Index: includes/theme.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/theme.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.515
diff -u -r1.515 theme.inc
--- includes/theme.inc	25 Aug 2009 15:39:13 -0000	1.515
+++ includes/theme.inc	25 Aug 2009 22:50:06 -0000
@@ -1386,10 +1386,13 @@
  * @param $attributes
  *   A keyed array of attributes.
  * @param $heading
- *   An optional keyed array for a heading to precede the links:
+ *   An optional keyed array or a string for a heading to precede the links.
+ *   When using an array the following keys can be used:
  *    - text: the heading text
  *    - level: the heading level (e.g. 'h2', 'h3')
  *    - class: (optional) an array of the CSS classes for the heading
+ *   When using a string it will be used as the text of the heading and the
+ *   level will default to 'h2'.
  *   Headings should be used on navigation menus and any list of links that
  *   consistently appears on multiple pages. To make the heading invisible
  *   use class => 'element-invisible'. Do not use 'display:none', which
@@ -1409,10 +1412,19 @@
 
     // Treat the heading first if it is present to prepend it to the
     // list of links.
-    if (!empty($heading['text']) && !empty($heading['level'])) {
+    if (!empty($heading)) {
+      if(is_string($heading)) {
+        // Prepare the array that will be used when the passed heading
+        // is a string.
+        $heading = array(
+          'text' => $heading,
+          // Set the default level of the heading.
+          'level' => 'h2',
+        );
+      }
       $output .= '<' . $heading['level'];
       if (!empty($heading['class'])) {
-        $output .= ' ' . drupal_attributes(array('class' => $heading['class']));
+        $output .= drupal_attributes(array('class' => $heading['class']));
       }
       $output .= '>' . check_plain($heading['text']) . '</' . $heading['level'] . '>';
     }
Index: modules/system/page.tpl.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/page.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.31
diff -u -r1.31 page.tpl.php
--- modules/system/page.tpl.php	25 Aug 2009 15:39:13 -0000	1.31
+++ modules/system/page.tpl.php	25 Aug 2009 22:28:15 -0000
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
     <?php if ($main_menu): ?>
       <div id="navigation"><div class="section">
-        <?php print theme('links', $main_menu, array('id' => 'main-menu', 'class' => array('links', 'clearfix')), array('text' => t('Main menu'), 'level' => 'h2')); ?>
+        <?php print theme('links', $main_menu, array('id' => 'main-menu', 'class' => array('links', 'clearfix')), t('Main menu')); ?>
       </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#navigation -->
     <?php endif; ?>
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     </div></div> <!-- /#main, /#main-wrapper -->
 
     <div id="footer"><div class="section">
-      <?php print theme('links', $secondary_menu, array('id' => 'secondary-menu', 'class' => array('links', 'clearfix')), array('text' => t('Secondary menu'), 'level' => 'h2')); ?>
+      <?php print theme('links', $secondary_menu, array('id' => 'secondary-menu', 'class' => array('links', 'clearfix')), t('Secondary menu')); ?>
       <?php if ($footer): ?><div id="footer-region" class="region"><?php print $footer; ?></div><?php endif; ?>
     </div></div> <!-- /.section, /#footer -->