--- loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2025/03/03 22:03:02	1.419
+++ loncom/interface/lonhtmlcommon.pm	2025/03/06 16:51:36	1.421
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common html routines
 #
-# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.419 2025/03/03 22:03:02 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonhtmlcommon.pm,v 1.421 2025/03/06 16:51:36 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2463,7 +2463,7 @@ sub docs_breadcrumbs {
 my @row_count;
 
 sub start_pick_box {
-    my ($css_class,$id) = @_;
+    my ($css_class,$id,$caption,$caption_class) = @_;
     if (defined($css_class)) {
 	$css_class = 'class="'.$css_class.'"';
     } else {
@@ -2477,6 +2477,16 @@ sub start_pick_box {
     my $output = <<"END";
  <table $css_class $table_id>
 END
+    if (defined($caption)) {
+        if (defined($caption_class)) {
+            $caption_class = 'class="'.$caption_class.'"';
+        } else {
+            $caption_class = 'class="LC_caption"';
+        }
+        $output .= <<"END";
+ <caption $caption_class>$caption</caption>
+END
+    }
     return $output;
 }
 
@@ -3976,7 +3986,7 @@ sub list_from_array {
 sub generate_menu {
     my @menu = @_;
     # subs for specific html elements
-    my ($h2, $div, $ul, $li, $a, $img) = inittags( qw(h2 div ul li a img) ); 
+    my ($h2, $div, $ul, $li, $a, $img) = inittags( qw(h2 div ul li a img) );
     
     my @categories; # each element represents the entire markup for a category
    
@@ -3999,17 +4009,12 @@ sub generate_menu {
                                 src   => $src,
                                 alt   => mt(defined($$link{alttext}) ?
                                 $$link{alttext} : $$link{linktext})
-                            }), {
-                            href  => $$link{url},
-                            title => mt($$link{linktitle}),
-                            class => 'LC_menubuttons_link'
-                            }).
-                        $a->(mt($$link{linktext}), {
+                            }).mt($$link{linktext}), {
                             href  => $$link{url},
                             title => mt($$link{linktitle}),
                             class => "LC_menubuttons_link"
                             }).
-                         (defined($$link{help}) ? 
+                         (defined($$link{help}) ?
                          Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic($$link{help}) : ''),
                          {class => "LC_menubuttons_inline_text"}));
         }