--- loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2013/11/24 15:32:39	1.422
+++ loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2014/01/06 15:05:50	1.425
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines to control the menu
 #
-# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.422 2013/11/24 15:32:39 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.425 2014/01/06 15:05:50 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -283,8 +283,14 @@ sub primary_menu {
             $menu{$position} .= prep_menuitem($menuitem);
         }
     }
-    return ("<ol class=\"LC_primary_menu LC_floatleft\">$menu{'left'}</ol>",
-            "<ol class=\"LC_primary_menu LC_floatright LC_right\">$menu{'right'}</ol>");
+    my @output = ('','');
+    if ($menu{'left'} ne '') {
+        $output[0] = "<ol class=\"LC_primary_menu LC_floatleft\">$menu{'left'}</ol>";
+    }
+    if ($menu{'right'} ne '') {
+        $output[1] = "<ol class=\"LC_primary_menu LC_floatright LC_right\">$menu{'right'}</ol>";
+    }
+    return @output;
 }
 
 #returns hashref {user=>'',dom=>''} containing:
@@ -508,8 +514,11 @@ sub create_submenu {
             if ($count == $numsub) {
                 $borderbot = 'border-bottom:1px solid black;';
             }
+            if ($href ne '') {
+                $target = ' target="_top"';
+            }
             $menu .= '<li style="margin:0;padding:0;'.
-                     $borderbot.'"><a href="'.$href.'">';
+                     $borderbot.'"><a href="'.$href.'"'.$target.'>';
             if ($translate) {
                 $menu .= &mt($item->[1]);
             } else {
@@ -1381,7 +1390,7 @@ sub rawconfig {
 
 sub check_for_rcrs {
     my $showreqcrs = 0;
-    my @reqtypes = ('official','unofficial','community');
+    my @reqtypes = ('official','unofficial','community','textbook');
     foreach my $type (@reqtypes) {
         if (&Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($env{'user.name'},
                                               $env{'user.domain'},