Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.188 -r1.189
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	28 Dec 2010 11:35:27 -0000	1.188
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	14 Feb 2011 11:13:13 -0000	1.189
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@
 
   FormField instproc config_from_spec {spec} {
     #my log "spec=$spec [my info class] [[my info class] exists abstract]"
+
     my instvar type
     if {[[my info class] exists abstract]} {
       # had earlier here: [my info class] eq [self class]
@@ -377,9 +378,10 @@
     if {[my exists format]} {
       append spec " {format " [list $format] "} "
     }
+
     if {$help_text ne ""} {
       if {[string match "#*#" $help_text]} {
-        set internationalized [_ [string trim $help_text #]]
+	set internationalized [my localize $help_text]
         append spec " {help_text {$internationalized}}"
       } else {
         append spec " {help_text {$help_text}}"