--- loncom/interface/lonnavmaps.pm	2002/10/29 20:17:39	1.91
+++ loncom/interface/lonnavmaps.pm	2002/10/29 20:20:45	1.92
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Navigate Maps Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonnavmaps.pm,v 1.91 2002/10/29 20:17:39 bowersj2 Exp $
+# $Id: lonnavmaps.pm,v 1.92 2002/10/29 20:20:45 bowersj2 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ sub new_handle {
     &Apache::loncommon::no_cache($r);
     $r->send_http_header;
 
-    # Initialize the nav map
+    # Create the nav map the nav map
     my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new(
                         $ENV{"request.course.fn"}.".db",
                         $ENV{"request.course.fn"}."_parms.db", 1, 1);
@@ -850,6 +850,9 @@ sub new_handle {
                   '<br><img src="/adm/lonMisc/feedback.gif"> New message (click to open)<p>'); 
     }
 
+    # Now that we've displayed some stuff to the user, init the navmap
+    $navmap->init();
+
     # Check that it's defined
     if (!($navmap->courseMapDefined())) {
         $r->print('<font size="+2" color="red">Coursemap undefined.</font>' .
@@ -1640,6 +1643,14 @@ sub new {
     $self->{PARM_HASH} = \%parmhash;
     $self->{HASH_TIED} = 1;
 
+    bless($self);
+        
+    return $self;
+}
+
+sub init {
+    my $self = $self;
+
     # If the course opt hash and the user opt hash should be generated,
     # generate them
     if ($self->{GENERATE_COURSE_USER_OPT}) {
@@ -1744,10 +1755,6 @@ sub new {
     }    
 
     $self->{PARM_CACHE} = {};
-    
-    bless($self);
-        
-    return $self;
 }
 
 # Checks to see if coursemap is defined, matching test in old lonnavmaps