--- loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2002/10/17 14:30:40	1.51
+++ loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2002/10/17 17:13:44	1.53
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # option list style responses
 #
-# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.51 2002/10/17 14:30:40 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.53 2002/10/17 17:13:44 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ sub bubbles {
     my $current_length = 0;
     for (my $ind=0;$ind<=$number_of_bubbles;$ind++) {
 	$current_length += (length($opt[$ind])+length($alphabet[$ind])+2)*2;
-	if ($current_length<80 and $ind!=$number_of_bubbles) {
+	if ($current_length<0.9*$ENV{'form.textwidth'} and $ind!=$number_of_bubbles) {
 	    $line.='\hskip -1 mm {\small \textbf{'.$alphabet[$ind].'}}$\bigcirc$\hskip -1 mm & \hskip -3 mm {\small '.$opt[$ind].'} & ';
 	    $head.='lr';
 	} else {
@@ -438,10 +438,7 @@ sub bubbles {
 	}
 
     }
-    $Apache::lonxml::counter++;
-    my %moreenv;
-    $moreenv{'form.counter'}=$Apache::lonxml::counter;
-    &Apache::lonnet::appenv(%moreenv);
+    &Apache::lonxml::increment_counter();
     return $result;
 }