--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/11/29 21:00:35	1.477
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2006/11/29 22:02:47	1.478
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.477 2006/11/29 21:00:35 www Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.478 2006/11/29 22:02:47 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1385,14 +1385,14 @@ sub display_filter {
     return '<nobr><label>'.&mt('Records [_1]',
 			       &Apache::lonmeta::selectbox('show',$env{'form.show'},undef,
 							   (&mt('all'),10,20,50,100,1000,10000))).
-	   '</label></nobr> <nobr><label>'.
+	   '</label></nobr> <nobr>'.
            &mt('Filter [_1]',
 	   &select_form($env{'form.displayfilter'},
 			'displayfilter',
 			('currentfolder' => 'Current folder/page',
 			 'containing' => 'Containing phrase',
 			 'none' => 'None'))).
-			 '<input type="text" name="containingphrase" size="30" /></label></nobr>';
+			 '<input type="text" name="containingphrase" size="30" value="'.&HTML::Entities::encode($env{'form.containingphrase'}).'" /></nobr>';
 }
 
 sub gradeleveldescription {