--- loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2016/04/02 04:30:39	1.340
+++ loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2016/12/06 20:51:11	1.344
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # input  definitons
 #
-# $Id: inputtags.pm,v 1.340 2016/04/02 04:30:39 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: inputtags.pm,v 1.344 2016/12/06 20:51:11 damieng Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ sub start_textline {
 		}
 		my $name = 'HWVAL_'.$id;
                 my $itemid = 'HWVAL_'.$partid.'_'.$id;
+                # NOTE: the input id should match the one given by defaut_homework input_id().
                 my $input_tag_id = $itemid.'_'.$input_id;
 		if ($Apache::inputtags::status[-1] eq 'CANNOT_ANSWER') {
 		    $name = "none";
@@ -1059,7 +1060,7 @@ sub decideoutput {
 #
     
     my $computer = ($handgrade || $nocorrect)? ''
-	                       : " ".&mt("Computer's answer now shown above.");
+	                       : &mt("Computer's answer now shown above.");
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("handgrade has :$handgrade:");
 
     if ($previous) { $previousmsg=&mt('You have entered that answer before'); }
@@ -1083,7 +1084,9 @@ sub decideoutput {
 		$message = '\textbf{'.$message.'}';
 	    } else {
 		$message = "<b>".$message."</b>";
-		$message.= $computer;
+                if ($computer) {
+                    $message = "$computer $message";
+                }
 	    }
 	    $added_computer_text=1;
 	    if ($awarded > 0) {
@@ -1127,7 +1130,9 @@ sub decideoutput {
 		$message = '\textbf{'.&mt('You are correct.').'}';
 	    } else {
 		$message = "<b>".&mt('You are correct.')."</b>";
-		$message.= $computer;
+                if ($computer) {
+                    $message = "$computer $message";
+                }
 	    }
 	    $added_computer_text=1;
 	    if  ($awarded > 0 
@@ -1329,7 +1334,8 @@ sub decideoutput {
             my $first_access=&Apache::lonnet::get_first_access($interval[1]);
             if (defined($first_access)) {
                 my $due_date= &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$part.duedate");
-                unless (($due_date) && ($due_date < $first_access + $interval[0])) { 
+                my ($timelimit) = ($interval[0] =~ /^(\d+)/);
+                unless (($due_date) && ($due_date < $first_access + $timelimit)) { 
                     $message = &mt("Answer Submitted: Your final submission will be graded when the time limit is reached.");
                 }
             }
@@ -1346,7 +1352,9 @@ sub decideoutput {
     }
     if ($Apache::inputtags::status[-1] eq 'SHOW_ANSWER' && 
 	!$added_computer_text && $target ne 'tex') {
-	$message.= $computer;
+        if ($computer) {
+            $message = "$computer $message";
+        }
 	$added_computer_text=1;
     }
     if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'practice') {
@@ -1684,7 +1692,13 @@ sub get_grade_messages {
 		    $trial.="/".$Apache::inputtags::params{'maxtries'};
 		}
 	    }
-	    $trystr = '<td class="'.$tdclass.'"><span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt($tries_text.' [_1]',$trial).'</span></td>';
+            
+            unless (($env{'request.state'} ne "construct") && 
+                    ($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'} eq 'Placement') && 
+                    (!$env{'request.role.adv'})) {
+                $trystr = '<span class="LC_nobreak">'.&mt($tries_text.' [_1]',$trial).'</span>';
+            }
+	    $trystr = '<td class="'.$tdclass.'">'.$trystr.'</td>';
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1751,11 +1765,7 @@ sub gradestatus {
 	}
 
     }
-    my $output= $previousmsg.$latemessage.$message;
-    my $crstype = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'};
-    unless ($crstype eq 'Placement') {
-        $output .= $trystr;
-    }
+    my $output= $previousmsg.$latemessage.$message.$trystr;
     if ($output =~ /^\s*$/) {
 	return $button;
     } else {
@@ -1764,7 +1774,9 @@ sub gradestatus {
 	} else {
 	    $output =
 		'<table><tr><td>'.$button.'</td>'.$output;
-	    if ((!$no_previous) && ($crstype ne 'Placement')) {
+	    if ((!$no_previous) &&
+                (($env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.type'} ne 'Placement') ||
+                 ($env{'request.role.adv'}))) {
 		$output.='<td class="'.$tdclass.'">'.&previous_tries($id,$target).'</td>';
 	    }
 	    $output.= '</tr></table>';