--- loncom/homework/edit.pm	2007/09/10 23:00:05	1.111
+++ loncom/homework/edit.pm	2007/10/03 00:24:48	1.112
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # edit mode helpers
 #
-# $Id: edit.pm,v 1.111 2007/09/10 23:00:05 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: edit.pm,v 1.112 2007/10/03 00:24:48 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ sub textarea_sizes {
 sub editline {
     my ($tag,$data,$description,$size)=@_;
     $data=&HTML::Entities::encode($data,'<>&"');
-    if ($description) { $description="<br />".$description."<br />"; }
+    if ($description) { $description=$description."<br />"; }
     my $change_code = &element_change_detection();
     my $result = <<"END";
 $description
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ sub editfield {
     if ($cols > 80) { $cols = 80; }
     if ($cols < $minwidth ) { $cols = $minwidth; }
     if ($rows < $minheight) { $rows = $minheight; }
-    if ($description) { $description="<br />".$description."<br />"; }
+    if ($description) { $description=$description."<br />"; }
     if ($usehtmlarea) {
 	&Apache::lonhtmlcommon::add_htmlareafields('homework_edit_'.
 						   $Apache::lonxml::curdepth);