkday() {
         var day   = document.$formname.$dname\_day.value;
         var month = document.$formname.$dname\_month.value;
@@ -384,9 +508,10 @@ document.$formname.$dname\_year.value,
         }
 
     }
+// ]]>
 </script>
 ENDJS
-    $result .= '  <nobr>';
+    $result .= '  <span class="LC_nobreak">';
     my $monthselector = qq{<select name="$dname\_month" $special $state onchange="javascript:$dname\_checkday()" >};
     # Month
     my @Months = qw/January February  March     April   May      June 
@@ -395,23 +520,23 @@ ENDJS
     unshift(@Months,'If you can read this an error occurred');
     if ($includeempty) { $monthselector.="<option value=''></option>"; }
     for(my $m = 1;$m <=$#Months;$m++) {
-        $monthselector .= qq{      <option value="$m" };
-        $monthselector .= "selected " if ($m-1 eq $month);
-        $monthselector .= '> '.&mt($Months[$m]).' </option>';
+        $monthselector .= qq{      <option value="$m"};
+        $monthselector .= ' selected="selected"' if ($m-1 eq $month);
+        $monthselector .= '> '.&mt($Months[$m]).' </option>'."\n";
     }
     $monthselector.= '  </select>';
     # Day
     my $dayselector = qq{<input type="text" name="$dname\_day" $state value="$mday" size="3" $special onchange="javascript:$dname\_checkday()" />};
     # Year
-    my $yearselector = qq{<input type="year" name="$dname\_year" $state value="$year" size="5" $special onchange="javascript:$dname\_checkday()" />};
+    my $yearselector = qq{<input type="text" name="$dname\_year" $state value="$year" size="5" $special onchange="javascript:$dname\_checkday()" />};
     #
     my $hourselector = qq{<select name="$dname\_hour" $special $state >};
     if ($includeempty) { 
         $hourselector.=qq{<option value=''></option>};
     }
     for (my $h = 0;$h<24;$h++) {
-        $hourselector .= qq{<option value="$h" };
-        $hourselector .= "selected " if (defined($hour) && $hour == $h);
+        $hourselector .= qq{<option value="$h"};
+        $hourselector .= ' selected="selected"' if (defined($hour) && $hour == $h);
         $hourselector .= ">";
         my $timest='';
         if ($h == 0) {
@@ -429,22 +554,61 @@ ENDJS
     $hourselector .= "  </select>\n";
     my $minuteselector = qq{<input type="text" name="$dname\_minute" $special $state value="$min" size="3" />};
     my $secondselector= qq{<input type="text" name="$dname\_second" $special $state value="$sec" size="3" />};
-    my $cal_link = qq{<a href="javascript:$dname\_opencalendar()">};
+    my $cal_link;
+    if (!$nolink) {
+        $cal_link = qq{<a href="javascript:$dname\_opencalendar()">};
+    }
     #
+    my $tzone = ' '.$tzname.' ';
     if ($no_hh_mm_ss) {
-        $result .= &mt('[_1] [_2] [_3] [_4]Select Date[_5]',
-                       $monthselector,$dayselector,$yearselector,
-                       $cal_link,'</a>');
+        $result .= &mt('[_1] [_2] [_3] ',
+                       $monthselector,$dayselector,$yearselector).
+                   $tzone;
+        if (!$nolink) {
+            $result .= &mt('[_1]Select Date[_2]',$cal_link,'</a>');
+        }
     } else {
-        $result .= &mt('[_1] [_2] [_3] [_4] [_5]m [_6]s [_7]Select Date[_8]',
-                       $monthselector,$dayselector,$yearselector,
-                       $hourselector,$minuteselector,$secondselector,
-                       $cal_link,'</a>');
+        $result .= &mt('[_1] [_2] [_3] [_4] [_5]m [_6]s ',
+                      $monthselector,$dayselector,$yearselector,
+                      $hourselector,$minuteselector,$secondselector).
+                   $tzone;
+        if (!$nolink) {
+            $result .= &mt('[_1]Select Date[_2]',$cal_link,'</a>');
+        }
     }
-    $result .= "</nobr>\n<!-- end $dname date setting form -->\n";
+    $result .= "</span>\n<!-- end $dname date setting form -->\n";
     return $result;
 }
 
+sub get_timedates {
+    my ($epoch) = @_;
+    my $dt = DateTime->from_epoch(epoch => $epoch)
+                     ->set_time_zone(&Apache::lonlocal::gettimezone());
+    my $tzname = $dt->time_zone_short_name();
+    my $sec = $dt->second;
+    my $min = $dt->minute;
+    my $hour = $dt->hour;
+    my $mday = $dt->day;
+    my $month = $dt->month;
+    if ($month) {
+        $month --;
+    }
+    my $year = $dt->year;
+    return ($tzname,$sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$month,$year);
+}
+
+sub build_url {
+    my ($base, $fields)=@_;
+    my $url;
+    $url = $base.'?';
+    foreach my $key (keys(%$fields)) {
+        $url.=&escape($key).'='.&escape($$fields{$key}).'&amp;';
+    }
+    $url =~ s/&amp;$//;
+    return $url;
+}
+
+
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
 
@@ -460,7 +624,7 @@ Inputs:
 
 =item $dname
 
-The name passed to &datesetter, which prefixes the form elements.
+The name passed to &date_setter, which prefixes the form elements.
 
 =item $defaulttime
 
@@ -513,20 +677,33 @@ sub get_date_from_form {
     if (defined($env{'form.'.$dname.'_month'})) {
         my $tmpmonth = $env{'form.'.$dname.'_month'};
         if (($tmpmonth =~ /^\d+$/) && ($tmpmonth > 0) && ($tmpmonth < 13)) {
-            $month = $tmpmonth - 1;
+            $month = $tmpmonth;
         }
     }
     if (defined($env{'form.'.$dname.'_year'})) {
         my $tmpyear = $env{'form.'.$dname.'_year'};
-        if (($tmpyear =~ /^\d+$/) && ($tmpyear > 1900)) {
-            $year = $tmpyear - 1900;
+        if (($tmpyear =~ /^\d+$/) && ($tmpyear >= 1970)) {
+            $year = $tmpyear;
         }
     }
-    if (($year<70) || ($year>137)) { return undef; }
+    if (($year<1970) || ($year>2037)) { return undef; }
     if (defined($sec) && defined($min)   && defined($hour) &&
-        defined($day) && defined($month) && defined($year) &&
-        eval('&timelocal($sec,$min,$hour,$day,$month,$year)')) {
-        return &timelocal($sec,$min,$hour,$day,$month,$year);
+        defined($day) && defined($month) && defined($year)) {
+        my $timezone = &Apache::lonlocal::gettimezone();
+        my $dt = DateTime->new( year   => $year,
+                                month  => $month,
+                                day    => $day,
+                                hour   => $hour,
+                                minute => $min,
+                                second => $sec,
+                                time_zone => $timezone,
+                              );
+        my $epoch_time  = $dt->epoch;
+        if ($epoch_time ne '') {
+            return $epoch_time;
+        } else {
+            return undef;
+        }
     } else {
         return undef;
     }
@@ -596,6 +773,8 @@ sub javascript_nothing {
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
 sub javascript_docopen {
+    my ($mimetype) = @_;
+    $mimetype ||= 'text/html';
     # safari does not understand document.open() and loads "text/html"
     my $nothing = "''";
     my $user_browser;
@@ -609,7 +788,7 @@ sub javascript_docopen {
     if ($user_browser eq 'safari' && $user_os =~ 'mac') {
         $nothing = "document.clear()";
     } else {
-	$nothing = "document.open('text/html','replace')";
+	$nothing = "document.open('$mimetype','replace')";
     }
     return $nothing;
 }
@@ -646,23 +825,18 @@ Returns: a perl string as described.
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
 sub StatusOptions {
-    my ($status, $formName,$size,$onchange)=@_;
+    my ($status, $formName,$size,$onchange,$mult)=@_;
     $size = 1 if (!defined($size));
     if (! defined($status)) {
         $status = 'Active';
         $status = $env{'form.Status'} if (exists($env{'form.Status'}));
     }
 
-    my $OpSel1 = '';
-    my $OpSel2 = '';
-    my $OpSel3 = '';
-
-    if($status eq 'Any')         { $OpSel3 = ' selected'; }
-    elsif($status eq 'Expired' ) { $OpSel2 = ' selected'; }
-    else                         { $OpSel1 = ' selected'; }
-
     my $Str = '';
     $Str .= '<select name="Status"';
+    if (defined($mult)){
+        $Str .= ' multiple="multiple" ';
+    }
     if(defined($formName) && $formName ne '' && ! defined($onchange)) {
         $Str .= ' onchange="document.'.$formName.'.submit()"';
     }
@@ -671,12 +845,18 @@ sub StatusOptions {
     }
     $Str .= ' size="'.$size.'" ';
     $Str .= '>'."\n";
-    $Str .= '<option value="Active" '.$OpSel1.'>'.
-        &mt('Currently Enrolled').'</option>'."\n";
-    $Str .= '<option value="Expired" '.$OpSel2.'>'.
-        &mt('Previously Enrolled').'</option>'."\n";
-    $Str .= '<option value="Any" '.$OpSel3.'>'.
-        &mt('Any Enrollment Status').'</option>'."\n";
+    foreach my $type (['Active',  &mt('Currently Has Access')],
+		      ['Future',  &mt('Will Have Future Access')],
+		      ['Expired', &mt('Previously Had Access')],
+		      ['Any',     &mt('Any Access Status')]) {
+	my ($name,$label) = @$type;
+	$Str .= '<option value="'.$name.'" ';
+	if ($status eq $name) {
+	    $Str .= 'selected="selected" ';
+	}
+	$Str .= '>'.$label.'</option>'."\n";
+    }
+
     $Str .= '</select>'."\n";
 }
 
@@ -813,32 +993,32 @@ sub Create_PrgWin {
 
 	#the whole function called through timeout is due to issues
 	#in mozilla Read BUG #2665 if you want to know the whole story
-	&r_print($r,'<script type="text/javascript">'.
+	&r_print($r,&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::scripttag(
         "var popwin;
          function openpopwin () {
          popwin=open(\'\',\'popwin\',\'width=400,height=100\');".
         "popwin.document.writeln(\'".$start_page.
-              "<h4>$heading</h4>".
-              "<form name=popremain>".
+              "<h4>".&mt("$heading")."<\/h4>".
+              "<form action=\"\" name=\"popremain\" method=\"post\">".
               '<input type="text" size="'.$width.'" name="remaining" value="'.
-	      &mt('Starting').'"></form>'.$end_page.
+	      &mt('Starting').'" /><\\/form>'.$end_page.
               "\');".
         "popwin.document.close();}".
-        "\nwindow.setTimeout(openpopwin,0)</script>");
+        "\nwindow.setTimeout(openpopwin,0)"
+    ));
 	$prog_state{'formname'}='popremain';
 	$prog_state{'inputname'}="remaining";
     } elsif ($type eq 'inline') {
 	$prog_state{'window'}='window';
 	if (!$formname) {
 	    $prog_state{'formname'}=&get_uniq_name();
-	    &r_print($r,'<form name="'.$prog_state{'formname'}.'">');
+	    &r_print($r,'<form action="" name="'.$prog_state{'formname'}.'">');
 	} else {
 	    $prog_state{'formname'}=$formname;
 	}
 	if (!$inputname) {
 	    $prog_state{'inputname'}=&get_uniq_name();
-	    &r_print($r,$heading.' <input type="text" name="'.$prog_state{'inputname'}.
-		     '" size="'.$width.'" />');
+	    &r_print($r,&mt("$heading [_1]",' <input type="text" name="'.$prog_state{'inputname'}.'" size="'.$width.'" />'));
 	} else {
 	    $prog_state{'inputname'}=$inputname;
 	    
@@ -858,10 +1038,12 @@ sub Create_PrgWin {
 # update progress
 sub Update_PrgWin {
     my ($r,$prog_state,$displayString)=@_;
-    &r_print($r,'<script>'.$$prog_state{'window'}.'.document.'.
-	     $$prog_state{'formname'}.'.'.
-	     $$prog_state{'inputname'}.'.value="'.
-	     $displayString.'";</script>');
+    &r_print($r,&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::scripttag(
+        $$prog_state{'window'}.'.document.'.
+        $$prog_state{'formname'}.'.'.
+        $$prog_state{'inputname'}.'.value="'.
+        $displayString.'";'
+    ));
     $$prog_state{'laststart'}=&Time::HiRes::time();
 }
 
@@ -879,7 +1061,7 @@ sub Increment_PrgWin {
     # 
     my $str;
     if ($min == 0 && $sec > 1) {
-        $str = '[_2] seconds';
+        $str = '[_1] seconds';
     } elsif ($min == 1 && $sec > 1) {
         $str = '1 minute [_2] seconds';
     } elsif ($min == 1 && $sec < 2) {
@@ -914,11 +1096,13 @@ sub Increment_PrgWin {
     if ($user_browser eq 'explorer' && $user_os =~ 'mac') {
         $lasttime = '';
     }
-    &r_print($r,'<script>'.$$prog_state{'window'}.'.document.'.
-	     $$prog_state{'formname'}.'.'.
-	     $$prog_state{'inputname'}.'.value="'.
-	     $$prog_state{'done'}.'/'.$$prog_state{'max'}.
-	     ': '.$time_est.' '.&mt('remaining').' '.$lasttime.'";'.'</script>');
+    &r_print($r,&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::scripttag(
+        $$prog_state{'window'}.'.document.'.
+        $$prog_state{'formname'}.'.'.
+        $$prog_state{'inputname'}.'.value="'.
+        $$prog_state{'done'}.'/'.$$prog_state{'max'}.
+        ': '.$time_est.' '.&mt('remaining').' '.$lasttime.'";'
+    ));
     $$prog_state{'laststart'}=&Time::HiRes::time();
 }
 
@@ -926,7 +1110,9 @@ sub Increment_PrgWin {
 sub Close_PrgWin {
     my ($r,$prog_state)=@_;
     if ($$prog_state{'type'} eq 'popup') {
-	&r_print($r,'<script>popwin.close()</script>'."\n");
+        &r_print($r,&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::scripttag(
+            'popwin.close()'
+        ));
     } elsif ($$prog_state{'type'} eq 'inline') {
 	&Update_PrgWin($r,$prog_state,&mt('Done'));
     }
@@ -946,35 +1132,45 @@ sub r_print {
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Puts directory header
 
 sub crumbs {
-    my ($uri,$target,$prefix,$form,$size,$noformat)=@_;
-    if (! defined($size)) {
-        $size = '+2';
-    }
+    my ($uri,$target,$prefix,$form,$skiplast)=@_;
     if ($target) {
         $target = ' target="'.
                   &Apache::loncommon::escape_single($target).'"';
     }
-    my $output='';
-    unless ($noformat) { $output.='<br /><tt><b>'; }
-    $output.='<font size="'.$size.'">'.$prefix.'/';
-    if ($env{'user.adv'}) {
-	my $path=$prefix.'/';
-	foreach my $dir (split('/',$uri)) {
+    my $output='<span class="LC_filename">';
+    $output.=$prefix.'/';
+    if (($env{'user.adv'}) || ($env{'user.author'})) {
+        my $path=$prefix.'/';
+        foreach my $dir (split('/',$uri)) {
             if (! $dir) { next; }
             $path .= $dir;
-	    unless ($path eq $uri) { $path.='/'; }
-            my $linkpath = &Apache::loncommon::escape_single($path);
+            if ($path eq $uri) {
+                if ($skiplast) {
+                    $output.=$dir;
+                    last;
+                } 
+            } else {
+                $path.='/'; 
+            }
+            my $href_path = &HTML::Entities::encode($path,'<>&"');
+            &Apache::loncommon::inhibit_menu_check(\$href_path);
             if ($form) {
-		$linkpath=
-                    qq{javascript:$form.action='$linkpath';$form.submit();};
+                my $href = 'javascript:'.$form.".action='".$href_path."';".$form.'.submit();';
+                $output.=qq{<a href="$href"$target>$dir</a>/};
+            } else {
+                $output.=qq{<a href="$href_path"$target>$dir</a>/};
             }
-	    $output.=qq{<a href="$linkpath" $target>$dir</a>/};
-	}
+        }
     } else {
-	$output.=$uri;
+        foreach my $dir (split('/',$uri)) {
+            if (! $dir) { next; }
+            $output.=$dir.'/';
+        }
     }
-    unless ($uri=~/\/$/) { $output=~s/\/$//; }
-    return $output.'</font>'.($noformat?'':'</b></tt><br />');
+    if ($uri !~ m|/$|) { $output=~s|/$||; }
+    $output.='</span>';
+
+    return $output;
 }
 
 # --------------------- A function that generates a window for the spellchecker
@@ -982,24 +1178,32 @@ sub crumbs {
 sub spellheader {
     my $start_page=
 	&Apache::loncommon::start_page('Speller Suggestions',undef,
-				       {'only_body' => 1,
-					'js_ready'  => 1,
-					'bgcolor'   => '#DDDDDD',});
+				       {'only_body'   => 1,
+					'js_ready'    => 1,
+					'bgcolor'     => '#DDDDDD',
+				        'add_entries' => {
+					    'onload' => 
+                                               'document.forms.spellcheckform.submit()',
+                                             }
+				        });
     my $end_page=
 	&Apache::loncommon::end_page({'js_ready'  => 1}); 
 
     my $nothing=&javascript_nothing();
     return (<<ENDCHECK);
 <script type="text/javascript"> 
+// <![CDATA[
 //<!-- BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
 var checkwin;
 
-function spellcheckerwindow() {
+function spellcheckerwindow(string) {
+    var esc_string = string.replace(/\"/g,'&quot;');
     checkwin=window.open($nothing,'spellcheckwin','height=320,width=280,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no');
-    checkwin.document.writeln('$start_page<form name="spellcheckform" action="/adm/spellcheck" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="text" value="" /></form>$end_page');
+    checkwin.document.writeln('$start_page<form name="spellcheckform" action="/adm/spellcheck" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="text" value="'+esc_string+'" /><\\/form>$end_page');
     checkwin.document.close();
 }
 // END LON-CAPA Internal -->
+// ]]>
 </script>
 ENDCHECK
 }
@@ -1010,7 +1214,7 @@ sub spelllink {
     my ($form,$field)=@_;
     my $linktext=&mt('Check Spelling');
     return (<<ENDLINK);
-<a href="javascript:if (typeof(document.$form.onsubmit)!='undefined') { if (document.$form.onsubmit!=null) { document.$form.onsubmit();}};spellcheckerwindow();checkwin.document.forms.spellcheckform.text.value=this.document.forms.$form.$field.value;checkwin.document.forms.spellcheckform.submit();">$linktext</a>
+<a href="javascript:if (typeof(document.$form.onsubmit)!='undefined') { if (document.$form.onsubmit!=null) { document.$form.onsubmit();}};spellcheckerwindow(this.document.forms.$form.$field.value);">$linktext</a>
 ENDLINK
 }
 
@@ -1033,43 +1237,18 @@ ENDLINK
 }
 
 sub htmlareaheaders {
-    if (&htmlareablocked()) { return ''; }
-    unless (&htmlareabrowser()) { return ''; }
-    my $lang='en';
-    if (&mt('htmlarea_lang') ne 'htmlarea_lang') {
-	$lang=&mt('htmlarea_lang');
-    }
-    return (<<ENDHEADERS);
-<script type="text/javascript">
-_editor_url='/htmlarea/';
-_editor_lang='$lang';
-</script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="/htmlarea/htmlarea.js"></script>
-ENDHEADERS
-}
-
-# ------------------------------------------------- Activate additional buttons
-
-sub htmlareaaddbuttons {
-    if (&htmlareablocked()) { return ''; }
-    unless (&htmlareabrowser()) { return ''; }
-    return (<<ENDADDBUTTON);
-    var config=new HTMLArea.Config();
-    config.registerButton('ed_math','LaTeX Inline',
-			  '/htmlarea/images/ed_math.gif',false,
-			    function(editor,id) {
-			      editor.surroundHTML('&nbsp;<m>\$','\$</m>&nbsp;');
-			    }
-			  );
-    config.registerButton('ed_math_eqn','LaTeX Equation',
-			  '/htmlarea/images/ed_math_eqn.gif',false,
-			    function(editor,id) {
-			      editor.surroundHTML(
-				     '&nbsp;\\n<center><m>\\\\[','\\\\]</m></center>\\n&nbsp;');
-			    }
-			  );
-    config.toolbar.push(['ed_math','ed_math_eqn']);
-ENDADDBUTTON
+	my $s="";
+	if (&htmlareabrowser()) {
+		$s.=(<<ENDEDITOR);
+<script type="text/javascript" src="/ckeditor/ckeditor.js"></script>
+ENDEDITOR
+	}
+    $s.=(<<ENDJQUERY);
+<script type="text/javascript" src="/adm/jQuery/js/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="/adm/jQuery/js/jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js"></script>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/adm/jQuery/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.css" />
+ENDJQUERY
+	return $s;
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Preferences
@@ -1079,7 +1258,7 @@ sub disablelink {
     if (defined($#fields)) {
 	unless ($#fields>=0) { return ''; }
     }
-    return '<a href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode('/adm/preferences?action=set_wysiwyg&wysiwyg=off&returnurl=','<>&"').&Apache::lonnet::escape($ENV{'REQUEST_URI'}).'">'.&mt('Disable WYSIWYG Editor').'</a>';
+    return '<a href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode('/adm/preferences?action=set_wysiwyg&wysiwyg=off&returnurl=','<>&"').&escape($ENV{'REQUEST_URI'}).'">'.&mt('Disable WYSIWYG Editor').'</a>';
 }
 
 sub enablelink {
@@ -1087,7 +1266,16 @@ sub enablelink {
     if (defined($#fields)) {
 	unless ($#fields>=0) { return ''; }
     }
-    return '<a href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode('/adm/preferences?action=set_wysiwyg&wysiwyg=on&returnurl=','<>&"').&Apache::lonnet::escape($ENV{'REQUEST_URI'}).'">'.&mt('Enable WYSIWYG Editor').'</a>';
+    return '<a href="'.&HTML::Entities::encode('/adm/preferences?action=set_wysiwyg&wysiwyg=on&returnurl=','<>&"').&escape($ENV{'REQUEST_URI'}).'">'.&mt('Enable WYSIWYG Editor').'</a>';
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------- lang to use in html editor
+sub htmlarea_lang {
+    my $lang='en';
+    if (&mt('htmlarea_lang') ne 'htmlarea_lang') {
+	$lang=&mt('htmlarea_lang');
+    }
+    return $lang;
 }
 
 # ----------------------------------------- Script to activate only some fields
@@ -1095,13 +1283,81 @@ sub enablelink {
 sub htmlareaselectactive {
     my @fields=@_;
     unless (&htmlareabrowser()) { return ''; }
-    if (&htmlareablocked()) { return '<br />'.&enablelink(@fields); }
-    my $output='<script type="text/javascript" defer="1">'.
-	&htmlareaaddbuttons();
-    foreach(@fields) {
-	$output.="\nHTMLArea.replace('$_',config);";
+    #if (&htmlareablocked()) { return '<br />'.&enablelink(@fields); }
+    my $output='<script type="text/javascript" defer="defer">'."\n"
+              .'// <![CDATA['."\n";
+    my $lang = &htmlarea_lang();
+    $output.='
+    
+    function containsBlockHtml(id) {
+		var re = $("#"+id).html().search(/(?:\&lt\;|\<)(br|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|p|ol|ul|table|pre|address|blockquote|center|div)[\s]*((?:\/[\s]*(?:\&gt\;|\>)|(?:\&gt\;|\>)[\s\S]*(?:\&lt\;|\<)\/[\s]*\1[\s]*\(?:\&gt\;|\>))/im);
+    	return (re >= 0);
+    }
+    
+    function startRichEditor(id) {
+    	CKEDITOR.replace(id, 
+    		{
+    			customConfig: "/ckeditor/loncapaconfig.js"
+    		}
+    	);
     }
-    $output.="\nwindow.status='Activated Editfields';\n</script><br />".
+    
+    function destroyRichEditor(id) {
+    	CKEDITOR.instances[id].destroy();
+    }
+    
+    function editorHandler(event) {
+    	var rawid = $(this).attr("id");
+    	var id = new RegExp("LC_rt_(.*)").exec(rawid)[1]
+    	event.preventDefault();
+    	if ($(this).hasClass("LC_enable_rt")) {
+    		startRichEditor(id);
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).html("<b>&laquo; Plain text</b>");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).attr("title", "Disable rich text formatting and edit in plain text");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).addClass("LC_disable_rt");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).removeClass("LC_enable_rt");
+    	} else {
+			destroyRichEditor(id);
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).html("<b>Rich formatting &raquo;</b>");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).attr("title", "Enable rich text formatting (bold, italic, etc.)");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).addClass("LC_enable_rt");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).removeClass("LC_disable_rt");
+		}
+	}
+    
+    $(document).ready(function(){
+		$(".LC_richAlwaysOn").each(function() {
+			startRichEditor($(this).attr("id"));
+		});
+		$(".LC_richDetectHtml").each(function() {
+			var id = $(this).attr("id");
+			if(containsBlockHtml(id)) {
+				$(this).before("<div><a href=\"#\" id=\"LC_rt_"+id+"\" title=\"Disable rich text formatting and edit in plain text\" class=\"LC_disable_rt\"><b>&laquo; Plain text</b></a></div>");				
+				startRichEditor(id);
+				$("#LC_rt_"+id).click(editorHandler);				
+			}
+			else {
+				$(this).before("<div><a href=\"#\" id=\"LC_rt_"+id+"\" title=\"Enable rich text formatting (bold, italic, etc.)\" class=\"LC_enable_rt\"><b>Rich formatting &raquo;</b></a></div>");
+				$("#LC_rt_"+id).click(editorHandler);
+			}
+		});
+		$(".LC_richDefaultOn").each(function() {
+			var id = $(this).attr("id");
+			$(this).before("<div><a href=\"#\" id=\"LC_rt_"+id+"\" title=\"Disable rich text formatting and edit in plain text\" class=\"LC_disable_rt\"><b>&laquo; Plain text</b></a></div>");				
+			startRichEditor(id);
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).click(editorHandler);
+		});
+		$(".LC_richDefaultOff").each(function() {
+			var id = $(this).attr("id");
+			$(this).before("<div><a href=\"#\" id=\"LC_rt_"+id+"\" title=\"Enable rich text formatting (bold, italic, etc.)\" class=\"LC_enable_rt\"><b>Rich formatting &raquo;</b></a></div>");
+			$("#LC_rt_"+id).click(editorHandler);			
+		});
+		
+	});
+'; 
+    $output.="\nwindow.status='Activated Editfields';\n"
+            .'// ]]>'."\n"
+            .'</script><br />'.
 	&disablelink(@fields);
     return $output;
 }
@@ -1127,21 +1383,19 @@ sub htmlareabrowser {
 =item breadcrumbs
 
 Compiles the previously registered breadcrumbs into an series of links.
-FAQ and BUG links will be placed on the left side of the table if they
-are defined for the last registered breadcrumb.  
 Additionally supports a 'component', which will be displayed on the
-right side of the table (without a link).
+right side of the breadcrumbs enclosing div (without a link).
 A link to help for the component will be included if one is specified.
 
 All inputs can be undef without problems.
 
-Inputs: $color (the background color of the table returned),
-        $component (the large text on the right side of the table),
+Inputs: $component (the text on the right side of the breadcrumbs trail),
         $component_help
-        $function (role to get colors from)
-        $domain   (domian of role)
         $menulink (boolean, controls whether to include a link to /adm/menu)
-
+        $helplink (if 'nohelp' don't include the orange help link)
+        $css_class (optional name for the class to apply to the table for CSS)
+        $no_mt (optional flag, 1 if &mt() is _not_ to be applied to $component
+           when including the text on the right.
 Returns a string containing breadcrumbs for the current page.
 
 =item clear_breadcrumbs
@@ -1154,7 +1408,8 @@ Pushes a breadcrumb on the stack of crum
 
 input: $breadcrumb, a hash reference.  The keys 'href','title', and 'text'
 are required.  If present the keys 'faq' and 'bug' will be used to provide
-links to the FAQ and bug sites.
+links to the FAQ and bug sites. If the key 'no_mt' is present the 'title' 
+and 'text' values won't be sent through &mt()
 
 returns: nothing    
 
@@ -1164,56 +1419,74 @@ returns: nothing
 ############################################################
 {
     my @Crumbs;
+    my %tools = ();
     
     sub breadcrumbs {
-        my ($component,$component_help,$menulink,$helplink) = @_;
-        #
-        my $Str = "\n".'<table id="LC_breadcrumbs"><tr><td>';
+        my ($component,$component_help,$menulink,$helplink,$css_class,$no_mt, $CourseBreadcrumbs) = @_;
         #
+        $css_class ||= 'LC_breadcrumbs';
+
         # Make the faq and bug data cascade
-        my $faq = '';
-        my $bug = '';
-	my $help='';
+        my $faq  = '';
+        my $bug  = '';
+        my $help = '';
+        # Crumb Symbol
+        my $crumbsymbol = '&raquo;';
         # The last breadcrumb does not have a link, so handle it separately.
         my $last = pop(@Crumbs);
         #
         # The first one should be the course or a menu link
-	if (!defined($menulink)) { $menulink=1; }
+        if (!defined($menulink)) { $menulink=1; }
         if ($menulink) {
             my $description = 'Menu';
+            my $no_mt_descr = 0;
             if (exists($env{'request.course.id'}) && 
                 $env{'request.course.id'} ne '') {
                 $description = 
                     $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.description'};
+                $no_mt_descr = 1;
             }
-            unshift(@Crumbs,{
-                    href   =>'/adm/menu',
-                    title  =>'Go to main menu',
-                    target =>'_top',
-                    text   =>$description,
-                });
-        }
-        my $links .= 
-            join('-&gt;',
-                 map {
-                     $faq = $_->{'faq'} if (exists($_->{'faq'}));
-                     $bug = $_->{'bug'} if (exists($_->{'bug'}));
-                     $help = $_->{'help'} if (exists($_->{'help'}));
-                     my $result = '<a href="'.$_->{'href'}.'" ';
-                     if (defined($_->{'target'}) && $_->{'target'} ne '') {
-                         $result .= 'target="'.$_->{'target'}.'" ';
-                     }
-                     $result .='title="'.&mt($_->{'title'}).'">'.
-                         &mt($_->{'text'}).'</a>';
-                     $result;
-                     } @Crumbs
-                 );
-        $links .= '-&gt;' if ($links ne '');
-        $links .= '<b>'.&mt($last->{'text'}).'</b>';
-        #
+            $menulink =  {  href   =>'/adm/menu',
+                            title  =>'Go to main menu',
+                            target =>'_top',
+                            text   =>$description,
+                            no_mt  =>$no_mt_descr, };
+            if($last) {
+                #$last set, so we have some crumbs
+                unshift(@Crumbs,$menulink);
+            } else {
+                #only menulink crumb present
+                $last = $menulink;
+            }
+        }
+        my $links = join "", 
+             map {
+                 $faq  = $_->{'faq'}  if (exists($_->{'faq'}));
+                 $bug  = $_->{'bug'}  if (exists($_->{'bug'}));
+                 $help = $_->{'help'} if (exists($_->{'help'}));
+
+                 my $result = $_->{no_mt} ? $_->{text} : mt($_->{text});
+
+                 if ($_->{href}){
+                     $result = htmltag( 'a', $result, 
+                       { href   => $_->{href},
+                         title  => $_->{no_mt} ? $_->{title} : mt($_->{title}),
+                         target => $_->{target}, });
+                 }
+
+                 $result = htmltag( 'li', "$result $crumbsymbol");
+             } @Crumbs;
+
+        #should the last Element be translated?
+
+        my $lasttext = $last->{'no_mt'} ? $last->{'text'} 
+                     : mt( $last->{'text'} );
+
+        $links .= htmltag( 'li', htmltag('b', $lasttext), {title => $lasttext});
+
         my $icons = '';
-        $faq = $last->{'faq'} if (exists($last->{'faq'}));
-        $bug = $last->{'bug'} if (exists($last->{'bug'}));
+        $faq  = $last->{'faq'}  if (exists($last->{'faq'}));
+        $bug  = $last->{'bug'}  if (exists($last->{'bug'}));
         $help = $last->{'help'} if (exists($last->{'help'}));
         $component_help=($component_help?$component_help:$help);
 #        if ($faq ne '') {
@@ -1222,36 +1495,146 @@ returns: nothing
 #        if ($bug ne '') {
 #            $icons .= &Apache::loncommon::help_open_bug($bug);
 #        }
-	if ($helplink ne 'nohelp') {
-	    $icons .= &Apache::loncommon::help_open_menu(undef,$component,
-							 $component_help,
-							 undef,$faq,$bug);
-	}
-        if ($icons ne '') {
-            $Str .= $icons.'&nbsp;';
+        if ($faq ne '' || $component_help ne '' || $bug ne '') {
+            $icons .= &Apache::loncommon::help_open_menu($component,
+                                                         $component_help,
+                                                         $faq,$bug);
         }
         #
-        $Str .= $links.'</td>';
-        #
-        if (defined($component)) {
-            $Str .= '<td class="LC_breadcrumb_component">'.
-                &mt($component).'</td>';
+		
+
+        unless ($CourseBreadcrumbs) {
+            $links = htmltag('ol',  $links, { id => "LC_MenuBreadcrumbs"   });
+        } else {
+            $links = htmltag('ul',  $links, { class => "LC_CourseBreadcrumbs" });
         }
-        $Str .= '</tr></table>'."\n";
-        #
+
+        if ($component) {
+            $links = htmltag('span', 
+                             ( $no_mt ? $component : mt($component) ).
+                             ( $icons ? $icons : '' ),
+                             { class => 'LC_breadcrumbs_component' } )
+                             .$links;
+        }
+        
+        render_tools(\$links);
+        $links = htmltag('div', $links, 
+                        { id => "LC_breadcrumbs" }) unless ($CourseBreadcrumbs) ;
+        render_advtools(\$links);
+
         # Return the @Crumbs stack to what we started with
         push(@Crumbs,$last);
         shift(@Crumbs);
-        #
-        return $Str;
+        # Return the breadcrumb's line
+        return "$links";
     }
 
     sub clear_breadcrumbs {
         undef(@Crumbs);
+        undef(%tools);
     }
 
     sub add_breadcrumb {
-        push (@Crumbs,@_);
+        push(@Crumbs,@_);
+    }
+    
+=item add_breadcrumb_tool($category, $html)
+
+Adds $html to $category of the breadcrumb toolbar container.
+
+$html is usually a link to a page that invokes a function on the currently 
+displayed data (e.g. print when viewing a problem)
+
+Currently there are 3 possible values for $category: 
+
+=over 
+
+=item navigation 
+left of breadcrumbs line
+
+=item tools 
+right of breadcrumbs line
+
+=item advtools 
+advanced tools shown in a separate box below breadcrumbs line 
+
+=back
+ 
+returns: nothing
+
+=cut
+
+    sub add_breadcrumb_tool {
+        my ($category, @html) = @_;
+        return unless @html;
+        if (!defined(%tools)) { 
+            %tools = ( navigation => [], tools => [], advtools => []);
+        }
+
+        #this cleans data received from lonmenu::innerregister
+        @html = grep {defined $_ && $_ ne ''} @html;
+        for (@html) { 
+            s/align="(right|left)"//; 
+            s/<span.*?\/span>// if $category ne 'advtools'; 
+        } 
+
+        push @{$tools{$category}}, @html;
+    }
+
+=item clear_breadcrumb_tools()
+
+Clears the breadcrumb toolbar container.
+
+returns: nothing
+
+=cut
+
+    sub clear_breadcrumb_tools {
+        undef(%tools);
+    }
+
+=item render_tools(\$breadcrumbs)
+
+Creates html for breadcrumb tools (categories navigation and tools) and inserts 
+\$breadcrumbs at the correct position.
+
+input: \$breadcrumbs - a reference to the string containing prepared 
+breadcrumbs.
+
+returns: nothing
+=cut
+
+#TODO might split this in separate functions for each category
+    sub render_tools {
+        my ($breadcrumbs) = @_;
+        return unless defined %tools;
+
+        my $navigation = list_from_array($tools{navigation}, 
+                   { listattr => { class=>"LC_breadcrumb_tools_navigation" } });
+        my $tools = list_from_array($tools{tools}, 
+                   { listattr => { class=>"LC_breadcrumb_tools_tools" } });
+        $$breadcrumbs = list_from_array([$navigation, $tools, $$breadcrumbs], 
+                   { listattr => { class=>'LC_breadcrumb_tools_outerlist' } });
+    }
+
+=item render_advtools(\$breadcrumbs)
+
+Creates html for advanced tools (category advtools) and inserts \$breadcrumbs 
+at the correct position.
+
+input: \$breadcrumbs - a reference to the string containing prepared 
+breadcrumbs (after render_tools call).
+
+returns: nothing
+=cut
+
+    sub render_advtools {
+        my ($breadcrumbs) = @_;
+        return unless     (defined $tools{'advtools'}) 
+                      and (scalar(@{$tools{'advtools'}}) > 0);
+
+        $$breadcrumbs .= Apache::loncommon::head_subbox(
+                            funclist_from_array($tools{'advtools'}) );
     }
 
 } # End of scope for @Crumbs
@@ -1270,8 +1653,8 @@ returns: nothing
 # row1
 # row2
 # row3   ... etc.
-# &submit_row(0
-# &end_pickbox()
+# &submit_row()
+# &end_pick_box()
 #
 # where row1, row 2 etc. are chosen from &role_select_row,&course_select_row,
 # &status_select_row and &email_default_row
@@ -1312,86 +1695,117 @@ returns: nothing
 # routines, but can also be called directly to start and end rows which have 
 # needs that are not accommodated by the *_select_row() routines.    
 
+{ # Start: row_count block for pick_box
+my @row_count;
+
 sub start_pick_box {
-    my ($table_width) = @_;
+    my ($css_class) = @_;
+    if (defined($css_class)) {
+	$css_class = 'class="'.$css_class.'"';
+    } else {
+	$css_class= 'class="LC_pick_box"';
+    }
+    unshift(@row_count,0);
     my $output = <<"END";
- <table width="$table_width" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#000000">
-  <tr>
-      <td>
-       <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#ffffff">
-        <tr>
-         <td>
-          <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#ffffff">
+ <table $css_class>
 END
     return $output;
 }
 
 sub end_pick_box {
+    shift(@row_count);
     my $output = <<"END";
        </table>
-      </td>
-     </tr>
-    </table>
-   </td>
-  </tr>
- </table>
+END
+    return $output;
+}
+
+sub row_headline {
+    my $output = <<"END";
+           <tr><td colspan="2">
 END
     return $output;
 }
 
 sub row_title {
-    my ($col_width,$tablecolor,$title) = @_;
+    my ($title,$css_title_class,$css_value_class, $css_value_furtherAttributes) = @_;
+    $row_count[0]++;
+    my $css_class = ($row_count[0] % 2)?'LC_odd_row':'LC_even_row';
+    $css_title_class ||= 'LC_pick_box_title';
+    $css_title_class = 'class="'.$css_title_class.'"';
+
+    $css_value_class ||= 'LC_pick_box_value';
+
+    if ($title ne '') {
+        $title .= ':';
+    }
     my $output = <<"ENDONE";
-           <tr>
-            <td width="$col_width" bgcolor="$tablecolor">
-             <table width="$col_width" border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0">
-              <tr>
-               <td align="right"><b>$title:</b>
-               </td>
-              </tr>
-             </table>
+           <tr class="LC_pick_box_row" $css_value_furtherAttributes> 
+            <td $css_title_class>
+	       $title
             </td>
-            <td width="100%" valign="top">
-             <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0">
-              <tr>
+            <td class="$css_value_class $css_class">
 ENDONE
     return $output;
 }
 
 sub row_closure {
+    my ($no_separator) =@_;
     my $output = <<"ENDTWO";
-              </tr>
-             </table>
             </td>
            </tr>
+ENDTWO
+    if (!$no_separator) {
+        $output .= <<"ENDTWO";
            <tr>
-            <td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#000000">
-             <img src="/adm/lonMisc/blackdot.gif" /><br />
+            <td colspan="2" class="LC_pick_box_separator">
             </td>
            </tr>
 ENDTWO
+    }
     return $output;
 }
 
+} # End: row_count block for pick_box
+
+
 sub role_select_row {
-    my ($roles,$col_width,$tablecolor,$title) = @_;
+    my ($roles,$title,$css_class,$show_separate_custom,$cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my $crstype = 'Course';
+    if ($cdom ne '' && $cnum ne '') {
+        $crstype = &Apache::loncommon::course_type($cdom.'_'.$cnum);
+    }
     my $output;
     if (defined($title)) {
-        $output = &row_title($col_width,$tablecolor,$title);
+        $output = &row_title($title,$css_class);
     }
-    $output .= qq|               <td valign="top">
-                                  <select name="roles" multiple >\n|;
+    $output .= qq|
+                                  <select name="roles" multiple="multiple">\n|;
     foreach my $role (@$roles) {
         my $plrole;
         if ($role eq 'ow') {
             $plrole = &mt('Course Owner');
+        } elsif ($role eq 'cr') {
+            if ($show_separate_custom) {
+                if ($cdom ne '' && $cnum ne '') {
+                    my %course_customroles = &course_custom_roles($cdom,$cnum);
+                    foreach my $crrole (sort(keys(%course_customroles))) {
+                        my ($plcrrole) = ($crrole =~ m|^cr/[^/]+/[^/]+/(.+)$|);
+                        $output .= '  <option value="'.$crrole.'">'.$plcrrole.
+                                   '</option>';
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                $plrole = &mt('Custom Role');
+            }
         } else {
-            $plrole=&Apache::lonnet::plaintext($role);
+            $plrole=&Apache::lonnet::plaintext($role,$crstype);
+        }
+        if (($role ne 'cr') || (!$show_separate_custom)) {
+            $output .= '  <option value="'.$role.'">'.$plrole.'</option>';
         }
-        $output .= '  <option value="'.$role.'">'.$plrole.'</option>';
     }
-    $output .= qq|                </select>
-                                 </td>\n|;
+    $output .= qq|                </select>\n|;
     if (defined($title)) {
         $output .= &row_closure();
     }
@@ -1399,11 +1813,19 @@ sub role_select_row {
 }
 
 sub course_select_row {
-    my ($col_width,$tablecolor,$title,$formname,$totcodes,$codetitles,$idlist,$idlist_titles) = @_;
-    my $output = &row_title($col_width,$tablecolor,$title);
-    $output .= "          <td>\n";
-    $output .= qq|
-<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" >
+    my ($title,$formname,$totcodes,$codetitles,$idlist,$idlist_titles,
+	$css_class,$crstype) = @_;
+    my $output = &row_title($title,$css_class);
+    $output .= &course_selection($formname,$totcodes,$codetitles,$idlist,$idlist_titles,$crstype);
+    $output .= &row_closure();
+    return $output;
+}
+
+sub course_selection {
+    my ($formname,$totcodes,$codetitles,$idlist,$idlist_titles,$crstype) = @_;
+    my $output = qq|
+<script type="text/javascript">
+// <![CDATA[
     function coursePick (formname) {
         for  (var i=0; i<formname.coursepick.length; i++) {
             if (formname.coursepick[i].value == 'category') {
@@ -1426,11 +1848,22 @@ sub course_select_row {
             formname.courselist = '';
         }
     }
+// ]]>
 </script>
     |;
+
+    my ($allcrs,$pickspec);
+    if ($crstype eq 'Community') {
+        $allcrs = &mt('All communities');
+        $pickspec = &mt('Pick specific communities:');
+    } else {
+        $allcrs = &mt('All courses');
+        $pickspec = &mt('Pick specific course(s):');
+    }
+
     my $courseform='<b>'.&Apache::loncommon::selectcourse_link
-                     ($formname,'pickcourse','pickdomain','coursedesc','',1).'</b>';
-        $output .= '<input type="radio" name="coursepick" value="all" onclick="coursePick(this.form)" />'.&mt('All courses').'<br />';
+                     ($formname,'pickcourse','pickdomain','coursedesc','',1,$crstype).'</b>';
+        $output .= '<input type="radio" name="coursepick" value="all" onclick="coursePick(this.form)" />'.$allcrs.'<br />';
     if ($totcodes > 0) {
         my $numtitles = @$codetitles;
         if ($numtitles > 0) {
@@ -1475,24 +1908,22 @@ sub course_select_row {
             $output .= '</tr></table><br />';
         }
     }
-    $output .= '<input type="radio" name="coursepick" value="specific" onclick="coursePick(this.form);opencrsbrowser('."'".$formname."'".','."'".'dccourse'."'".','."'".'dcdomain'."'".','."'".'coursedesc'."','','1'".')" />'.&mt('Pick specific course(s):').' '.$courseform.'&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" value="0" size="4" name="coursetotal" /><input type="hidden" name="courselist" value="" />selected.<br /></td>'."\n";
-    $output .= &row_closure();
+    $output .= '<input type="radio" name="coursepick" value="specific" onclick="coursePick(this.form);opencrsbrowser('."'".$formname."','dccourse','dcdomain','coursedesc','','1','$crstype'".')" />'.$pickspec.' '.$courseform.'&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" value="0" size="4" name="coursetotal" /><input type="hidden" name="courselist" value="" />selected.<br />'."\n";
     return $output;
 }
 
 sub status_select_row {
-    my ($types,$col_width,$tablecolor,$title) = @_;
+    my ($types,$title,$css_class) = @_;
     my $output; 
     if (defined($title)) {
-        $output = &row_title($col_width,$tablecolor,$title);
+        $output = &row_title($title,$css_class,'LC_pick_box_select');
     }
-    $output .= qq|              <td valign="top">
-                                    <select name="types" multiple>\n|;
+    $output .= qq|
+                                    <select name="types" multiple="multiple">\n|;
     foreach my $status_type (sort(keys(%{$types}))) {
         $output .= '  <option value="'.$status_type.'">'.$$types{$status_type}.'</option>';
     }
-    $output .= qq|                   </select>
-                                    </td>\n|; 
+    $output .= qq|                   </select>\n|; 
     if (defined($title)) {
         $output .= &row_closure();
     }
@@ -1500,18 +1931,17 @@ sub status_select_row {
 }
 
 sub email_default_row {
-    my ($authtypes,$col_width,$tablecolor,$title,$descrip) = @_;
-    my $output = &row_title($col_width,$tablecolor,$title);
-    my @rowcols = ('#eeeeee','#dddddd');
-    $output .= '              <td>'.$descrip;
-    $output .= &start_pick_box(''); 
-    $output .= '                <tr bgcolor="'.$tablecolor.'">
-                                 <td><b>'.&mt('Authentication Method').'</b></td><td align="right"><b>'.&mt('Username -> e-mail conversion').'</b></td>
-                                </tr>'."\n";
+    my ($authtypes,$title,$descrip,$css_class) = @_;
+    my $output = &row_title($title,$css_class);
+    $output .= $descrip.
+	&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table().
+	&Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_header_row().
+	'<th>'.&mt('Authentication Method').'</th>'.
+	'<th align="right">'.&mt('Username -> e-mail conversion').'</th>'."\n".
+	&Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_header_row();
     my $rownum = 0;
     foreach my $auth (sort(keys(%{$authtypes}))) {
         my ($userentry,$size);
-        my $rowiter = $rownum%2;
         if ($auth =~ /^krb/) {
             $userentry = '';
             $size = 25;
@@ -1519,32 +1949,72 @@ sub email_default_row {
             $userentry = 'username@';
             $size = 15;
         }
-        $output .= '<tr bgcolor="'.$rowcols[$rowiter].'"><td>  '.$$authtypes{$auth}.'</td><td align="right">'.$userentry.'<input type="text" name="'.$auth.'" size="'.$size.'" /></td></tr>';
-        $rownum ++;
+        $output .= &Apache::loncommon::start_data_table_row().
+	    '<td>  '.$$authtypes{$auth}.'</td>'.
+	    '<td align="right">'.$userentry.
+	    '<input type="text" name="'.$auth.'" size="'.$size.'" /></td>'.
+	    &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table_row();
     }
-    $output .= &end_pick_box();
-    $output .= "                   <br /></td>\n"; 
+    $output .= &Apache::loncommon::end_data_table();
     $output .= &row_closure();
     return $output;
 }
 
 
 sub submit_row {
-    my ($col_width,$tablecolor,$title,$cmd,$submit_text) = @_;
-    my $output = &row_title($col_width,$tablecolor,$title);
+    my ($title,$cmd,$submit_text,$css_class) = @_;
+    my $output = &row_title($title,$css_class,'LC_pick_box_submit');
     $output .= qq|
-            <td width="100%" valign="top" align="right">
              <br />
              <input type="hidden" name="command" value="$cmd" />
              <input type="submit" value="$submit_text"/> &nbsp;
              <br /><br />
-            </td>\n|;
+            \n|;
     return $output;
 }
 
+sub course_custom_roles {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    my %returnhash=();
+    my %coursepersonnel=&Apache::lonnet::dump('nohist_userroles',$cdom,$cnum);
+    foreach my $person (sort(keys(%coursepersonnel))) {
+        my ($role) = ($person =~ /^([^:]+):/);
+        my ($end,$start) = split(/:/,$coursepersonnel{$person});
+        if ($end == -1 && $start == -1) {
+            next;
+        }
+        if ($role =~ m|^cr/[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]|) {
+            $returnhash{$role} ++;
+        }
+    }
+    return %returnhash;
+}
+
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+# topic_bar
+#
+# Generates a div containing an (optional) number with a white background followed by a 
+# title with a background color defined in the corresponding CSS: LC_topic_bar
+# Inputs:
+# 1. number to display.
+#    If input for number is empty only the title will be displayed. 
+# 2. title text to display.
+# Outputs - a scalar containing html mark-up for the div.
+
+sub topic_bar {
+    my ($num,$title) = @_;
+    my $number = '';
+    if ($num ne '') {
+        $number = '<span>'.$num.'</span>';
+    }
+    return '<div class="LC_topic_bar">'.$number.$title.'</div>';
+}
+
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
-                                                                             
 # echo_form_input
 #
 # Generates html markup to add form elements from the referrer page
@@ -1609,7 +2079,6 @@ sub echo_form_input {
 
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
-                                                                             
 # set_form_elements
 #
 # Generates javascript to set form elements to values based on
@@ -1674,72 +2143,74 @@ sub set_form_elements {
             $values{$name}[$i] =~ s/([\r\n\f]+)/\\n/g;
             $values{$name}[$i] =~ s/"/\\"/g;
         }
-        if ($$elements{$name} eq 'text') {
+        if (($$elements{$name} eq 'text') || ($$elements{$name} eq 'hidden')) {
             my $numvalues = @{$values{$name}};
             if ($numvalues > 1) {
                 my $valuestring = join('","',@{$values{$name}});
                 $output .= qq|
   var textvalues = new Array ("$valuestring");
-  var total = courseForm.$name.length;
+  var total = courseForm.elements['$name'].length;
   if (total > $numvalues) {
       total = $numvalues;
   }    
   for (var i=0; i<total; i++) {
-      courseForm.$name\[i].value = textvalues[i];
+      courseForm.elements['$name']\[i].value = textvalues[i];
   }
 |;
             } else {
                 $output .= qq|
-  courseForm.$name.value = "$values{$name}[0]";
+  courseForm.elements['$name'].value = "$values{$name}[0]";
 |;
             }
         } else {
             $output .=  qq|
-  var elementLength = courseForm.$name.length;
+  var elementLength = courseForm.elements['$name'].length;
   if (elementLength==undefined) {
 |;
             foreach my $value (@{$values{$name}}) {
                 if ($$elements{$name} eq 'selectbox') {
                     $output .=  qq|
-      if (courseForm.$name.options[0].value == "$value") {
-          courseForm.$name.options[0].selected = true;
+      if (courseForm.elements['$name'].options[0].value == "$value") {
+          courseForm.elements['$name'].options[0].selected = true;
       }|;
                 } elsif (($$elements{$name} eq 'radio') ||
                          ($$elements{$name} eq 'checkbox')) {
                     $output .= qq|
-      if (courseForm.$name.value == "$value") {
-          courseForm.$name.checked = true;
+      if (courseForm.elements['$name'].value == "$value") {
+          courseForm.elements['$name'].checked = true;
+      } else {
+          courseForm.elements['$name'].checked = false;
       }|;
                 }
             }
             $output .= qq|
   }
   else {
-      for (var i=0; i<courseForm.$name.length; i++) {
+      for (var i=0; i<courseForm.elements['$name'].length; i++) {
 |;
             if ($$elements{$name} eq 'selectbox') {
                 $output .=  qq|
-          courseForm.$name.options[i].selected = false;|;
+          courseForm.elements['$name'].options[i].selected = false;|;
             } elsif (($$elements{$name} eq 'radio') || 
                      ($$elements{$name} eq 'checkbox')) {
                 $output .= qq|
-          courseForm.$name\[i].checked = false;|; 
+          courseForm.elements['$name']\[i].checked = false;|; 
             }
             $output .= qq|
       }
-      for (var j=0; j<courseForm.$name.length; j++) {
+      for (var j=0; j<courseForm.elements['$name'].length; j++) {
 |;
             foreach my $value (@{$values{$name}}) {
                 if ($$elements{$name} eq 'selectbox') {
                     $output .=  qq|
-          if (courseForm.$name.options[j].value == "$value") {
-              courseForm.$name.options[j].selected = true;
+          if (courseForm.elements['$name'].options[j].value == "$value") {
+              courseForm.elements['$name'].options[j].selected = true;
           }|;
                 } elsif (($$elements{$name} eq 'radio') ||
                          ($$elements{$name} eq 'checkbox')) { 
                       $output .= qq|
-          if (courseForm.$name\[j].value == "$value") {
-              courseForm.$name\[j].checked = true;
+          if (courseForm.elements['$name']\[j].value == "$value") {
+              courseForm.elements['$name']\[j].checked = true;
           }|;
                 }
             }
@@ -1750,10 +2221,368 @@ sub set_form_elements {
         }
     }
     $output .= "
+    return;
 }\n";
     return $output;
 }
 
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+# javascript_valid_email
+#
+# Generates javascript to validate an e-mail address.
+# Returns a javascript function which accetps a form field as argumnent, and
+# returns false if field.value does not satisfy two regular expression matches
+# for a valid e-mail address.  Backwards compatible with old browsers without
+# support for javascript RegExp (just checks for @ in field.value in this case). 
+
+sub javascript_valid_email {
+    my $scripttag .= <<'END';
+function validmail(field) {
+    var str = field.value;
+    if (window.RegExp) {
+        var reg1str = "(@.*@)|(\\.\\.)|(@\\.)|(\\.@)|(^\\.)";
+        var reg2str = "^.+\\@(\\[?)[a-zA-Z0-9\\-\\.]+\\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3}|[0-9]{1,3})(\\]?)$"; //"
+        var reg1 = new RegExp(reg1str);
+        var reg2 = new RegExp(reg2str);
+        if (!reg1.test(str) && reg2.test(str)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if(str.indexOf("@") >= 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+END
+    return $scripttag;
+}
+
+
+# USAGE: htmltag(element, content, {attribute => value,...});
+#
+# EXAMPLES: 
+#  - htmltag('a', 'this is an anchor', {href  => 'www.example.com', 
+#                                       title => 'this is a title'})
+#
+#  - You might want to set up needed tags like: 
+#
+#     my $h3  = sub { return htmltag( "h3",  @_ ) };
+#
+#    ... and use them: $h3->("This is a headline")
+#
+#  - To set up a couple of tags, see sub inittags
+#
+# NOTES:
+# - Empty elements, such as <br/> are correctly terminated, 
+#   i.e. htmltag('br') returns <br/> 
+# - Empty attributes (title="") are filtered out.
+# - The function will not check for deprecated attributes.
+#
+# OUTPUT: content enclosed in xhtml conform tags
+sub htmltag{
+    return
+        qq|<$_[0]|
+        . join( '', map { qq| $_="${$_[2]}{$_}"| if ${$_[2]}{$_} } keys %{ $_[2] } )
+        . ($_[1] ? qq|>$_[1]</$_[0]>| : qq|/>|). "\n";
+};
+
+
+# USAGE: inittags(@tags);
+#
+# EXAMPLES:
+#  - my ($h1, $h2, $h3) = inittags( qw( h1 h2 h3 ) )
+#    $h1->("This is a headline") #Returns: <h1>This is a headline</h1>
+#
+# NOTES: See sub htmltag for further information.
+#
+# OUTPUT: List of subroutines. 
+sub inittags {
+    my @tags = @_;
+    return map { my $tag = $_;
+                 sub { return htmltag( $tag, @_ ) }
+               } @tags;
+}
+
+
+# USAGE: scripttag(scriptcode, [start|end|both]);
+#
+# EXAMPLES: 
+#  - scripttag("alert('Hello World!')", 'both') 
+#    returns:
+#    <script type="text/javascript">
+#    // BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal
+#    alert(Hello World!')
+#    // END LON-CAPA Internal
+#    </script>
+#
+# NOTES:
+# - works currently only for javascripts
+#
+# OUTPUT: 
+# Scriptcode properly enclosed in <script> and CDATA tags (and LC
+# Internal markers if 2nd argument is given)
+sub scripttag {
+    my ( $content, $marker ) = @_;
+    return unless defined $content;
+
+    my $begin = "\n// BEGIN LON-CAPA Internal\n";
+    my $end   = "\n// END LON-CAPA Internal\n";
+
+    if ($marker) {
+        $content  = $begin . $content if $marker eq 'start' or $marker eq 'both';
+        $content .= $end              if $marker eq 'end'   or $marker eq 'both';
+    }
+
+    $content = "\n// <![CDATA[\n$content\n// ]]>\n";
+
+    return htmltag('script', $content, {type => 'text/javascript'});
+};
+
+
+=item list_from_array( \@array, { listattr =>{}, itemattr =>{} } )
+
+Constructs a XHTML list from \@array.
+
+input: 
+
+=over
+
+=item \@array 
+
+A reference to the array containing text that will be wrapped in <li></li> tags.
+
+=item { listattr => {}, itemattr =>{} } 
+
+Attributes for <ul> and <li> passed in as hash references. 
+See htmltag() for more details.
+
+=back
+ 
+returns: XHTML list as String. 
+
+=cut   
+
+# \@items, {listattr => { class => 'abc', id => 'xyx' }, itemattr => {class => 'abc', id => 'xyx'}}
+sub list_from_array {
+    my ($items, $args) = @_;
+    my ($ul, $li) = inittags( qw(ul li) );
+    my $listitems = join '', map { $li->($_, $args->{itemattr}) } @$items;
+    return $ul->( $listitems, $args->{listattr} );
+}
+
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+# generate_menu
+#
+# Generates html markup for a menu. 
+#
+# Inputs:
+# An array of following structure:
+#   ({	categorytitle => 'Categorytitle',
+#	items => [
+#		    {	
+#           linktext    =>	'Text to be displayed',
+#			url	        =>	'URL the link is pointing to, i.e. /adm/site?action=dosomething',
+#			permission  =>	'Contains permissions as returned from lonnet::allowed(),
+#					         must evaluate to true in order to activate the link',
+#			icon        =>  'icon filename',
+#			alttext	    =>	'alt text for the icon',
+#			help	    =>	'Name of the corresponding helpfile',
+#			linktitle   =>	'Description of the link (used for title tag)'
+#		    },
+#		    ...
+#		]
+#   }, 
+#   ...
+#   )
+#
+# Outputs: A scalar containing the html markup for the menu.
+
+sub generate_menu {
+    my @menu = @_;
+    # subs for specific html elements
+    my ($h3, $div, $ul, $li, $a, $img) = inittags( qw(h3 div ul li a img) ); 
+    
+    my @categories; # each element represents the entire markup for a category
+   
+    foreach my $category (@menu) {
+        my @links;  # contains the links for the current $category
+        foreach my $link (@{$$category{items}}) {
+            next unless $$link{permission};
+            
+            # create the markup for the current $link and push it into @links.
+            # each entry consists of an image and a text optionally followed 
+            # by a help link.
+            push(@links,$li->(
+                        $a->(
+                            $img->("", {
+                                class => "LC_noBorder LC_middle",
+                                src   => "/res/adm/pages/$$link{icon}",
+                                alt   => mt(defined($$link{alttext}) ?
+                                $$link{alttext} : $$link{linktext})
+                            }), {
+                            href  => $$link{url},
+                            title => mt($$link{linktitle})
+                            }).
+                        $a->(mt($$link{linktext}), {
+                            href  => $$link{url},
+                            title => mt($$link{linktitle}),
+                            class => "LC_menubuttons_link"
+                            }).
+                         (defined($$link{help}) ? 
+                         Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic($$link{help}) : ''),
+                         {class => "LC_menubuttons_inline_text"}));
+        }
+
+        # wrap categorytitle in <h3>, concatenate with 
+        # joined and in <ul> tags wrapped @links
+        # and wrap everything in an enclosing <div> and push it into
+        # @categories
+        # such that each element looks like:
+        # <div><h3>title</h3><ul><li>...</li>...</ul></div>
+        # the category won't be added if there aren't any links
+        push(@categories, 
+            $div->($h3->(mt($$category{categorytitle}), {class=>"LC_hcell"}).
+            $ul->(join('' ,@links),  {class =>"LC_ListStyleNormal" }),
+            {class=>"LC_Box LC_400Box"})) if scalar(@links);
+    }
+
+    # wrap the joined @categories in another <div> (column layout)
+    return $div->(join('', @categories), {class => "LC_columnSection"});
+}
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item &start_funclist
+
+Start list of available functions
+
+Typically used to offer a simple list of available functions
+at top or bottom of page.
+All available functions/actions for the current page
+should be included in this list.
+
+If the optional headline text is not provided, a default text will be used.
+
+
+Related routines:
+=over 4
+add_item_funclist
+end_funclist
+=back
+
+
+Inputs: (optional) headline text
+
+Returns: HTML code with function list start
+
+=cut
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+sub start_funclist {
+    my($legendtext)=@_;
+    $legendtext=&mt('Functions') if !$legendtext;
+    return '<ul class="LC_funclist"><li style="font-weight:bold; margin-left:0.8em;">'.$legendtext.'</li>'."\n";
+}
+
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+=pod
+
+=item &add_item_funclist
+
+Adds an item to the list of available functions
+
+Related routines:
+=over 4
+start_funclist
+end_funclist
+=back
+
+Inputs: content item with text and link to function
+
+Returns: HTML code with list item for funclist
+
+=cut
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+sub add_item_funclist {
+    my($content) = @_;
+    return '<li>'.$content.'</li>'."\n";
+}
+
+=pod
+
+=item &end_funclist
+
+End list of available functions
+
+Related routines:
+=over 4
+start_funclist
+add_item_funclist
+=back
+
+Inputs: ./.
+
+Returns: HTML code with function list end
+=cut
+
+sub end_funclist {
+    return "</ul>\n";
+}
+
+=pod
+
+=item funclist_from_array( \@array, {legend => 'text for legend'} )
+
+Constructs a XHTML list from \@array with the first item being visually
+highlighted and set to the value of legend or 'Functions' if legend is
+empty. 
+
+=over
+
+=item \@array
+
+A reference to the array containing text that will be wrapped in <li></li> tags.
+
+=item { legend => 'text' }
+
+A string that's used as visually highlighted first item. 'Functions' is used if
+it's value evaluates to false.
+
+=back
+ 
+returns: XHTML list as string. 
+
+=back
+
+=cut  
+
+sub funclist_from_array {
+    my ($items, $args) = @_;
+    $args->{legend} ||= mt('Functions');
+    return list_from_array( [$args->{legend}, @$items], 
+               { listattr => {class => 'LC_funclist'} });
+}   
+
 1;
 
 __END__