--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2005/06/04 20:52:37	1.376
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2005/07/05 18:15:25	1.377
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #  The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.376 2005/06/04 20:52:37 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.377 2005/07/05 18:15:25 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ sub latex_corrections {
 	$first_comment = index($result,'<!--',$first_comment);
     }
     $result =~ s/^\s+$//gm; #remove empty lines
-    $result =~ s/(\s)(\s+)/$1/g; #removes more than one empty space
+    #removes more than one empty space
+    $result =~ s|(\s\s+)|($1=~/[\n\r]/)?"\n":" "|ge;
     $result =~ s/\\\\\s*\\vskip/\\vskip/gm;
     $result =~ s/\\\\\s*\\noindent\s*(\\\\)+/\\\\\\noindent /g;
     $result =~ s/{\\par }\s*\\\\/\\\\/gm;