--- loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2013/05/12 17:51:47	1.369.2.40
+++ loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2013/05/13 20:37:58	1.369.2.41
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines to control the menu
 #
-# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.369.2.40 2013/05/12 17:51:47 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.369.2.41 2013/05/13 20:37:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -349,10 +349,7 @@ sub secondary_menu {
     if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {
         $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
         $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
-        if ($canedit) {
-            $showsyllabus = 1;
-            $showfeeds = 1;
-        } else {
+        unless ($canedit) {
             unless (&Apache::lonnet::is_on_map("public/$cdom/$cnum/syllabus")) {
                 if (($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.externalsyllabus'}) ||
                     ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.uploadedsyllabus'}) ||
@@ -440,12 +437,13 @@ sub secondary_menu {
                         next if ($item->[2] eq 'cst' && !$canmodifyuser);
                         next if ($item->[2] eq 'mgr' && !$canmgr);
                         next if ($item->[2] eq 'vcg' && !$canviewgrps);
+                        next if ($item->[2] eq 'mdc' && !$canedit);
                         push(@scndsub,$item); 
                     }
                 }
                 if (@scndsub > 0) {
                     $menu .= &create_submenu($link,$target,$title,\@scndsub);
-                } elsif ($link) {
+                } elsif ($link ne '#') {
                     $menu .= '<li><a href="'.$link.'" target="'.$target.'">'.&mt($title).'</a></li>';
                 }
             }
@@ -492,7 +490,7 @@ sub secondary_menu {
     }
     $menu =~ s/\[uname\]/$$author{user}/g;
     $menu =~ s/\[udom\]/$$author{dom}/g;
-    if ($showsyllabus || $showfeeds) {
+    if ($env{'request.course.id'}) {  
         $menu =~ s/\[cnum\]/$cnum/g;
         $menu =~ s/\[cdom\]/$cdom/g;
     }