--- loncom/interface/lontemplate.pm	2010/02/15 20:28:51	1.43.2.1
+++ loncom/interface/lontemplate.pm	2012/05/15 22:52:56	1.45.6.2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # "Template" Functions to generate html output
 #
-# $Id: lontemplate.pm,v 1.43.2.1 2010/02/15 20:28:51 faziophi Exp $
+# $Id: lontemplate.pm,v 1.45.6.2 2012/05/15 22:52:56 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 # http://www.lon-capa.org/
 #
 
-
 package Apache::lontemplate;
 
 
 use strict;
+use utf8;
 use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
 use Apache::loncommon;
 use Apache::lonnet;
@@ -114,12 +114,9 @@ sub print_template {
 }
 
 sub print_start_template {
-	my ($r,$topic,$boxclass, $id) = @_;
-	$r->print('<div class="'.$boxclass.'"');
-	if ($id) {
-		$r->print(' id="'.$id.'"');
-	}
-	$r->print('><h4 class="LC_hcell">'.$topic.'</h4>');
+	my ($r,$topic,$boxclass) = @_;
+	$r->print('<div class="'.$boxclass.'">');
+	$r->print('<h4 class="LC_hcell">'.$topic.'</h4>');
 }
 
 sub print_end_template {
@@ -156,20 +153,20 @@ sub print_template_fields {
 
 	foreach my $field (sort(keys(%fields))) {
 		my $message = $data{$field} if (($data{$field}=~/\w/) || ($allowed));
-		if ((%custom_handlers) && ($custom_handlers{$field})) {
+                if ((%custom_handlers) && ($custom_handlers{$field})) {
 			$custom_handlers{$field}->($r, $field, $message, $group, $data_ref, $fields_ref, $target, $allowed);
 		} else {
 			if (($data{$field}=~/\w/) || ($allowed)) {
-				if (!&Apache::lonfeedback::contains_block_html($message)) {
-					&Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
-				} else {
-					$message = &Apache::lonfeedback::tidy_html($message);
-				}
-				$message=&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::raw_href_to_link($message);
-				if ($allowed) {
-					$message=&Apache::lonspeller::markeduptext($message);
-				}
-				$message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
+                                if (!&Apache::lonfeedback::contains_block_html($message)) {
+                                        &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$message);
+                                } else {
+                                        $message = &Apache::lonfeedback::tidy_html($message);
+                                }
+                                $message=&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::raw_href_to_link($message);
+                                if ($allowed) {
+                                        $message=&Apache::lonspeller::markeduptext($message);
+                                }
+                                $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
 				if ($target ne 'tex') {
 					#output of syllabusfields will be generated here. 
 					&Apache::lontemplate::print_start_template($r,$fields{$field},'LC_Box');
@@ -184,8 +181,12 @@ sub print_template_fields {
 					&Apache::lontemplate::print_end_template($r);
 				} else {
 				    my $safeinit;
-                    $r->print(&Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($r,'tex','<h3>'.$fields{$field}.'</h3>'));
-                    $r->print(&Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($r,'tex',$message));
+                                    if ($fields{$field}=~/\w/) {
+                                       $r->print(&Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($r,'tex','<h3>'.$fields{$field}.'</h3>'));
+                                    } else {
+                                       $r->print(&Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($r,'tex','<br />'));
+                                    }
+                                    $r->print(&Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($r,'tex',$message));
 				}
 				push(@html_ids,$field);
 			}