--- loncom/homework/edit.pm	2013/04/25 17:58:32	1.143
+++ loncom/homework/edit.pm	2013/05/06 16:07:29	1.144
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # edit mode helpers
 #
-# $Id: edit.pm,v 1.143 2013/04/25 17:58:32 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: edit.pm,v 1.144 2013/05/06 16:07:29 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ sub editfield {
     if ($cols > 80) { $cols = 80; }
     if ($cols < $minwidth ) { $cols = $minwidth; }
     if ($rows < $minheight) { $rows = $minheight; }
-    if ($description) { $description=$description."<br />"; }
+    if ($description) { $description='<br />'.&mt($description).'<br />'; }
 
     # remove typesetting whitespace from between data and the end tag
     # to make the edit look prettier
@@ -840,8 +840,8 @@ sub editfield {
 	$Apache::lonxml::curdepth.'" '.&element_change_detection().
         $textareaclass.'>'.
 	&HTML::Entities::encode($data,'<>&"').'</textarea>'.
-	($usehtmlarea?&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::spelllink('lonhomework',
-			 'homework_edit_'.$Apache::lonxml::curdepth):'')."\n";
+        ($usehtmlarea?'<br />'.&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::spelllink('lonhomework',
+                                   'homework_edit_'.$Apache::lonxml::curdepth):'')."\n";
 }
 
 sub modifiedfield {