--- MPIWGWeb/MPIWGProjects.py	2006/10/19 07:32:51	1.47.2.61
+++ MPIWGWeb/MPIWGProjects.py	2006/10/27 18:37:20	1.47.2.62
@@ -453,6 +453,26 @@ class MPIWGRoot(ZSQLExtendFolder):
                 return True
         return False
         
+    def getSection(self):
+        """returns the current section name"""
+        root = self.absolute_url()
+        url = self.REQUEST['URL']
+        path = string.replace(url, root, '')
+        paths = path.split('/')
+        if len(paths) > 0:
+            return paths[1]
+        return None
+
+    def getSectionStyle(self, name, style=""):
+        """returns a string with the given style + '-sel' if the current section == name"""
+        if self.getSection() == name:
+            return style + '-sel'
+        else:
+            return style    
+
+    def MPIWGrootURL(self):
+        """returns the URL to the root"""
+        return self.absolute_url()
         
     def upDateSQL(self,fileName):
         """updates SQL databases using fm.jar"""