--- loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2008/03/03 19:37:27	1.240
+++ loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2008/09/01 10:01:57	1.245
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # input  definitons
 #
-# $Id: inputtags.pm,v 1.240 2008/03/03 19:37:27 www Exp $
+# $Id: inputtags.pm,v 1.245 2008/09/01 10:01:57 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ sub start_textline {
 		$oldresponse = $oldresponse->[$#Apache::inputtags::inputlist];
 	    }
 	    $oldresponse = &HTML::Entities::encode($oldresponse,'<>&"');
-
+            $oldresponse =~ s/^\s+//;
+            $oldresponse =~ s/\s+$//;
+            $oldresponse =~ s/\s+/ /g;
 	    if ($Apache::lonhomework::type ne 'exam') {
 		my $addchars=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('addchars',$parstack,$safeeval);
 		$result='';
@@ -728,6 +730,9 @@ sub decideoutput {
 	$button = 1;
     } elsif ($award eq 'MISSING_ANSWER') {
 	$message = &mt('Some items were not submitted.');
+        if ($target ne 'tex') {
+           $message .= &Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Some_Items_Were_Not_Submitted');
+        }
 	$css_class=$possible_class{'not_charged_try'};
 	$button = 1;
     } elsif ($award eq 'ERROR') {
@@ -743,10 +748,10 @@ sub decideoutput {
 	$css_class=$possible_class{'not_charged_try'};
 	$button=1;
     } elsif ($award eq 'MISORDERED_RANK') {
-	$message = &mt('You have provided an invalid ranking');
-	if ($target ne 'tex') {
-	    $message.=', '.&mt('please refer to').' '.&Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Ranking_Problems',&mt('help on ranking problems'));
-	}
+        $message = &mt('You have provided an invalid ranking.');
+        if ($target ne 'tex') {
+            $message.=' '.&mt('Please refer to [_1]',&Apache::loncommon::help_open_topic('Ranking_Problems',&mt('help on ranking problems')));
+        }
 	$css_class=$possible_class{'not_charged_try'};
 	$button=1;
     } elsif ($award eq 'INVALID_FILETYPE') {
@@ -847,7 +852,12 @@ sub decideoutput {
 	$added_computer_text=1;
     }
     if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'practice') {
-       $message.='<br />'.&mt('Submissions to practice problems are not permanently recorded.');
+       if ($target eq 'web') {
+           $message .= '<br />';
+       } else {
+           $message .= ' ';      
+       }
+       $message.=&mt('Submissions to practice problems are not permanently recorded.');
     }
 
     return ($button,$css_class,$message,$previousmsg);
@@ -1079,7 +1089,7 @@ sub grade {
 	    my ($match) =
 		&previous_match(\@Apache::inputtags::previous_version,
 				scalar(@Apache::inputtags::response));
-	    
+
 	    if ($match) {
 		$previously_used = 'PREVIOUSLY_LAST';
 		foreach my $value (@Apache::inputtags::previous) {