optional_variable($lastinitial, ""); // only show students with this last initial
optional_variable($firstinitial, ""); // only show students with this first initial
optional_variable($perpage, "20"); // how many per page
- optional_variable($_GET['format'], 'brief'); // what kind of view
+ optional_variable($_GET['format'], ''); // 'brief' for less details, '' for more
$compactmode = ($_GET['format'] == 'brief');