--- loncom/homework/response.pm	2008/02/01 22:05:45	1.187
+++ loncom/homework/response.pm	2008/03/06 16:28:20	1.188
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # various response type definitons response definition
 #
-# $Id: response.pm,v 1.187 2008/02/01 22:05:45 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: response.pm,v 1.188 2008/03/06 16:28:20 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -790,6 +790,8 @@ sub next_answer {
 
 sub answer_part {
     my ($type,$answer,$args) = @_;
+    &Apache::lonxml::debug("In answerpart :$type:$answer:$args:");
+
     my $result;
     if ($env{'form.answer_output_mode'} eq 'tex') {
 	if (!$args->{'no_verbatim'}) {
@@ -801,9 +803,13 @@ sub answer_part {
 		    last;
 		}
 	    }
-	    if ($answer ne '') {
-		$answer = '\verb'.$to_use.$answer.$to_use;
-	    }
+            my $answerelements=$answer;
+            $answer='';
+            foreach my $element (split(/[\;\:]/,$answerelements)) {
+	        if ($element ne '') {
+		    $answer.= '\noindent\verb'.$to_use.$element.$to_use.'\newline';
+	        }
+            }
 	}
 	if ($answer ne '') {
 	    push(@answer_bits,$answer);
@@ -813,7 +819,8 @@ sub answer_part {
 	    $result .= '<tr>';
 	    $need_row_start = 0;
 	}
-	$result .= '<td>'.$answer.'</td>';
+        $answer=~s/\; /\<\/nobr\>\<br \/\>\<nobr\>/gs;
+	$result .= '<td><nobr>'.$answer.'</nobr></td>';
     }
     return $result;
 }
@@ -822,8 +829,8 @@ sub answer_footer {
     my ($type) = @_;
     my $result;
     if ($env{'form.answer_output_mode'} eq 'tex') {
-	my $columns = scalar(@answer_bits);
-	$result  = ' \vskip 0 mm \noindent \begin{tabular}{|'.'c|'x$columns.'}\hline ';
+	my $columns = scalar(@answer_bits)-1;
+	$result  = ' \vskip 0 mm \noindent \begin{tabular}{|p{1.5cm}|'.'p{3cm}|'x$columns.'}\hline ';
 	$result .= join(' & ',@answer_bits);
 	$result .= ' \\\\ \\hline \end{tabular} \vskip 0 mm ';
     } else {