--- loncom/interface/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.pm	2014/04/06 18:59:20	1.85
+++ loncom/interface/spreadsheet/Spreadsheet.pm	2024/11/16 02:41:05	1.86
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Spreadsheet.pm,v 1.85 2014/04/06 18:59:20 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Spreadsheet.pm,v 1.86 2024/11/16 02:41:05 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ sub initialize_safe_space {
       $safeeval = new Safe(shift);
       my $safehole = new Safe::Hole;
       $safeeval->permit("entereval");
+      $safeeval->permit("hintseval"); 
       $safeeval->permit(":base_math");
       $safeeval->permit("sort");
       $safeeval->deny(":base_io");
@@ -1351,7 +1352,7 @@ sub html_editable_cell {
     #
     # The encoding string "^A-blah" is placed in []'s inside a regexp, so 
     # we specify the characters we want left alone by putting a '^' in front.
-    $formula = &HTML::Entities::encode($formula,'^A-z0-9 !#$%-;=?~');
+    $formula = &HTML::Entities::encode($formula,'^A-z0-9 !#$%;=?~-');
     # HTML::Entities::encode does not catch everything - we need '\' encoded
     $formula =~ s/\\/&\#092/g;
     # Escape it again - this time the only encodable character is '&'