--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2009/12/01 18:07:50	1.252
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2009/12/08 05:19:08	1.253.2.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.252 2009/12/01 18:07:50 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.253.2.2 2009/12/08 05:19:08 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ sub coursepreflink {
    }
 }
 
+sub raw_href_to_link {
+   my ($message)=@_;
+   $message=~s/(https?\:\/\/[^\s\'\"]+)(\s|$)/<a href="$1"><tt>$1<\/tt><\/a>$2/gi;
+   return $message;
+}
+
 ##############################################
 ##############################################
 
@@ -1372,25 +1378,23 @@ returns: nothing
         # The first one should be the course or a menu link
         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;
-            }
-            $menulink =  {  href   =>'/adm/menu',
-                            title  =>'Go to main menu',
-                            target =>'_top',
-                            text   =>$description,
-                            no_mt  =>$no_mt_descr, };
-            if($last) {
-                #$last set, so we have some crumbs
-                unshift(@Crumbs,$menulink);
+            if ($menulink eq '_nomenu') {
+                return unless($last);
             } else {
-                #only menulink crumb present
-                $last = $menulink;
+                my $description = 'Menu';
+                my $no_mt_descr = 0;
+                $menulink =  {  href   =>'/adm/menu',
+                                title  =>'Go to main menu',
+                                target =>'_top',
+                                text   =>$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 "",