Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/IndexAction.java
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diff -u -r4f23888b7f7ab9234285d6565b5995ed94fee49f -rae4d9c725b25fdacd350905e72d27d1f10ebb44b
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/IndexAction.java	(.../IndexAction.java)	(revision 4f23888b7f7ab9234285d6565b5995ed94fee49f)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/IndexAction.java	(.../IndexAction.java)	(revision ae4d9c725b25fdacd350905e72d27d1f10ebb44b)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 			List<IndexLinkBean> headerLinks = new ArrayList<IndexLinkBean>();
 			if (request.isUserInRole(Role.AUTHOR)) {
 				log.debug("user is author");
-				headerLinks.add(new IndexLinkBean("index.author", "home.do?method=author"));
+				headerLinks.add(new IndexLinkBean("index.author", "javascript:openAuthor()"));
 			}
 			if (request.isUserInRole(Role.SYSADMIN) || request.isUserInRole(Role.COURSE_ADMIN) || request.isUserInRole(Role.COURSE_MANAGER)) {
 				log.debug("user is an admin or manager");