--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2013/03/01 04:48:59	1.1116
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2013/03/19 00:37:03	1.1117
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1116 2013/03/01 04:48:59 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1117 2013/03/19 00:37:03 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ sub select_language {
     my ($name,$selected,$includeempty) = @_;
     my %langchoices;
     if ($includeempty) {
-        %langchoices = ('' => &mt('No language preference'));
+        %langchoices = ('' => 'No language preference');
     }
     foreach my $id (&languageids()) {
         my $code = &supportedlanguagecode($id);
@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ sub select_language {
             $langchoices{$code} = &plainlanguagedescription($id);
         }
     }
+    %langchoices = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(%langchoices);
     return &select_form($selected,$name,\%langchoices);
 }