--- loncom/interface/lonchatfetch.pm	2005/04/07 06:56:22	1.17
+++ loncom/interface/lonchatfetch.pm	2005/06/06 02:29:46	1.18
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Chat Fetching
 #
-# $Id: lonchatfetch.pm,v 1.17 2005/04/07 06:56:22 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonchatfetch.pm,v 1.18 2005/06/06 02:29:46 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ sub handler {
 	    my ($sdom,$snum,$anon,$contrib)=split(/\:/,
 					     &Apache::lonnet::unescape($msg));
 	    $contrib=&Apache::lonnet::unescape($contrib);
-	    $contrib=~s/\n/\<br \/\>/g;
+	    &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$contrib);
 	    ($contrib,my $errors)=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($contrib);
 	    if ($errors) { $contrib.="[Message not fully displayed due to incorrect embedded TeX]"; }
 	    if ($errors && $snum eq $env{'user.name'} &&