Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-www-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-www-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.306 -r1.307
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-www-procs.tcl	22 Mar 2012 10:42:55 -0000	1.306
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-www-procs.tcl	17 Aug 2012 08:00:21 -0000	1.307
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@
       #my log "__redirect_method=$redirect_method"
       return [my view]
     } else {
+
       # 
       # display the current values
       #
@@ -793,6 +794,7 @@
       $ff(_nls_language) set transmit_field_always 1
     }
 
+
     # some final sanity checks
     my form_fields_sanity_check $form_fields
     my post_process_form_fields $form_fields
@@ -1700,7 +1702,11 @@
         }
         hidden -
         password -
-        text {  $field setAttribute value $value}
+        text {
+	  if { ![$field getAttribute rep "0"] } {
+	    $field setAttribute value $value
+	  }
+	}
         default {my log "can't handle $type so far $att=$value"}
       }
     }