--- loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2003/10/27 20:04:34	1.94
+++ loncom/homework/optionresponse.pm	2003/11/15 06:28:02	1.96
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # option list style responses
 #
-# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.94 2003/10/27 20:04:34 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: optionresponse.pm,v 1.96 2003/11/15 06:28:02 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ sub end_foilgroup {
 	  if ($ENV{'form.submitted'} eq 'scantron') {
 	      $response = $opt[$response];
 	  }
-	  $responsehash{$name}=$response;
 	  if ( $response =~ /[^\s]/) {
+	    $responsehash{$name}=$response;
 	    my $value=$Apache::response::foilgroup{$name.'.value'};
 	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("submitted a $response for $value<br />\n");
 	    if ($value eq $response) {
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ sub displayfoils {
 		} else {
 		    $text=$value.': '.$text;
 		}
+	    } else {
+		$text='&#149;'.$text;
 	    }
 	    $result.=$text."\n";
       } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
@@ -367,6 +369,8 @@ sub displayfoils {
 	  my $text=$Apache::response::foilgroup{$name.'.text'};
 	  if (!($text=~s|<drawoptionlist\s*/>|$optionlist|) && $Apache::lonhomework::type ne 'exam') {
 	      $text=$optionlist.$text;
+	  } else {
+	      $text='&#149;'.$text;
 	  }
 	  $result.=$break.$text."\n";
 	  if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'exam') {