--- loncom/homework/edit.pm	2001/07/18 20:27:22	1.19
+++ loncom/homework/edit.pm	2001/07/23 22:40:59	1.20
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ sub get_new_args {
   my ($token,$parstack,$safeeval,@args)=@_;
   my $rebuild=0;
   foreach my $arg (@args) {
-    my $value=&Apache::lonxml::get_param($arg,$parstack,$safeeval);
+    #just want the string that it was set to
+    my $value=$token->[2]->{$arg};
     my $newvalue=$ENV{"form.$Apache::lonxml::curdepth.$arg"};
     &Apache::lonxml::debug(" for:$arg: cur is :$value: new is :$newvalue:");
     if ($value ne $newvalue) {
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ sub rebuild_tag {
   if ($token->[0] eq 'S') {
     $result = '<'.$token->[1];
     while (my ($key,$val)= each(%{$token->[2]})) {
-      $val=~s:^\s|\s$::g;
+      $val=~s:^\s+|\s+$::g;
       $val=~s:"::g; #"
       &Apache::lonxml::debug("setting :$key: to  :$val:");
       $result.=' '.$key.'="'.$val.'"';