--- loncom/html/res/adm/pages/annotator/admannotations.pm	2008/11/20 14:37:45	1.30
+++ loncom/html/res/adm/pages/annotator/admannotations.pm	2008/12/11 13:33:48	1.31
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # This will take annotations and then plug them into a page.
 #
-# $Id: admannotations.pm,v 1.30 2008/11/20 14:37:45 jms Exp $
+# $Id: admannotations.pm,v 1.31 2008/12/11 13:33:48 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ use Apache::lonlocal;
 sub write_annotation {
     my ($symb, $enc, $annotation) = @_;
 
-    
-    $annotation=~s/$^\s*$//;
+    $annotation=~s/^\s*$//;
     my $key = $symb;
     if (!$enc) {
 	$key =