--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2004/04/06 18:05:29	1.208
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2004/12/27 14:06:32	1.248
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.208 2004/04/06 18:05:29 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.248 2004/12/27 14:06:32 foxr Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ sub initialize_londefdef {
     $Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection=0;
     @Apache::londefdef::table = ();
     $Apache::londefdef::select=0;
-    @Apache::londefdef::description=();
-    $Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection=0;
-    $Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=0;
+    undef(@Apache::londefdef::description);
+    @Apache::londefdef::DD=(0);
+    @Apache::londefdef::DT=(0);
+    @Apache::londefdef::seenDT=(0);
+    $Apache::londefdef::list_index=0;
 }
 
 #======================= TAG SUBROUTINES =====================
@@ -150,30 +152,36 @@ sub start_html {
     my $options=$ENV{'course.'.$ENV{'request.course.id'}.'.tthoptions'};
     &Apache::lontexconvert::init_tth();
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'edit') {
-	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlbegin().
-	    &Apache::lonxml::fontsettings();     
+	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlbegin();
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	@Apache::londefdef::table = ();
 	$currentstring .= '\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}';
 	if ($ENV{'form.latex_type'}=~'batchmode') {$currentstring .='\batchmode';} 
-	$currentstring .= '\newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}
-                           \renewcommand{\deg}{$^{\circ}$}
-                           \usepackage{longtable}
-                           \usepackage{textcomp}
-                           \usepackage{makeidx}
-                           \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
-                           \usepackage{epsfig}\usepackage{calc}
-\newenvironment{choicelist}{\begin{list}{}{\setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.05in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.022in}\setlength{\parsep}{0in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.04in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.05in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.04in}}}{\end{list}}
-\renewenvironment{theindex}{\begin{list}{}{{\vskip 1mm \noindent \large\textbf{Index}} \newline \setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.01in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.1in}\setlength{\parsep}{-0.02in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.01in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.01in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.01in}}}{\end{list}}';
+	$currentstring .= '\newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}'.
+                          '\renewcommand{\deg}{$^{\circ}$}'.
+                          '\usepackage{longtable}'.
+                          '\usepackage{textcomp}'.
+                          '\usepackage{makeidx}'.
+                          '\usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}'.
+			  '\usepackage{picins}'.
+                          '\usepackage{epsfig}'.
+                          '\usepackage{calc}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amsmath}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amssymb}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amsfonts}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amsthm}'.
+                          '\usepackage{amscd}'.
+                          '\newenvironment{choicelist}{\begin{list}{}{\setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.05in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.022in}\setlength{\parsep}{0in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.04in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.05in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.04in}}}{\end{list}}'.
+                          '\renewenvironment{theindex}{\begin{list}{}{{\vskip 1mm \noindent \large\textbf{Index}} \newline \setlength{\rightmargin}{0in}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0.13in}\setlength{\topsep}{0.01in}\setlength{\itemsep}{0.1in}\setlength{\parsep}{-0.02in}\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{0.01in}\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{0.01in}\setlength{\abovedisplayshortskip}{-0.04in}\setlength{\belowdisplayshortskip}{0.01in}}}{\end{list}}';
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
 sub end_html {
-    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlend();
+	$currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlend($target,$parser);
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -183,7 +191,7 @@ sub start_head {
     my ($target,$token) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
-	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	$currentstring = $token->[4].&Apache::lonxml::fontsettings();
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -472,6 +480,7 @@ sub end_accessrule {
 sub start_body {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
+
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	if ($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem) {
 	    &Apache::lonxml::warning("<body> tag found inside of <problem> tag this can cause problems.");
@@ -523,12 +532,19 @@ sub start_body {
 	$token->[2]->{'onunload'}=&Apache::lonmenu::unloadevents().
 	    ';'.$onUnload;
 	
-	$currentstring .= '<'.$token->[1];
+	if ($ENV{'request.state'} ne 'construct') {
+	    $currentstring .= '<'.$token->[1];
+	}
 	foreach (keys %{$token->[2]}) {
 	    $currentstring.=' '.$_.'="'.$token->[2]->{$_}.'"';
 	}
-	$currentstring.='>';
+	if ($ENV{'request.state'} ne 'construct') {
+	    $currentstring.='>';
+	}
 	if ($ENV{'request.state'} ne 'published') {
+	    my $remote=($ENV{'environment.remote'} ne 'off');
+	    $currentstring=&Apache::loncommon::bodytag(undef,undef,
+						       $currentstring,$remote);
 	    $currentstring.=(<<EDITBUTTON);
 		<form method="post">
 		<input type="submit" name="editmode" accesskey="e" value="Edit" />
@@ -633,7 +649,7 @@ sub start_h1 {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=lc(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1));
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -656,9 +672,9 @@ sub end_h1 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -682,7 +698,7 @@ sub start_h2 {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -702,9 +718,9 @@ sub end_h2 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -725,7 +741,7 @@ sub start_h3 {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -745,9 +761,9 @@ sub end_h3 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -768,7 +784,7 @@ sub start_h4 {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -788,9 +804,9 @@ sub end_h4 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -811,7 +827,7 @@ sub start_h5 {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -831,9 +847,9 @@ sub end_h5 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -854,7 +870,7 @@ sub start_h6 {
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $pre;
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $pre='\begin{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $pre='\rlap{';
@@ -874,9 +890,9 @@ sub end_h6 {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $post;
+	my $post='\vskip 0 mm ';
 	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if (($align eq 'center') || (not defined $align)) {
+	if ($align eq 'center') {
 	    $post='\end{center}';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $post='} \hfill'.'\vskip 0 mm ';
@@ -1110,7 +1126,9 @@ sub start_p {
 	    $currentstring='\makebox['.$ENV{'form.textwidth'}.']{\hfill\llap{';
 	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
 	    $currentstring='\noindent\makebox['.$ENV{'form.textwidth'}.']{\rlap{';
-	}
+	} else {
+            $currentstring='\par ';
+        }
 	my $signal=1;#<p> does not work inside <b>...</b> 
 	foreach my $tag (@$tagstack) {if (lc($tag) eq 'b') {$signal=0;}
 	if (!$signal) {$currentstring = '';}
@@ -1125,16 +1143,16 @@ sub end_p {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[2];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($$tagstack[-1] eq 'p') {
-	    my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	    if ($align eq 'center') {		
-		$currentstring .= '\end{center}';
-	    } elsif ($align eq 'right') {
-		$currentstring .= '}}';
-	    } elsif ($align eq 'left') {
-		$currentstring .= '}\hfill}';
-	    }
-	}
+	my $align=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
+	if (not defined $align) {
+	    $currentstring.='\strut\\\\\strut ';
+	} elsif ($align eq 'center') {		
+	    $currentstring .= '\end{center}';
+	} elsif ($align eq 'right') {
+	    $currentstring .= '}}';
+	} elsif ($align eq 'left') {
+	    $currentstring .= '}\hfill}';
+	} 
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1146,8 +1164,20 @@ sub start_br {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring .= $token->[4];
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($$tagstack[-2] ne 'sub' && $$tagstack[-2] ne 'sup') {
-	    $currentstring .= '\vskip 0.2 mm ';
+	my @tempo=@$tagstack;
+	my $signal=0;
+	for (my $i=$#tempo;$i>=0;$i--) {
+	    if (($tempo[$i] eq 'b') || ($tempo[$i] eq 'strong') ||
+                ($tempo[$i] eq 'ol') || ($tempo[$i] eq 'ul') ||
+                ($tempo[$i] eq 'td') || ($tempo[$i] eq 'th'))  {
+		$signal=1;
+		last;
+	    }
+	}
+	if ($signal) {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \vskip 0 mm ';
+	} elsif ($$tagstack[-2] ne 'sub' && $$tagstack[-2] ne 'sup') {
+	    $currentstring .= '\strut \\\\ \strut ';
 	}
     }
     return $currentstring;
@@ -1465,17 +1495,28 @@ sub start_li {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my  $type=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1);
-	if ($type=~/circle/) {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \item[o] ';
+	my $type=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	my $value=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('value',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	#FIXME need to support types i and I 
+	if ($type=~/disc/) {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\bullet$] ';
+	} elsif ($type=~/circle/) {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\circ$] ';
 	} elsif ($type=~/square/) {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\Box$] ';
-	} elsif ($type ne '') { 
-	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.$type.'] ';
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item[$\diamond$] ';
+	} elsif ($type eq '1') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.($Apache::londefdef::list_index+1).'.]';
+	} elsif ($type eq 'A') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.('A'..'Z')[$Apache::londefdef::list_index].'.]';
+	} elsif ($type eq 'a') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.('a'..'z')[$Apache::londefdef::list_index].'.]';
+	} elsif ($value ne '') {
+	    $currentstring .= ' \item['.$value.'] ';
 	} else {
 	    $currentstring .= ' \item ';
 	}  
-    } 
+	$Apache::londefdef::list_index++;
+    }
     return $currentstring;
 }
 
@@ -1522,23 +1563,24 @@ sub start_ul {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	my $TeXtype=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+	$Apache::londefdef::list_index=0;
 	if ($TeXtype eq 'disc') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}';
 	} elsif ($TeXtype eq 'circle') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\circ$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\circ$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\circ$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\circ$}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\circ$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\circ$}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\circ$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\circ$}';
 	} elsif ($TeXtype eq 'square') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\diamond$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\diamond$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\diamond$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\diamond$}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\diamond$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\diamond$}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\diamond$}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\diamond$}';
 	}
-	$currentstring .= '\begin{itemize}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\strut \begin{itemize}';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1549,10 +1591,10 @@ sub end_ul {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\end{itemize} \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}';  
+	$currentstring = '\end{itemize} \renewcommand{\labelitemi}{$\bullet$}'.
+                               '\renewcommand{\labelitemii}{$\bullet$}'. 
+                               '\renewcommand{\labelitemiii}{$\bullet$}'.
+                               '\renewcommand{\labelitemiv}{$\bullet$}\strut ';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1610,34 +1652,35 @@ sub start_ol {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	$Apache::londefdef::list_index=0;
 	my $type=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('type',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
 	if ($type eq '1') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'A') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Alph{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Alph{enumii}.} 
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Alph{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Alph{enumiv}.}';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Alph{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Alph{enumii}.}'. 
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Alph{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Alph{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'a') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\alph{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\alph{enumii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\alph{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\alph{enumiv}.} ';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\alph{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\alph{enumii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\alph{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\alph{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'i') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\roman{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\roman{enumii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\roman{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\roman{enumiv}.} ';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\roman{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\roman{enumii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\roman{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\roman{enumiv}.}';
 	} elsif ($type eq 'I') {
-	    $currentstring .= ' \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Roman{enumi}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Roman{enumii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Roman{enumiii}.}
-                                \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Roman{enumiv}.} ';
+	    $currentstring .= '\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\Roman{enumi}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\Roman{enumii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\Roman{enumiii}.}'.
+                              '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\Roman{enumiv}.}';
 	}
-	$currentstring .= '\begin{enumerate}';  
+	$currentstring .= '\strut \begin{enumerate}';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1648,10 +1691,10 @@ sub end_ol {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$currentstring = '\end{enumerate} \renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}
-                                          \renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.}
-                                          \renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}
-                                          \renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}';  
+	$currentstring = '\end{enumerate}\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{\arabic{enumi}.}'.
+                                        '\renewcommand{\labelenumii}{\arabic{enumii}.}'.
+                                        '\renewcommand{\labelenumiii}{\arabic{enumiii}.}'.
+                                        '\renewcommand{\labelenumiv}{\arabic{enumiv}.}\strut ';  
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1664,9 +1707,11 @@ sub start_dl {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$currentstring = '\begin{description}';
-	@Apache::londefdef::description=();
-	$Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection=0;
-	$Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=0;
+	$Apache::londefdef::DL++;
+	push(@Apache::londefdef::description,[]);
+	$Apache::londefdef::DD[$Apache::londefdef::DL]=0;
+	$Apache::londefdef::DT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]=0;
+	$Apache::londefdef::seenDT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]=0;
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1677,18 +1722,17 @@ sub end_dl {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection) {
-	    my $data=&item_cleanup;
-	    push @Apache::londefdef::description,'\item['.$data.']';
-	    $Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=0;
-	} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection) {
-	    $Apache::londefdef::description[-1].=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
-	}
-	foreach my $element (@Apache::londefdef::description) {
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) { &end_dt(@_); }
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]) { &end_dd(@_); }
+	foreach my $element (@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]}) {
 	    $currentstring.=' '.$element.' ';
 	}
-	@Apache::londefdef::description=();
+	pop(@Apache::londefdef::description);
 	$currentstring.='\end{description}';  
+	delete($Apache::londefdef::DD[$Apache::londefdef::DL]);
+	delete($Apache::londefdef::DT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]);
+	delete($Apache::londefdef::seenDT[$Apache::londefdef::DL]);
+	$Apache::londefdef::DL--;
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1700,16 +1744,11 @@ sub start_dt {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection) {
-	    my $data=&item_cleanup;
-	    push @Apache::londefdef::description,'\item['.$data.']';
-	    $Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=0;
-	} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection) {
-	    $Apache::londefdef::description[-1].=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
-	    $Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection=0;
-	}
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) { &end_dt(@_); }
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]) { &end_dd(@_); }
 	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
-	$Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=1;
+	$Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]++;
+	$Apache::londefdef::seenDT[-1]=1;
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1720,9 +1759,11 @@ sub end_dt {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $data=&item_cleanup;
-	push @Apache::londefdef::description,'\item['.$data.']';
-	$Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=0;
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) {
+	    my $data=&item_cleanup();
+	    push(@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]},'\item['.$data.'] \strut \vskip 0mm');
+	    $Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]--;
+	}
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1741,12 +1782,14 @@ sub start_dd {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection) {
-	    my $data=&item_cleanup;
-	    push @Apache::londefdef::description,'\item['.$data.']';
-	    $Apache::londefdef::DT_redirection=0;
-	}
-	$Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection=1;
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DT[-1]) { &end_dt(@_); }
+	if ($Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]) { &end_dd(@_);}
+	if (!$Apache::londefdef::seenDT[-1]) {
+	    push(@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]},'\item[\strut] \strut \vskip 0mm ');
+	}
+	push(@{$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]},'');
+	$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]->[-1].=' \strut ';
+	$Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]++;
 	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
     } 
     return $currentstring;
@@ -1758,8 +1801,9 @@ sub end_dd {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];    
     }  elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	$Apache::londefdef::description[-1].=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
-	$Apache::londefdef::DD_redirection=0;
+	$Apache::londefdef::description[-1]->[-1].=
+	    &Apache::lonxml::endredirection().' \vskip 0mm ';
+	$Apache::londefdef::DD[-1]--;
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -1775,8 +1819,7 @@ sub start_table {
 	my $aa = {};
 	push @Apache::londefdef::table, $aa; 
 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'} = -1;
-        #table's width 
-        #default coincides with text line length
+        #maximum table's width (default coincides with text line length)
 	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
 	    $textwidth=&recalc($ENV{'form.textwidth'}); #result is always in mm
 	    $textwidth=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
@@ -1787,7 +1830,7 @@ sub start_table {
 		$textwidth=$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'row_number'}][$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'}]; 
 	    } else {
               #try to use all space not used before (minus 5% for LaTeX table internal) - rather silly
-		my $textwidth=$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'width'};
+		$textwidth=$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'width'};
 		for (my $i=0;$i<$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'counter_columns'};$i++) {
 		    $textwidth=$textwidth-$Apache::londefdef::table[-2]{'TeXlen'}[0][$i];
 		}
@@ -1808,6 +1851,7 @@ sub start_table {
 	    $TeXwidth=~/(\d+)/;
             $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$1*$textwidth/100;
 	} else {
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'forcetablewidth'}=1;
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}=$TeXwidth;
 	}        
         #table's border
@@ -1824,11 +1868,12 @@ sub start_table {
 	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'} = '';
 	}
 	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table==0) {
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}='\newline\setlength{\tabcolsep}{1 mm}';
+	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}='\strut\newline\strut\setlength{\tabcolsep}{1 mm}';
 	}
 	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'}.=' \noindent \begin{tabular} ';
         $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}=[];
         $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}=[];
+        $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}=[];
         $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}=[];
         $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}=[];
         $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}=[];
@@ -1857,7 +1902,7 @@ sub end_table {
 	}
         #free space and number of empty columns
 	my ($available_space,$empty_columns)=($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'},0);
-##	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("Available space $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'width'}");
+	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table ne 0) {$available_space=0.9*$available_space;} 
 	for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$jn++) {
 	    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn]==0) {
 		$empty_columns++;
@@ -1888,8 +1933,14 @@ sub end_table {
 		    $localmin=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$in][$jn];
 		}
 	    }
-	    if ($max_len[$jn]<$localmin) {$max_len[$jn]=$localmin;}#object size is bigger
-	    if ($min_len[$jn]<$localmin) {$min_len[$jn]=$localmin;}#object size is bigger
+	    if ($max_len[$jn]<$localmin) {
+		$max_len[$jn]=$localmin;
+	    	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}[$jn]=1;
+	    }#object size is bigger
+	    if ($min_len[$jn]<$localmin) {
+		$min_len[$jn]=$localmin;
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}[$jn]=1;
+	    }#object size is bigger
 	    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[0][$jn]!=0) {
 		$min_len[$jn]=0;
 		$max_len[$jn]=0;
@@ -1904,7 +1955,6 @@ sub end_table {
 	    $space_neeeded=$space_neeeded+$max_len[$jn];
 	}
 	if ($space_neeeded<=$available_space) {
-##	    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("I am in position 1: $space_neeeded <= $available_space");
 	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
 		if ($fwidth[$jn]==0) {
 		    $fwidth[$jn]=$max_len[$jn];
@@ -1917,16 +1967,44 @@ sub end_table {
 		$space_neeeded+=$min_len[$jn];
 	    }
 	    if ($space_neeeded>$available_space) {
-##		&Apache::lonnet::logthis("I am in position 2");
 		$WARNING=' \textbf{NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR TABLE} ';
 		for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
 		    if ($fwidth[$jn]==0) {
 			$fwidth[$jn]=$min_len[$jn];
 		    }
 		}
+		#check if we have objects which can be scaled
+		my $how_many_to_scale=0;
+		my @to_scale=();
+		for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#max_len;$jn++) {
+		    if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectsignal'}[$jn] eq '1') {
+			$how_many_to_scale++;
+			push @to_scale, $jn;
+		    }
+		}
+		if ($how_many_to_scale>0) {
+		    my $space_to_adjust=($space_neeeded-$available_space)/$how_many_to_scale;
+		    foreach my $jn (@to_scale) {
+			for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+			    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/;
+			    if ($1 ne '') {
+				my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+				$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+				$current_length=$current_length-$space_to_adjust;
+				$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~s/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/width=$current_length mm/;
+			    }
+			    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/;
+			    if ($1 ne '') {
+				my $current_length=$1;
+				$current_length=$current_length-$space_to_adjust;
+				$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn]=~s/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/\[$current_length mm\]/;
+			    }				
+			}
+			$fwidth[$jn]=$fwidth[$jn]-$space_to_adjust;
+		    }
+		}
 	    } else {
 	      #step 3. adjustment over minimal + corrections
-##		&Apache::lonnet::logthis("I am in position 3");
 		my $enlarge_coef=$available_space/$space_neeeded;
 		my $acsessive=0;
 		for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
@@ -1952,11 +2030,15 @@ sub end_table {
 			    $fwidth[$jn]=$adjust[$jn];
 			}
 		    }
+		} else {
+		    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#min_len;$jn++) {
+			$fwidth[$jn]=$adjust[$jn];
+		    }
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-        #recalculation for the use of all available width if width is defined in %
-        if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'percent'}==1) {
+        #use all available width if it is defined in % or as TeXwidth
+        if (($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'percent'}==1) || ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'forcetablewidth'}==1)) {
 	    my $current=0; 
 	    for (my $i=0;$i<=$#fwidth;$i++) {  
 		$current+=$fwidth[$i];
@@ -1995,13 +2077,13 @@ sub end_table {
 	for (my $in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
 	    for (my $jn=0;$jn<=$#fwidth;$jn++) {
 		if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'c') {
-		    $output.='\begin{center}';
+		    $output.='\vspace*{-6 mm}\begin{center}';
 		} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'r') {
 		    $output.=' \hfill \llap{'
 		}
 		$output.=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[$in][$jn];
 		if ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'c') {
-		    $output.='\end{center}';
+		    $output.='\end{center}\vspace*{-6 mm}';
 		} elsif ($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$in][$jn] eq 'r') {
 		    $output.='} ';
 		}
@@ -2009,7 +2091,7 @@ sub end_table {
 	    }
 	    $output.=' \\\\ '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.' ';
 	}
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.$output.'\end{tabular}\vskip 0 mm ';
+	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.$output.'\end{tabular}\strut\newline\strut ';
 	if ($#Apache::londefdef::table > 0) {	    
 	    my $inmemory = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'};
 	    pop @Apache::londefdef::table;
@@ -2137,6 +2219,26 @@ sub end_td_tex {
 	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$fwidth;
 	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
 	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	} elsif ($data=~/\\parbox\{\s*\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*\s*\}/ or $data=~/\\epsfxsize\s*=\s*\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*/) {
+	    my $garbage_data=$data;
+	    my $fwidth=0;
+            while ($garbage_data=~/\\parbox\{\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)\s*\}/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\\parbox\{\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+            while ($garbage_data=~/\\epsfxsize\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\\epsfxsize\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$fwidth;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    $data=~s/\\\\\s*$//; 
 	} else {  
 	    $data=~s/^\s+(\S.*)/$1/; 
 	    $data=~s/(.*\S)\s+$/$1/;
@@ -2159,7 +2261,7 @@ sub end_td_tex {
 		$current_length=2.5*&LATEX_length($data);
                     my @words=split(/ /,$data);
 		    foreach my $word (@words) {
-			my $lengthword=2.5*&LATEX_length($word);
+			my $lengthword=2*&LATEX_length($word);
 			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
 		    }
 	    }
@@ -2195,55 +2297,128 @@ sub start_th {
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[4];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $what_to_push = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
-	if ($what_to_push eq '') {
-	    $what_to_push = substr($Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'}[0],0,1);;
-	}
-	push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'columns'} }, $what_to_push;
-	$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}++;
-	&Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+	$Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection = 1;
+	&tagg_check('tr','th',$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
     } 
     return $currentstring;
 }   
-     
+    
+sub tagg_check {
+    my ($good_tag,$bad_tag,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my @ar=@$parstack; 
+    for (my $i=$#ar-1;$i>=0;$i--) {
+	if (lc($$tagstack[$i]) eq $good_tag) {
+	    &start_th_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    last;
+	} elsif (lc($$tagstack[$i]) eq $bad_tag) {
+	    splice @ar, $i+1;
+	    &end_th_tex(\@ar,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    &start_th_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
+	    last;
+	}
+    }
+    return '';
+}
+ 
+sub start_th_tex {
+    my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $alignchar = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,1),0,1);
+    if ($alignchar eq '') {
+	$alignchar = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'}[-1];
+    }
+    push @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'align'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] }, $alignchar;
+    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'}++;
+    my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+    if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
+	my $current_length=&recalc($TeXwidth);
+	$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$1;
+    }
+    &Apache::lonxml::startredirection();
+    return '';
+}
+
+sub end_th_tex {
+    my ($parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+    my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
+    my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+    my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
+    if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+    } else {
+	if (($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) or ($data=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/)) {
+	    my $garbage_data=$data;
+	    my $fwidth=0;
+            while ($garbage_data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
+		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
+		$current_length=~/(\d+\.?\d*)/;
+		if ($fwidth<$1) {$fwidth=$1;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)//;
+	    }
+            while ($garbage_data=~m/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]/) {
+		my $current_length=$1;
+		if ($fwidth<$current_length) {$fwidth=$current_length;}
+		$garbage_data=~s/\[(\d+\.?\d*)\s*mm\]//;
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$fwidth;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	} else {  
+	    $data=~s/^\s+(\S.*)/$1/; 
+	    $data=~s/(.*\S)\s+$/$1/;
+	    $data=~s/(\s)+/$1/;
+	    my ($current_length,$min_length)=(0,0);
+	    if ($data=~/\\vskip/) {
+                my $newdata=$data;
+		$newdata=~s/\\vskip \d*\.?\d*\s*mm/THISISJUSTTEMPORARYSEPARATOR/g;
+		my @newdata=split(/THISISJUSTTEMPORARYSEPARATOR/,$newdata);
+		foreach my $elementdata (@newdata) {
+		    my $lengthnewdata=2.5*&LATEX_length($elementdata);
+		    if ($lengthnewdata>$current_length) {$current_length=$lengthnewdata;}
+                    my @words=split(/ /,$elementdata);
+		    foreach my $word (@words) {
+			my $lengthword=2.5*&LATEX_length($word);
+			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
+		    }
+		}
+	    } else {
+		$current_length=2.5*&LATEX_length($data);
+                    my @words=split(/ /,$data);
+		    foreach my $word (@words) {
+			my $lengthword=2*&LATEX_length($word);
+			if ($min_length<$lengthword) {$min_length=$lengthword;}
+		    }
+	    }
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'objectlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },'0';
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'maxlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$current_length;
+	    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'minlen'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] },$min_length;
+	}        
+    }
+	for (my $in=0; $in<=$#{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}};$in++) {         
+	    $data=~s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in]/;
+	}
+    #make data bold
+    $data='\textbf{'.$data.'}';
+    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'content'}[-1] },$data;
+    return'';
+}
+
 sub end_th {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
     my $currentstring = '';
     if ($target eq 'web') {
 	$currentstring = $token->[2];     
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
-	my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
-	my $TeXwidth=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval,undef,0);
-	if (defined $TeXwidth) {		
-	    my $current_length=&recalc($TeXwidth);
-	    $current_length=~/(\d+)/;
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= $1.',';
-	    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0,';
-	} else {
-	    if ($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.?\d*\s*(mm|cm|in|pc|pt)*)/) {
-		my $current_length=&recalc($1);
-		$current_length=~/(\d+)/;
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= $1.',';
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0,';
-	    } else {     
-		$data=~/^\s*(\S.*)/;
-		$data=$1;
-		$data=~/(.*\S)\s*$/;
-		$data=$1;
-		my $current_length=2*length($data);
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= $current_length.',';
-		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'TeXlength'} .= '0,';
-	    }        
-	}
-	for (my $in=0; $in<=$#{$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}};$in++) {                                
-	    $data=~s/\\keephidden\{NEW TABLE ENTRY\}/$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'include'}[$in]/;
-	}
-	$data='\textbf{'.$data.'}';
-	@{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }[$current_row] .= '\parbox{TOBECHANGEDONNUMBER}{'.$data.'} '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'};
+        $Apache::londefdef::TD_redirection =0;
+	&end_th_tex($parstack,$parser,$safeeval);
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
+     
 #-- <img> tag (end tag forbidden)
 sub start_img {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
@@ -2251,7 +2426,6 @@ sub start_img {
 					 undef,1);
     if (not $src and ($target eq 'web' or $target eq 'tex')) { 
 	my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/img",$parser);
-	&Apache::lonnet::logthis("inside was $inside");
 	return '';
     }
     $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=$src;
@@ -2270,20 +2444,57 @@ sub start_img {
 	    $currentstring.='[IMAGE: '.$alttag.']';
 	}
     } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	#
+	#  The alignment will require some superstructure to be put around
+	#  the \includegraphics stuff.  At present we can only partially
+	#  simulate the alignments offered by html.
+	#
+	#
+	my $align = lc(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align', 
+						  $parstack,
+						  $safeeval,
+						  undef,1));
+	if(!$align) {
+	    $align = "bottom";	# This is html's default so it's ours too.
+	}
+	#
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("Alignemnt = $align");
+	#  LaTeX's image/text wrapping is really bad since it wants to
+	#  make figures float.  
+        #   The user has the optional parameter (applicable only to l/r
+	# alignment to use the picins/parpic directive to get wrapped text
+	# this is also imperfect.. that's why we give them a choice...
+	# so they can't yell at us for our choice.
+	#
+	my $latex_rendering = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwrap',
+							    $parstack,
+							    $safeeval,
+							    undef,0);
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("LaTeX rendering = $latex_rendering");
+	if(!$latex_rendering) {
+	    $latex_rendering = "parbox";
+	}
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("LaTeX rendering = $latex_rendering");
+
+	my $oldSRC=$src;
+        $oldSRC=~s/\.(gif|jpg|png)$/\.eps/;
 	$src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
 	#if original gif/jpg/png file exist do following:
 	if (-e $src) {
 	    #what is the image size?
-	    my $width_param=&image_size($src,$scaling,$parstack,$safeeval);
+	    my $width_param=&image_width($src,$scaling,$parstack,$safeeval);
+	    my $height_param=&image_height($src,$scaling,$parstack,$safeeval);
             my ($file,$path)=&file_path($src); 
 	    my $newsrc = $src;
 	    $newsrc =~ s/\.(gif|jpg|png)$/.eps/i;
+	    &Apache::lonnet::repcopy($oldSRC);
 	    $file=~s/\.(gif|jpg|png)$/.eps/i;
 	    #where can we find the picture?
 	    if (-e $newsrc) {
 		#eps counterpart for image exist 
 		if ($path) {
-		    $currentstring .= '\vskip 1 mm \noindent\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+		    $currentstring .= '\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}'
+			             .'\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm,height='.$height_param.'mm]{'.$file.'} ';
 		}
 	    } else {
 		#there is no eps counterpart for image - check for ps one
@@ -2292,12 +2503,41 @@ sub start_img {
 		    #ps counterpart for image exist 
 		    $file =~ s/\.eps$/\.ps/;
 		    if ($path) {
-			$currentstring .= '\vskip 1 mm \noindent\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+			$currentstring .= '\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
 		    }
 		} else {
 		    #care about eps dynamical generation
-		    $currentstring.='\vskip 1 mm '.&eps_generation($src,$file,$width_param);
+		    $currentstring.=&eps_generation($src,$file,$width_param);
+		}
+	    }
+	    #    If there's an alignment specification we need to honor it here.
+	    #    For the horizontal alignments, we will also honor the
+	    #    value of the latex specfication.  The default is parbox,
+	    #    and that's used for illegal values too.  
+	    #    
+	    #    Even though we set a default alignment value, the user
+	    #    could have given us an illegal value.  In that case we
+	    #    just use the default alignment of bottom..
+	    if      ($align eq "top")    {
+		$currentstring = '\raisebox{-'.$height_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
+	    } elsif (($align eq "center") || ($align eq "middle")) { # Being kind
+		my $offset = $height_param/2;
+		$currentstring = '\raisebox{-'.$offset.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
+	    } elsif ($align eq "left")   { 
+		if ($latex_rendering eq "parpic") { 
+		    $currentstring = '\parpic[l]{'.$currentstring.'}';
+		} else {    	                                 # parbox rendering
+		    $currentstring = '\newline'."\n".'\parbox{'.$width_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
+		}
+	    } elsif ($align eq "right")  {   
+		if ($latex_rendering eq "parpic") {
+		    $currentstring = '\parpic[r]{'.$currentstring.'}';
+		} else {	                                 # parbox rendering. 
+		    $currentstring = '\parbox{'.$width_param.'mm}{\begin{flushright}'
+			             .$currentstring.'\end{flushright}} \newline'."\n";
 		}
+	    } else {		# Bottom is also default.
+		# $currentstring = '\raisebox{'.$height_param.'mm}{'.$currentstring.'}';
 	    }
 	} else {
 	    #original image file doesn't exist so check the alt attribute
@@ -2323,6 +2563,8 @@ sub start_img {
 	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('height (pixel):','height',$token,5).'<br />';
 	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('TeXwidth (mm):','TeXwidth',$token,5);
 	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::text_arg('TeXheight (mm):','TeXheight',$token,5);
+	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::select_arg('Alignment:','align',
+						   ['','bottom','middle','top','left','right'],$token,5);
 	$currentstring .=&Apache::edit::end_row().&Apache::edit::start_spanning_row();
 	my $src=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval);
 	my $alt=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('alt',$parstack,$safeeval);
@@ -2333,25 +2575,45 @@ sub start_img {
 	if ($height) { $currentstring.=' height="'.$height.'" '; }
 	$currentstring .= ' />';
     } elsif ($target eq 'modified') {
-	my $constructtag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args($token,$parstack,
-						     $safeeval,'src','alt',
-						     'TeXwidth','TeXheight',
-						     'width','height');
-	$src=$token->[2]{'src'};
-	if (!$token->[2]{'width'} && !$token->[2]{'height'}) {
-	    $src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
-	    &image_replication($src);
-	    if (-e $src) {
-		my $image = Image::Magick->new;
-		my ($width, $height, $size, $format) = $image->Ping($src);
-		if ($width && $height) {
-		    $token->[2]{'width'} =$width;
-		    $token->[2]{'height'}=$height;
-		    $constructtag=1;
+	my ($osrc,$owidth,$oheight)=
+	    ($token->[2]{'src'},$token->[2]{'width'},$token->[2]{'height'});
+	my $ctag=&Apache::edit::get_new_args($token,$parstack,
+					     $safeeval,'src','alt','align',
+					     'TeXwidth','TeXheight',
+					     'width','height');
+	my ($nsrc,$nwidth,$nheight)=
+	    ($token->[2]{'src'},$token->[2]{'width'},$token->[2]{'height'});
+	my $loc=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$nsrc);
+	&image_replication($loc);
+	my ($iwidth,$iheight);
+	if (-e $loc) {
+	    my $image = Image::Magick->new;
+	    $image->Read($loc);
+	    ($iwidth, $iheight) = ($image->Get('width'),
+				   $image->Get('height'));
+	}
+	if ($osrc ne $nsrc || (!$nwidth && !$nheight)) {
+	    # changed image or no size specified,
+            # if they didn't explicitly change the 
+            # width or height use the ones from the image
+	    if ($iwidth && $iheight) {
+		if ($owidth == $nwidth || (!$nwidth && !$nheight)) {
+		    $token->[2]{'width'} = $iwidth;$ctag=1;
+		}
+		if ($oheight == $nheight || (!$nwidth && !$nheight)) {
+		    $token->[2]{'height'}=$iheight;$ctag=1;
 		}
 	    }
 	}
-	if ($constructtag) {$currentstring=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);}
+	my ($cwidth,$cheight)=($token->[2]{'width'},$token->[2]{'height'});
+	# if we don't have a width or height
+	if ($iwidth && $cwidth && !$cheight) {
+	    $token->[2]{'height'}=int(($cwidth/$iwidth)*$iheight);$ctag=1;
+	}
+	if ($iheight && $cheight && !$cwidth) {
+	    $token->[2]{'width'}=int(($cheight/$iheight)*$iwidth);$ctag=1;
+	}
+	if ($ctag) {$currentstring=&Apache::edit::rebuild_tag($token);}
     }
     return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -2483,7 +2745,7 @@ sub start_allow {
     $src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
     $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=
 	&Apache::lonnet::clutter($src);
-    &image_replication($src);
+    if ($target eq 'tex') { &image_replication($src); }
     my $result;
     if ($target eq 'edit') {
 	$result .=&Apache::edit::tag_start($target,$token);
@@ -3501,12 +3763,25 @@ sub image_size {
 	    $width_param = $TeXwidth;
 	}
     } elsif ($TeXheight ne '') {
-	$width_param = $TeXheight/$height_param*$width_param;
+	$height_param = $TeXheight;
+	$width_param  = $TeXheight/$height_param*$width_param;
     } elsif ($width ne '') {
 	$width_param = $width*$scaling;      
     }
     if ($width_param > $ENV{'form.textwidth'}) {$width_param =0.95*$ENV{'form.textwidth'}}
-    return $width_param;
+    return ($height_param, $width_param);
+}
+
+sub image_width {
+    my ($height, $width) = &image_size(@_);
+    return $width;
+}
+#  Not yet 100% sure this is correct in all circumstances..
+#  due to my uncertainty about mods to image_size.
+#
+sub image_height {
+    my ($height, $width) = &image_size(@_);
+    return $height;
 }
 
 sub eps_generation {
@@ -3520,7 +3795,15 @@ sub eps_generation {
     $newsrc=~s/\/home\/([^\/]*)\/public_html\//\/$1\//;
     $newsrc=~s/\/\.\//\//;
     $newsrc=~s/\/([^\/]+)\.(ps|eps)/\//;
-    return ' \graphicspath{{/home/httpd/prtspool'.$newsrc.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+    if ($newsrc=~/\/home\/httpd\/lonUsers\//) {
+	$newsrc=~s/\/home\/httpd\/lonUsers//;
+	$newsrc=~s/\/([^\/]+)\/(\w)\/(\w)\/(\w)\//\/$1\//;
+    }
+    if ($newsrc=~/\/userfiles\//) {
+	return ' \graphicspath{{'.$newsrc.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+    } else {
+	return ' \graphicspath{{/home/httpd/prtspool'.$newsrc.'}}\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'} ';
+    }
 }
 
 sub file_path {     
@@ -3572,8 +3855,6 @@ sub LATEX_length {
     $garbage=~s|\\(\w+)\\|\\|g;	 
     $garbage=~s|\\(\w+)(\s*)|$2|g;	 	 
     $garbage=~s|\+|11|g;
-
-    &Apache::lonnet::logthis("garbage was just $garbage");
     my  $value=length($garbage);
     return $value;
 }