--- loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2008/12/09 00:27:20	1.252
+++ loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2008/12/11 14:52:30	1.253
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # input  definitons
 #
-# $Id: inputtags.pm,v 1.252 2008/12/09 00:27:20 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: inputtags.pm,v 1.253 2008/12/11 14:52:30 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ sub get_grade_messages {
 		$trystr = '\vskip 0 mm ';
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    $trystr = "<td><nobr>".$tries_text." $tries";
+	    $trystr = '<td><span class="LC_nobreak">'.$tries_text." $tries";
 	    if ($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task) {
 	    } elsif($env{'request.state'} ne 'construct') {
 		$trystr.="/$maxtries";
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ sub get_grade_messages {
 		    $trystr.="/".$Apache::inputtags::params{'maxtries'};
 		}
 	    }
-	    $trystr.="</nobr></td>";
+	    $trystr.="</span></td>";
 	}
     }