--- loncom/homework/caparesponse/caparesponse.pm	2012/02/10 00:25:53	1.251
+++ loncom/homework/caparesponse/caparesponse.pm	2012/03/05 11:50:39	1.252
@@ -970,6 +970,15 @@ sub make_numerical_bubbles {
     my $number_of_bubbles = 
 	&Apache::response::get_response_param($part.'_'.$id,'numbubbles',8);
 
+    #
+    # Fixes for BZ 6519 - number of bubbles <= 0 or non-integer.
+    # 
+    $number_of_bubbles = int($number_of_bubbles + 0.5);
+    if ($number_of_bubbles <= 0) {
+	$number_of_bubbles = 8;
+    }
+    
+
     my ($format)=&Apache::lonxml::get_param_var('format',$parstack,$safeeval);
     my $name = (exists($answer{$tag_internal_answer_name}) 
 		? $tag_internal_answer_name