--- loncom/interface/lonchatfetch.pm	2009/07/26 16:53:40	1.35
+++ loncom/interface/lonchatfetch.pm	2009/10/23 10:21:00	1.36
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Chat Fetching
 #
-# $Id: lonchatfetch.pm,v 1.35 2009/07/26 16:53:40 kalberla Exp $
+# $Id: lonchatfetch.pm,v 1.36 2009/10/23 10:21:00 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -128,10 +128,16 @@ sub handler {
 	    $contrib=&unescape($contrib);
 	    &Apache::lonfeedback::newline_to_br(\$contrib);
 	    ($contrib,my $errors)=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($contrib);
-	    if ($errors) { $contrib.=&mt('[Message not fully displayed due to incorrect embedded TeX]'); }
+            if ($errors) {
+                $contrib.=' <span class="LC_error">'
+                         .&mt('(Message not fully displayed due to incorrect embedded TeX.)')
+                         .'</span>';
+            }
 	    if ($errors && $snum eq $env{'user.name'} &&
 		$sdom eq $env{'user.domain'} ) {
-		$contrib.='<br />'.&mt('[TeX error message: [_1]',$errors);
+                $contrib.='<br /><span class="LC_error">'
+                         .&mt('TeX error message: [_1]',$errors)
+                         .'</span>';
 	    }
 	    $contrib=~s/\n/ /g;
 	    $contrib=~s/\'/\&\#39\;/g;
@@ -163,9 +169,9 @@ sub handler {
 	    $color=substr($color,0,6);
 	    my $timestamp=localtime($msgtime);
 	    my ($mhour,$mmin,$msec)=($timestamp=~/(\d\d)\:(\d\d)\:(\d\d)/);
-	    $newstuff.='<font color="#'.$color.'"><a name="LC_'.$id.'"></a><b>'.
+	    $newstuff.='<span style="color:#'.$color.'"><a name="LC_'.$id.'"></a><b>'.
 		$sender.'</b> ('.$mhour.':'.$mmin.':'.$msec.'): '.
-		$contrib."</font><br />";
+		$contrib."</span><br />";
 	    $bottomid='LC_'.$id;
 	} else {
 	    $entry=~/^(\w+)/;