--- lib_standard.php	2010-11-26 20:12:52.000000000 -0500
+++ lib.php	2010-12-16 10:09:41.223468470 -0500
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 define('FORUM_MODE_FLATNEWEST', -1);
 define('FORUM_MODE_THREADED', 2);
 define('FORUM_MODE_NESTED', 3);
+define('FORUM_MODE_ROUNDTABLE', 4);
 
 define('FORUM_CHOOSESUBSCRIBE', 0);
 define('FORUM_FORCESUBSCRIBE', 1);
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
         $discussion->mailnow       = false;
         $discussion->groupid       = -1;
 
-        $message = '';
+       $message = '';
 
         $discussion->id = forum_add_discussion($discussion, null, $message);
 
@@ -5279,11 +5280,28 @@
     $posters = array();
 
     // preload all posts - TODO: improve...
+    /* begin original code
     if ($mode == FORUM_MODE_FLATNEWEST) {
         $sort = "p.created DESC";
-    } else {
-        $sort = "p.created ASC";
+    } 
+    else {
+	$sort = "p.created ASC";
+    }
+    //end orginal code
+    */
+
+    //determine sort order with new code
+    switch($mode) {
+	case FORUM_MODE_FLATNEWEST:
+	   $sort = "p.created DESC";
+	   break;
+	case FORUM_MODE_ROUNDTABLE:
+	   $sort = "u.firstname, u.lastname ASC";
+	   break;
+	default:
+	   $sort = "p.created ASC";
     }
+    //end new code
 
     $forumtracked = forum_tp_is_tracked($forum);
     $posts = forum_get_all_discussion_posts($discussion->id, $sort, $forumtracked);
@@ -5351,6 +5369,12 @@
         case FORUM_MODE_NESTED :
             forum_print_posts_nested($course, $cm, $forum, $discussion, $post, $reply, $forumtracked, $posts);
             break;
+
+	case FORUM_MODE_ROUNDTABLE :
+            forum_print_posts_roundtable($course, $cm, $forum, $discussion, $post, 'FORUM_MODE_ROUNDTABLE', $reply, $forumtracked, $posts);
+            break;
+
+
     }
 }
 
@@ -5395,6 +5419,25 @@
     }
 }
 
+function forum_print_posts_roundtable($course, &$cm, $forum, $discussion, $post, $mode, $reply, $forumtracked, $posts) {
+    global $USER, $CFG;
+
+    $link  = false;
+
+    foreach ($posts as $post) {
+        if (!$post->parent) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        $post->subject = format_string($post->subject);
+        $ownpost = ($USER->id == $post->userid);
+
+        $postread = !empty($post->postread);
+
+        forum_print_post($post, $discussion, $forum, $cm, $course, $ownpost, $reply, $link,
+                             '', '', $postread, true, $forumtracked);
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * @todo Document this function
  *
@@ -7346,11 +7389,13 @@
  * Returns array of forum layout modes
  *
  * @return array
+ * ilusent: added FORUM_MODE_ROUNDTABLE line
  */
 function forum_get_layout_modes() {
     return array (FORUM_MODE_FLATOLDEST => get_string('modeflatoldestfirst', 'forum'),
                   FORUM_MODE_FLATNEWEST => get_string('modeflatnewestfirst', 'forum'),
                   FORUM_MODE_THREADED   => get_string('modethreaded', 'forum'),
+		  FORUM_MODE_ROUNDTABLE => get_string('moderoundtable', 'forum'),
                   FORUM_MODE_NESTED     => get_string('modenested', 'forum'));
 }