--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2008/08/25 10:16:27	1.537
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2008/09/05 09:09:38	1.538
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.537 2008/08/25 10:16:27 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.538 2008/09/05 09:09:38 onken Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ sub format_page_header {
     # to \% else LaTeX will think they are comments and terminate
     # the line.. which is bad!!!
     
+    # If the user has role author, $course and $assignment are empty so
+    # there is '\\ \\ ' in the page header. That's cause a error in LaTeX
+    if($format =~ /\\\\\s\\\\\s/) {
+        #TODO find sensible caption for page header
+        my $testPrintout = '\\\\'.&mt('Construction Space').' \\\\'.&mt('Test-Printout ');
+        $format =~ s/\\\\\s\\\\\s/$testPrintout/;
+    }
     
 
     return $format;