--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2023/11/28 04:48:14	1.567
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2024/01/25 23:37:14	1.568
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.567 2023/11/28 04:48:14 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.568 2024/01/25 23:37:14 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ FULLPAGE
       if ($filetype eq 'html') {
           $htmlerror=&verify_html($filecontents);
           if ($htmlerror) {
-              $htmlerror='<span class="LC_error">'.$htmlerror.'</span>';
+              $htmlerror=('&nbsp;'x3).' <span class="LC_error">'.$htmlerror.'</span>';
           }
           if (&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::htmlareabrowser()) {
               unless ($textareaclass) {
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ $initialize
     </div>
     <div>
       <input type="button" name="discardview" accesskey="d" value="$lt{'dv'}" $onclick{'discard'} />
-      $undo $htmlerror $deps_button $daxebutton $dragmath_button
+      $undo $deps_button $daxebutton $dragmath_button $htmlerror
     </div>
   </div>
   <textarea $textarea_events style="width:100%" cols="80" rows="44" name="filecont" id="filecont" $textareaclass>$filecontents</textarea><br />$spelllink