Index: admin/settings/security.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/admin/settings/security.php,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 security.php
--- admin/settings/security.php	4 Dec 2006 09:13:52 -0000	1.12
+++ admin/settings/security.php	18 Jan 2007 23:41:35 -0000
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
               'firstname lastname' => get_string('firstname') . ' + ' . get_string('lastname'),
               'lastname firstname' => get_string('lastname') . ' + ' . get_string('firstname'),
               'firstname' => get_string('firstname'))));
+$temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('fullnameorder', get_string('fullnameorder', 'admin'), get_string('configfullnameorder', 'admin'),'firstname lastname',
+             array('firstname lastname' => get_string('firstname') . ' >> ' . get_string('lastname'),
+                   'lastname firstname' => get_string('lastname') . ' >> ' . get_string('firstname'))));
 $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('extendedusernamechars', get_string('extendedusernamechars', 'admin'), get_string('configextendedusernamechars', 'admin'), 0));
 $temp->add(new admin_setting_configtext('sitepolicy', get_string('sitepolicy', 'admin'), get_string('configsitepolicy', 'admin'), '', PARAM_URL));
 $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('bloglevel', get_string('bloglevel', 'admin'), get_string('configbloglevel', 'admin'), 4, array(5 => get_string('worldblogs','blog'),
Index: lang/en_utf8/admin.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/lang/en_utf8/admin.php,v
retrieving revision 1.96
diff -u -r1.96 admin.php
--- lang/en_utf8/admin.php	16 Jan 2007 03:28:58 -0000	1.96
+++ lang/en_utf8/admin.php	18 Jan 2007 23:47:42 -0000
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 $string['configfrontpage'] = 'The items selected above will be displayed on the site\'s front page.';
 $string['configfrontpageloggedin'] = 'The items selected above will be displayed on the site\'s front page when a user is logged in.';
 $string['configfullnamedisplay'] = 'This defines how names are shown when they are displayed in full. For most mono-lingual sites the most efficient setting is the default \"Given names + Surname\", but you may choose to hide surnames altogether, or to leave it up to the current language pack to decide (some languages have different conventions).';
+$string['configfullnameorder'] = 'This defines how names are orderd when they are displayed in forms. For most mono-lingual sites the most efficient setting is the default \"First name >> Surname\", but you may choose \"Surname >> First name\" up to the current language environment.';
 $string['configgdversion'] = 'Indicate the version of GD that is installed.  The version shown by default is the one that has been auto-detected.  Don\'t change this unless you really know what you\'re doing.';
 $string['configgradebookroles'] = 'This setting allows you to control who appears on the gradebook.  Users need to have at least one of these roles in a course to be shown in the gradebook for that course.';
 $string['confighiddenuserfields'] = 'Select which user infomation fields you wish to hide from other users other than course teachers/admins. This will increase student privacy. Hold CTRL key to select multiple fields.';
@@ -280,6 +281,7 @@
 $string['frontpage'] = 'Front Page';
 $string['frontpageloggedin'] = 'Front page items when logged in';
 $string['fullnamedisplay'] = 'Full Name Format';
+$string['fullnameorder'] = 'Full Name Input Order';
 $string['gdversion'] = 'GD version';
 $string['generalsettings'] = 'General settings';
 $string['globalsquoteswarning'] = '<p><strong>Security Warning</strong>: to operate properly, Moodle requires <br />that you make certain changes to your current PHP settings.<p/><p>You <em>must</em> set <code>register_globals=off</code> and/or <code>magic_quotes_gpc=on</code>. <br />If possible, you should set <code>register_globals=off</code> to improve general <br /> server security, setting <code>magic_quotes_gpc=on</code> is also recommended.<p/><p>These settings are controlled by editing your <code>php.ini</code>, Apache/IIS <br />configuration or <code>.htaccess</code> file.</p>';
Index: login/signup_form.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/login/signup_form.php,v
retrieving revision 1.23
diff -u -r1.23 signup_form.php
--- login/signup_form.php	4 Jan 2007 03:29:01 -0000	1.23
+++ login/signup_form.php	18 Jan 2007 23:26:11 -0000
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 		$mform->setType('email2', PARAM_NOTAGS);
 		$mform->addRule('email2', get_string('missingemail'), 'required', null, 'client');
 
+	if ($CFG->fullnameorder == 'firstname lastname') {
 		$mform->addElement('text', 'firstname', get_string('firstname'), 'size="25"');
 		$mform->setType('firstname', PARAM_TEXT);
 		$mform->addRule('firstname', get_string('missingfirstname'), 'required', null, 'client');
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@
 		$mform->addElement('text', 'lastname', get_string('lastname'), 'size="25"');
 		$mform->setType('lastname', PARAM_TEXT);
 		$mform->addRule('lastname', get_string('missinglastname'), 'required', null, 'client');
+	} else {
+		$mform->addElement('text', 'lastname', get_string('lastname'), 'size="25"');
+		$mform->setType('lastname', PARAM_TEXT);
+		$mform->addRule('lastname', get_string('missinglastname'), 'required', null, 'client');
+
+		$mform->addElement('text', 'firstname', get_string('firstname'), 'size="25"');
+		$mform->setType('firstname', PARAM_TEXT);
+		$mform->addRule('firstname', get_string('missingfirstname'), 'required', null, 'client');
+	}
 
 		$mform->addElement('text', 'city', get_string('city'), 'size="20"');
 		$mform->setType('city', PARAM_TEXT);
Index: user/edit_form.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/user/edit_form.php,v
retrieving revision 1.11
diff -u -r1.11 edit_form.php
--- user/edit_form.php	16 Jan 2007 09:56:15 -0000	1.11
+++ user/edit_form.php	18 Jan 2007 23:25:36 -0000
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
         }
 
 
+	if ($CFG->fullnameorder == 'firstname lastname') {
         $mform->addElement('text', 'firstname', get_string('firstname'), 'maxlength="100" size="30"');
         $mform->setType('firstname', PARAM_NOTAGS);
         $mform->addRule('firstname', $strrequired, 'required', null, 'client');
@@ -87,6 +88,15 @@
         $mform->addElement('text', 'lastname', get_string('lastname'), 'maxlength="100" size="30"');
         $mform->setType('lastname', PARAM_NOTAGS);
         $mform->addRule('lastname', $strrequired, 'required', null, 'client');
+    } else {
+        $mform->addElement('text', 'lastname', get_string('lastname'), 'maxlength="100" size="30"');
+        $mform->setType('lastname', PARAM_NOTAGS);
+        $mform->addRule('lastname', $strrequired, 'required', null, 'client');
+
+        $mform->addElement('text', 'firstname', get_string('firstname'), 'maxlength="100" size="30"');
+        $mform->setType('firstname', PARAM_NOTAGS);
+        $mform->addRule('firstname', $strrequired, 'required', null, 'client');
+    }
 
         $mform->addElement('text', 'email', get_string('email'), 'maxlength="100" size="30"');
         $mform->setType('email', PARAM_MULTILANG);