Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/tag/MultiLinesOutputTag.java
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diff -u
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/tag/MultiLinesOutputTag.java	(revision 0)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/tag/MultiLinesOutputTag.java	(revision 7c80e612ca4ad46d0a87795159ed00e581238912)
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.tag;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;
+import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.SimpleTagSupport;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+/**
+ * JSP tag. It converts text from \n or \r\n to <BR> before rendering.
+ *  @jsp.tag name="out"
+ * 		body-content="empty"
+ * 		display-name="converts text from \n or \r\n to <BR> before rendering"
+ * 		description="converts text from \n or \r\n to <BR> before rendering"
+ * @jsp.
+ * @author steven
+ *
+ */
+public class MultiLinesOutputTag extends SimpleTagSupport{
+	private static String os = (String) System.getProperties().get("os.name");
+	
+	private String value;
+	
+	@Override
+	public void doTag() throws JspException, IOException {
+		if(StringUtils.isEmpty(value))
+			getJspContext().getOut().write(value);
+		
+		//change back
+		if(os.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1)
+			value = value.replaceAll("\r\n","<BR>");
+		else
+			value = value.replaceAll("\n","<BR>");
+		getJspContext().getOut().write(value.toString());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @jsp.attribute required="true" rtexprvalue="true"
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public String getValue() {
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	public void setValue(String value) {
+		this.value = value;
+	}
+
+}
Index: lams_central/web/WEB-INF/lams.tld
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diff -u -r5e3a1e5f73e433076f00eb9b0a489c54430b5672 -r7c80e612ca4ad46d0a87795159ed00e581238912
--- lams_central/web/WEB-INF/lams.tld	(.../lams.tld)	(revision 5e3a1e5f73e433076f00eb9b0a489c54430b5672)
+++ lams_central/web/WEB-INF/lams.tld	(.../lams.tld)	(revision 7c80e612ca4ad46d0a87795159ed00e581238912)
@@ -24,6 +24,26 @@
    </tag>
    <tag>
 
+      <description>converts text from \n or \r\n to &lt;BR&gt; before rendering</description>
+      <display-name>converts text from \n or \r\n to &lt;BR&gt; before rendering</display-name>
+      <icon>    
+      </icon>
+      <name>out</name>
+      <tag-class>org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.tag.MultiLinesOutputTag</tag-class>
+      <body-content>empty</body-content>
+
+      <attribute>
+         <description>converts text from \n or \r\n to &lt;BR&gt; before rendering</description>
+         <name>value</name>
+         <required>true</required>
+
+           <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
+
+      </attribute>
+
+   </tag>
+   <tag>
+
       <description>Render html tag with direction and language</description>
       <display-name>Render html tag with direction and language</display-name>
       <icon>