--- loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2011/09/16 02:27:59	1.178
+++ loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2011/09/30 16:47:08	1.180
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # option list style responses
 #
-# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.178 2011/09/16 02:27:59 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.180 2011/09/30 16:47:08 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -155,13 +155,9 @@ ENDTABLE
       splice(@options,$delopt-1,1);
       $optchanged=1;
     }
-    if ($env{"form.$Apache::lonxml::curdepth.options"}) {
+    if ($env{"form.$Apache::lonxml::curdepth.options"} ne '') {
       my $newopt = $env{"form.$Apache::lonxml::curdepth.options"};
-      if ($options[0]) {
-	push(@options,$newopt);
-      } else {
-	$options[0]=$newopt;
-      }
+      push(@options,$newopt);
       $optchanged=1;
     }
     my $rebuildtag = &Apache::edit::get_new_args($token,$parstack,$safeeval,
@@ -914,9 +910,6 @@ sub end_foil {
 	  &Apache::lonxml::warning(&mt('Foils without names exist. This can cause problems to malfunction.'));
 	  $name=$Apache::lonxml::curdepth;
       }
-      if ($name eq "0") {
-          &Apache::lonxml::error(&mt('Foil name [_1] is not supported. Please choose another name.','<b><tt>'.$name.'</tt></b>'));
-      }
       &Apache::lonxml::debug("Using a name of :$name:");
       if (defined($Apache::response::foilnames{$name})) {
 	  &Apache::lonxml::error(&mt("Foil name [_1] appears more than once. Foil names need to be unique.",'<b><tt>'.$name.'</tt></b>'));