--- loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2003/02/18 21:17:00	1.25
+++ loncom/interface/lonmeta.pm	2003/03/14 19:29:36	1.28
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Metadata display handler
 #
-# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.25 2003/02/18 21:17:00 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonmeta.pm,v 1.28 2003/03/14 19:29:36 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -101,8 +101,18 @@ sub dynamicmeta {
 # ------------------------------------- Try to make an alt tag if there is none
 
 sub alttag {
-    my $src=shift;
-    return 'None';
+    my ($base,$src)=@_;
+    my $fullpath=&Apache::lonnet::hreflocation($base,$src);
+    my $alttag=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($fullpath,'title').' '.
+               &Apache::lonnet::metadata($fullpath,'subject').' '.
+               &Apache::lonnet::metadata($fullpath,'abstract');
+    $alttag=~s/\s+/ /gs;
+    $alttag=~s/\"//gs;
+    $alttag=~s/\'//gs;
+    $alttag=~s/\s+$//gs;
+    $alttag=~s/^\s+//gs;
+    if ($alttag) { return $alttag; } else 
+                 { return 'No information available'; }
 }
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------- Pretty display
@@ -310,7 +320,7 @@ $dynmeta{$_}."&nbsp;</td></tr>\n");
    '<h4>Error Messages (visible to author and co-authors only)</h4>');
       my %errormsgs=&Apache::lonnet::dump('nohist_res_msgs',$1,$2);
       foreach (keys %errormsgs) {
-	if ($_=~/^$disuri\_\d+$/) {
+	if ($_=~/^\Q$disuri\E\_\d+$/) {
           my %content=&Apache::lonmsg::unpackagemsg($errormsgs{$_});
 	  $r->print('<b>'.$content{'time'}.'</b>: '.$content{'message'}.
                     '<br />');
@@ -370,7 +380,7 @@ $bodytag
 <form method="post">
 ENDEDIT
    foreach ('author','title','subject','keywords','abstract','notes',
-            'copyright','language') {
+            'copyright','customdistributionfile','language') {
        if ($ENV{'form.new_'.$_}) {
 	   $Apache::lonpublisher::metadatafields{$_}=$ENV{'form.new_'.$_};
        }