Index: includes/form.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/form.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.445
diff -u -d -F '^\s*function' -r1.445 form.inc
--- includes/form.inc	26 Mar 2010 18:58:12 -0000	1.445
+++ includes/form.inc	27 Mar 2010 20:37:17 -0000
@@ -3017,33 +3017,27 @@ function theme_form_element($variables) 
   }
 
   $output = '<div class="' . implode(' ', $class) . '">' . "\n";
-
-  if (isset($element['#field_prefix'])) {
-    $output .= '<span class="field-prefix">' . $element['#field_prefix'] . '</span> ';
-  }
+  $prefix = isset($element['#field_prefix']) ? '<span class="field-prefix">' . $element['#field_prefix'] . '</span> ' : '';
+  $suffix = isset($element['#field_suffix']) ? ' <span class="field-suffix">' . $element['#field_suffix'] . '</span>' : '';
 
   switch ($element['#title_display']) {
     case 'before':
       $output .= ' ' . theme('form_element_label', $variables);
-      $output .= ' ' . $element['#children'] . "\n";
+      $output .= ' ' . $prefix . $element['#children'] . $suffix . "\n";
       break;
 
     case 'after':
-      $output .= ' ' . $element['#children'];
+      $output .= ' ' . $prefix . $element['#children'] . $suffix;
       $output .= ' ' . theme('form_element_label', $variables) . "\n";
       break;
 
     case 'none':
     case 'attribute':
       // Output no label and no required marker, only the children.
-      $output .= ' ' . $element['#children'] . "\n";
+      $output .= ' ' . $prefix . $element['#children'] . $suffix . "\n";
       break;
   }
 
-  if (isset($element['#field_suffix'])) {
-    $output .= ' <span class="field-suffix">' . $element['#field_suffix'] . '</span>';
-  }
-
   if (!empty($element['#description'])) {
     $output .= ' <div class="description">' . $element['#description'] . "</div>\n";
   }