wrongResponse1 = " When 3 is substituted into the equation we obtain the false statement: \n4(3) - 7(3) = 47\n Therefore 3 is not a solution of the equation."; Try this. If I'm understanding correctly, then this should display cleanly. Milo On 1/6/06, Del Wegener <del at delweg.com> wrote: > > Good Morning; > > I use variables to hold potential responses to quiz questions. > Depending on a student's response to a question, I choose a response > variable and display its contents in a text field with a statement like > quiz.feedback.value = wrongResponse1; > > I do not want mathematical equations to be broken at the end of a line. > A typical variable assignment might be: > wrongResponse1 = " When 3 is substituted into the equation we obtain the > false statement 4(3) - 7(3) = 47. Therefore 3 is not a solution of the > equation." > > How do I prevent a line-break in the statement 4(3) - 7(3) = 47? > How do I force a line-break at the beginning of the statement 4(3) - > 7(3) = 47 ? > > I really do not want to use several variables. > Thanks for any help. > > You can view the problem at > > http://www.drdelmath.com/college_algebra/practice_quizzes/selection_graphs_of_equations_q1.htm > > Del > del at delweg.com > > _______________________________________________ > Javascript mailing list > Javascript at LaTech.edu > https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evolt.org/pipermail/javascript/attachments/20060106/e6910f5b/attachment.htm>