--- loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2002/02/26 22:27:22	1.46
+++ loncom/xml/londefdef.pm	2002/07/25 15:28:26	1.78
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Tags Default Definition Module 
 #
-# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.46 2002/02/26 22:27:22 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: londefdef.pm,v 1.78 2002/07/25 15:28:26 sakharuk Exp $
 # 
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
@@ -45,12 +44,15 @@
 
 package Apache::londefdef; 
 
+use Apache::lonnet;
 use strict;
 use Apache::lonxml;
+use Apache::File();
+use Image::Magick;
 
 BEGIN {
 
-    &Apache::lonxml::register('Apache::londefdef',('m','html','head','map','select','option','input','textarea','form','meta','title','body','center','b','strong','table','dt','h1','h2','h3','h4','h5','h6','cite','i','address','dd','dl','dir','ol','ul','menu','dfn','kbd','tt','code','em','q','p','br','big','small','basefont','font','s','sub','strike','sup','hr','a','li','u','output','param','applet','img','embed','tr','td','allow','frameset','pre','insert'));
+    &Apache::lonxml::register('Apache::londefdef',('m','html','head','map','select','option','input','textarea','form','meta','title','body','center','b','strong','dt','h1','h2','h3','h4','h5','h6','cite','i','address','dd','dl','dir','ol','ul','menu','dfn','kbd','tt','code','em','q','p','br','big','small','basefont','font','s','sub','strike','sup','hr','a','li','u','output','param','applet','img','embed','allow','frameset','pre','insert','externallink','table','tr','th','td','blankspace','bubble','bubbles','bubbleline'));
 
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@ sub start_m {
   my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
   my $currentstring = '';
   if ($target eq 'web') {
-    my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text("/m",$$parser[-1]);
+    $Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode++;
+    my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
     $inside ='\\documentstyle{article}'.$inside;
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("M is starting with:$inside:");
     my $eval=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('eval',$parstack,$safeeval);
@@ -87,7 +90,10 @@ sub start_m {
     }
     #&Apache::lonxml::debug("M is ends with:$currentstring:");
   } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-    $currentstring = "";
+    $currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
+    if ($currentstring=~/\s*\\\\\s*/) {$currentstring = ' \vskip 0 mm ';}
+  } else {
+    my $inside = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text_unbalanced("/m",$parser);
   }
   return $currentstring;
 }
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ sub end_m {
   my ($target,$token) = @_;
   my $currentstring = '';
   if ($target eq 'web') {
+    $Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode--;
   } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
     $currentstring = "";
   } elsif ($target eq 'meta') {
@@ -114,18 +121,12 @@ sub end_m {
               $currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::xmlbegin().
                                &Apache::lonxml::fontsettings();     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+	      @Apache::londefdef::table = ();
 	      $currentstring .= '\documentclass[letterpaper]{article}
-                                 \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-40pt}
-                                 \setlength{\evensidemargin}{-60pt}
-                                 \setlength{\topmargin}{200pt}
-                                 \setlength{\textwidth}{4.4in}
-                                 \setlength{\textheight}{6.8in}
-                                 \setlength{\parindent}{20pt}
-                                 \setlength{\marginparwidth}{90pt}
-                                 \setlength{\textfloatsep}{8pt plus 2.0pt minus 4.0pt}
-                                 \newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}           
+                                 \newcommand{\keephidden}[1]{}
+                                 \renewcommand{\deg}{$^{\circ}$}
                                  \usepackage[dvips]{graphicx}
-                                 \usepackage{epsfig}';
+                                 \usepackage{epsfig}\usepackage{calc}';
 	    }
 	   return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ sub end_m {
 	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
-              $currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::registerurl().
+              $currentstring = &Apache::lonxml::registerurl(undef,$target).
                                $token->[2];    
             } 
 	   return $currentstring;
@@ -332,7 +333,8 @@ sub end_m {
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	      if (!$Apache::lonxml::registered) {
-		$currentstring.='<head>'.&Apache::lonxml::registerurl().'</head>';
+		$currentstring.='<head>'.
+		    &Apache::lonxml::registerurl(undef,$target).'</head>';
 	      }
 	      my $onLoad='';
 	      foreach my $key (keys(%{$token->[2]})) {
@@ -341,7 +343,8 @@ sub end_m {
 		  delete($token->[2]->{$key});
 		}
 	      }
-	      $token->[2]->{'onLoad'}=$onLoad.&Apache::lonxml::loadevents();
+	      $token->[2]->{'onLoad'}=&Apache::lonxml::loadevents().
+		                       ';'.$onLoad;
 	      my $onUnload='';
 	      foreach my $key (keys(%{$token->[2]})) {
 		if ($key =~ /^onunload$/i) {
@@ -349,8 +352,8 @@ sub end_m {
 		  delete($token->[2]->{$key});
 		}
 	      }
-	      $token->[2]->{'onUnload'}=$onUnload.
-		&Apache::lonxml::unloadevents();
+	      $token->[2]->{'onUnload'}=&Apache::lonxml::unloadevents().
+		                         ';'.$onUnload;
 
 	      $currentstring .= '<'.$token->[1];
 	      foreach (keys %{$token->[2]}) {
@@ -360,7 +363,7 @@ sub end_m {
 	      if ($ENV{'request.state'} ne 'published') {
 		$currentstring.=(<<EDITBUTTON);
 		<form method="post">
-		<input type="submit" name="showmode" value="Edit" />
+		<input type="submit" name="editmode" value="Edit" />
 		</form>
 EDITBUTTON
 	      }
@@ -836,12 +839,14 @@ EDITBUTTON
 	}
 #-- <br> tag
         sub start_br {
-	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[4];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-		$currentstring .= '\\\\';
+		if ($$tagstack[-2] ne 'sub' && $$tagstack[-2] ne 'sup') {
+		    $currentstring .= '\vskip 0 mm';
+		}
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'latexsource') {
 		$currentstring .= '\\';
 	    } 
@@ -924,17 +929,21 @@ EDITBUTTON
       }
 #-- <font> tag
          sub start_font {
-	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
+	      my $face=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('face',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	      if ($face=~/symbol/i) {$Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode++;}
               $currentstring = $token->[4];     
 	    } 
 	   return $currentstring;
 	}
         sub end_font {
-	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
+	      my $face=&Apache::lonxml::get_param('face',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	      if ($face=~/symbol/i) {$Apache::lonxml::prevent_entity_encode--;}
               $currentstring = $token->[2];    
             } 
 	   return $currentstring;
@@ -946,7 +955,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[4];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-		$currentstring .= "{\\underline ";
+		$currentstring .= '\underline{';
 	    } 
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -956,7 +965,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[2];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	        $currentstring .= " }";
+	        $currentstring .= '}';
             }
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -967,7 +976,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[4];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-		$currentstring .= "{\\underline ";
+		$currentstring .= '\underline{';
 	    } 
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -977,7 +986,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[2];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	        $currentstring .= " }";
+	        $currentstring .= '}';
             }
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -1030,7 +1039,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[4];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-		$currentstring .= "\\hline ";
+		$currentstring .= '\vskip 0 mm \noindent\makebox[\textwidth - 8 mm][b]{\hrulefill}';
 	    } 
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -1107,7 +1116,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[4];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-		$currentstring .= "{\\underline ";
+		$currentstring .= '\underline{';
 	    } 
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -1117,7 +1126,7 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
 	       $currentstring .= $token->[2];
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	        $currentstring .= " }";
+	        $currentstring .= '}';
             }
            return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -1266,12 +1275,26 @@ EDITBUTTON
 	}
 #-- <table> tag
         sub start_table {
-	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
               $currentstring = $token->[4];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-              $currentstring = '';  
+		my $aa = {};
+		push @Apache::londefdef::table, $aa; 
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'} = -1;
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} = '\begin{tabular} ';
+		my $border = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('border',$parstack,$safeeval);
+		unless (defined $border) { $border = 0; }
+		if ($border) { 
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'} = '\hline '; 
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'} = '&'; 
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'} = '|';
+		} else {
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'} = ''; 
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'} = '&'; 
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'} = '';
+		}
 	    } 
 	   return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -1281,49 +1304,140 @@ EDITBUTTON
             if ($target eq 'web') {
               $currentstring = $token->[2];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-              $currentstring = '';  
-	    } 
+		my $inmemory = '';
+		my $output = '';
+		my $header_of_table = '{'.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
+		my $in;
+		for ($in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'};$in++) {
+		    $header_of_table .= $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'columns'}[$in].$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vvinc'};
+		}
+		$header_of_table .= '}';
+		for ($in=0;$in<=$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};$in++) {
+		    $output .=  $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'}[$in];
+		    chop $output;
+		    $output .= ' \\\\ ';
+		}
+                my @length = split(/,/,$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'});
+                my $how_many_columns = $#length;
+                my $parboxlength = '(\textwidth';
+                for (my $io=0; $io<=$#length;$io++) {
+		    if ($length[$io] ne '') {
+			$parboxlength .= ' - '.$length[$io].' ';
+		    }
+		}
+		$parboxlength .= ')/'.$how_many_columns.' - 7 mm';
+		$output =~ s/\\parbox{}/\\parbox{$parboxlength}/g;
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'} .= $header_of_table.$output.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'}.'\end{tabular}\vskip 0 mm ';
+		if ($#Apache::londefdef::table > 0) {
+		    $inmemory = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'};
+		    pop @Apache::londefdef::table;
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}] .= $inmemory;
+		} else {
+		    $currentstring = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'output'};
+		    $currentstring =~ s/\\\\\s+\\\\/\\\\/g; 
+		    pop @Apache::londefdef::table;
+		}
+	    }
 	   return $currentstring;
 	}
 #-- <tr> tag
         sub start_tr {
-	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
               $currentstring = $token->[4];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	      $currentstring = '';
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}++;
+		my $alignchar = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval),0,1);
+		if ($alignchar ne '') {
+		    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'} }, $alignchar;
+		} else {
+		    push @ {$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rows'} }, 'l';
+		}
+		push ( @{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }, $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'hinc'});
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'counter_columns'} = -1;
+		$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} = ''; 
+
 	    } 
 	   return $currentstring;
-	}
+	}        
         sub end_tr {
 	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
-              $currentstring = $token->[2];     
+		$currentstring = $token->[2];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-              $currentstring = '';  
-	    } 
+#		$currentstring .= ' START ROW '. $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'}[$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'}].' END ROW ';
+	    }
 	   return $currentstring;
 	}
 #-- <td> tag
         sub start_td {
-	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
-              $currentstring = $token->[4];
+              $currentstring = $token->[4];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-	      $currentstring = '';
+		my $what_to_push = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval),0,1);
+		if ($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();
+;
 	    } 
 	   return $currentstring;
-	}
+	}        
         sub end_td {
 	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
             my $currentstring = '';
             if ($target eq 'web') {
-              $currentstring = $token->[2];
+		$currentstring = $token->[2];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-              $currentstring = '';
+		my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
+		my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+		if ($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.*\d*\s*(mm|cm))/) {                 
+                    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= $1.',';             
+		} else {
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0 mm,'; 
+                }                                                                 
+		@{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }[$current_row] .= '\parbox{'.$1.'}{'.$data.'} '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'};
+	    }
+	   return $currentstring;
+	}
+#-- <th> tag
+        sub start_th {
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+            my $currentstring = '';
+            if ($target eq 'web') {
+              $currentstring = $token->[4];     
+	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+		my $what_to_push = substr(&Apache::lonxml::get_param('align',$parstack,$safeeval),0,1);
+		if ($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();
+;
+	    } 
+	   return $currentstring;
+	}        
+        sub end_th {
+	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+            my $currentstring = '';
+            if ($target eq 'web') {
+		$currentstring = $token->[2];     
+	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
+		my $current_row = $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'row_number'};
+		my $data=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection();
+		if ($data=~m/width\s*=\s*(\d+\.*\d*\s*(mm|cm))/) {                 
+                    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= $1.',';             
+		} else {
+		    $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'length'} .= '0 mm,'; 
+                }                                                           
+		@{ $Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'rowdata'} }[$current_row] .= '\parbox{'.$1.'}{\textbf{'.$data.'}} '.$Apache::londefdef::table[-1]{'vinc'};
 	    }
 	   return $currentstring;
 	}
@@ -1333,33 +1447,80 @@ EDITBUTTON
             $Apache::lonxml::extlinks[$#Apache::lonxml::extlinks+1]=
                                         $token->[2]->{'src'};
             my $currentstring = '';
+	    my $width_param = '';
+	    my $height_param = '';
+	    my $scaling = .3;
 
 	    if ($target eq 'web') {
               $currentstring = $token->[4];     
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
 	      my $src = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('src',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	      $src=&Apache::lonnet::filelocation($Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1],$src);
+              my $image = Image::Magick->new;
+              my $current_figure = $image->Read($src);
+              $width_param = $image->Get('width') * $scaling;;
+	      $height_param = $image->Get('height') * $scaling;;
+	      undef $image;
+	      my $epssrc = $src;
+	      $epssrc =~ s/(\.gif|\.jpg)$/\.eps/i;
+	      if (not -e $epssrc) {
+		  my $localfile = $epssrc;
+		  $localfile =~ s/.*(\/res)/$1/;	
+		  my $file;
+		  my $path;	
+		  if ($localfile =~ m!(.*)/([^/]*)$!) {
+		      $file = $2;
+		      $path = $1.'/'; 
+		  }	
+		  my $signal_eps = 0;
+		  my @content_directory = &Apache::lonnet::dirlist($path);
+		  for (my $iy=0;$iy<=$#content_directory;$iy++) {
+		      my @tempo_array = split(/&/,$content_directory[$iy]);
+		      $content_directory[$iy] = $tempo_array[0];
+		      if ($file eq $tempo_array[0]) {
+			  $signal_eps = 1;
+			  last;
+		      }
+		  }
+		  if ($signal_eps) {
+		      my $eps_file = &Apache::lonnet::getfile($localfile);
+		  } else {
+		      $localfile = $src;
+		      $localfile =~ s/.*(\/res)/$1/;	
+		      my $as = &Apache::lonnet::getfile($src);		      
+		  }
+	      }
 	      my $file;
-	      my $path;
+	      my $path;	
               if ($src =~ m!(.*)/([^/]*)$!) {
-		$file = $2;
-		$path = $1;
-		if ($path=~m:^/:) {
-		  $path = '/home/httpd/html'.$path;
-		} elsif ($path =~ /^\./) {
-		  $path = $Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1].'/'.$path;
-		} else {
-		  #else it is a full url don't print
-		  $path = undef;
-		}
-	      } else {
-		$path = $Apache::lonxml::pwd[-1];
-		$file = $src;
+		  $file = $2;
+		  $path = $1.'/'; 
+	      }
+	      my $newsrc = $src;
+	      $newsrc =~ s/(\.gif|\.jpg)$/\.eps/i;
+	      $file=~s/(\.gif|\.jpg)$/\.eps/i;
+              #do we have any specified size of the picture?
+	      my $TeXwidth = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXwidth',$parstack,$safeeval); 
+              my $TeXheight = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('TeXheight',$parstack,$safeeval); 
+	      my $width = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('width',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	      if ($TeXwidth ne '') { 
+		  $width_param = $TeXwidth; 
+	      } elsif ($TeXheight ne '') { 
+		  $width_param = $TeXheight/$height_param*$width_param;
+	      } elsif ($width ne '') {
+		  $width_param = $width*$scaling;      
 	      }
-	      $file=~s/(\.gif|\.jpg)$/\.eps/;
-	      if ($path) {
-		$currentstring = '\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\fbox{\includegraphics{'.$file.'}}';
+              #where can we find the picture?
+	      if (-e $newsrc) {
+		  if ($path) {
+		      $currentstring .= '\noindent\graphicspath{{'.$path.'}}\fbox{\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'}} ';
+		  }
 	      } else {
-		$currentstring = 'See the image at \tt{'.$src.'}';
+		  my $temp_file;
+		  my $filename = "/home/httpd/prtspool/$ENV{'user.name'}_$ENV{'user.domain'}_printout.dat";
+		  $temp_file = Apache::File->new('>>'.$filename); 
+		  print $temp_file "$src\n";
+		  $currentstring .= '\graphicspath{{/home/httpd/prtspool/}}\fbox{\includegraphics[width='.$width_param.' mm]{'.$file.'}} ';
 	      }
 	    }
 	    return $currentstring;
@@ -1474,7 +1635,8 @@ sub start_embed {
 	  my $currentstring = '';
 	  if ($target eq 'web') { 
 	    if (!$Apache::lonxml::registered) {
-	      $currentstring.='<head>'.&Apache::lonxml::registerurl().'</head>';
+	      $currentstring.='<head>'.
+		  &Apache::lonxml::registerurl(undef,$target).'</head>';
 	    }
 	    $currentstring .= $token->[4];
 	  }
@@ -1527,5 +1689,42 @@ sub start_embed {
 	    }
            return $currentstring;
 	}
+#-- <externallink>
+	sub start_externallink {
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+            my $currentstring = '';
+            if ($target eq 'web') {
+		my $display = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('display',$parstack,$safeeval);
+	       $currentstring .= '<b>'.$display.'</b>';;
+	    }
+           return $currentstring;
+	}
+        sub end_externallink {
+	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+            my $currentstring = '';
+            if ($target eq 'web') {
+	       $currentstring .= '';
+	    }
+           return $currentstring;
+	}
+#-- <blankspace heigth="">
+        sub start_blankspace {
+	    my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval) = @_;
+            my $currentstring = '';
+            if ($target eq 'tex') {
+		my $howmuch = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('heigth',$parstack,$safeeval);
+		$currentstring .= '\vskip '.$howmuch.' ';
+	    }
+           return $currentstring;
+	}
+        sub end_blankspace {
+	    my ($target,$token) = @_;
+            my $currentstring = '';
+            if ($target eq 'tex') {
+	       $currentstring .= '';
+	    }
+           return $currentstring;
+	}
+
 1;
 __END__