--- loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2007/03/27 19:20:49	1.139
+++ loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2007/04/05 10:29:58	1.140
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # option list style responses
 #
-# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.139 2007/03/27 19:20:49 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.140 2007/04/05 10:29:58 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -560,25 +560,33 @@ sub webbubbles {
 
 
 sub bubbles {
-    my ($ralphabet,$ropt,$response) = @_;
+    my ($ralphabet,$ropt,$response, $max_width) = @_;
     my @alphabet = @$ralphabet;
     my @opt = @$ropt;
     my ($result,$head,$line) =('','','');
     my $number_of_bubbles = $#opt + 1;
     my $current_length = 0;
     my $textwidth;
-    if ($env{'form.textwidth'} ne '') {
+    if ($max_width) {
+	$textwidth=$max_width;
+	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Max width passed in: $max_width");
+    }
+    elsif ($env{'form.textwidth'} ne '') {
 	$env{'form.textwidth'}=~/(\d+)/;
 	$textwidth=$1;
+	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Max width from form: $textwidth");
     } else {
 	$env{'form.textwidth'}=~/(\d*)\.?(\d*)/;
 	$textwidth=$1.'.'.$2;
+	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Max width defaults? $textwidth");
     }
+    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Final maxwidth: $textwidth");
     for (my $ind=0;$ind<=$number_of_bubbles;$ind++) {
 	my $leftmargin;
 	$opt[$ind]=&Apache::lonxml::latex_special_symbols($opt[$ind]);
 	if ($response eq 'rankresponse') {$opt[$ind]='Rank '.$opt[$ind];}
 	if ($ind==0) {$leftmargin=6;} else {$leftmargin=10;}
+
 	$current_length += (length($opt[$ind])+length($alphabet[$ind])+4)*2;
 	if ($current_length<($textwidth-$leftmargin) and $ind!=$number_of_bubbles) {
 	    $line.='\hskip -1 mm {\small \textbf{'.$alphabet[$ind].'}}$\bigcirc$\hskip -1 mm & \hskip -3 mm {\small '.$opt[$ind].'} & ';