--- loncom/interface/lonannounce.pm	2006/04/22 16:32:55	1.49
+++ loncom/interface/lonannounce.pm	2006/04/22 16:35:31	1.50
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Announce
 #
-# $Id: lonannounce.pm,v 1.49 2006/04/22 16:32:55 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonannounce.pm,v 1.50 2006/04/22 16:35:31 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ sub normalcell {
 	    $fullmsg=~s/[\n\r]/\\n/gs;
             $fullmsg=&HTML::Entities::encode($fullmsg,'<>&"\'');
             $fullmsg=~s/&/\\&/g;
+	    my $short_msg = substr($msg,0,20).((length($msg) > 20)?'...':'');
             $output.='<a href="javascript:alert('."'$fullmsg'".')">'.
-	       substr($msg,0,20).'...</a><br />';
+	       $short_msg.'</a><br />';
        }
     }
     return '<td class="LC_calendar_day'.