--- loncom/interface/statistics/lonstudentassessment.pm	2012/02/17 00:49:46	1.167
+++ loncom/interface/statistics/lonstudentassessment.pm	2012/02/17 21:44:11	1.168
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonstudentassessment.pm,v 1.167 2012/02/17 00:49:46 droeschl Exp $
+# $Id: lonstudentassessment.pm,v 1.168 2012/02/17 21:44:11 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@ sub html_outputstudent {
         if ($field eq 'comments') {
             $title = '<a href="/adm/'.$student->{'domain'}.'/'.$student->{'username'}.'/'.'aboutme#coursecomment">'.&mt('Comments').'</a>';
         }
+        utf8::decode($title);
         my $base = length($title);
         my $width=$Apache::lonstatistics::StudentData{$field}->{'width'};
-        utf8::decode($title);
         $Str .= $title.' 'x($width-$base).$padding;
     }
     # Get ALL the students data