--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/07/15 19:45:18	1.181
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/08/23 19:10:32	1.188
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.181 2002/07/15 19:45:18 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.188 2002/08/23 19:10:32 sakharuk Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ sub xmlend {
 		unless (($hidden) && (!$seeid)) {
                  my $message=$contrib{$idx.':message'};
                  $message=~s/\n/\<br \/\>/g;
+		 $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
                  if ($message) {
                   if ($hidden) {
 		      $message='<font color="#888888">'.$message.'</font>';
@@ -332,7 +333,8 @@ sub registerurl {
     my $target = shift;
     my $result = '';
     if ($target eq 'edit') {
-        $result .="<script>\n    menu.currentURL=null;\n".
+        $result .="<script>\n".
+            "if (typeof menu != 'undefined') {menu.currentURL=null;}\n".
             &Apache::loncommon::browser_and_searcher_javascript().
                 "\n</script>\n";
     }
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ ENDPARM
           menu.switchbutton
        (8,1,'eval.gif','evaluate','this','gopost("/adm/evaluate",currentURL)');
           menu.switchbutton
-    (8,2,'fdbk.gif','feedback','on this','gopost("/adm/feedback",currentURL)');
+    (8,2,'fdbk.gif','feedback','discuss','gopost("/adm/feedback",currentURL)');
           menu.switchbutton
      (8,3,'prt.gif','prepare','printout','gopost("/adm/printout",currentURL)');
           menu.switchbutton
@@ -537,6 +539,23 @@ sub htmlclean {
     return $output;
 }
 
+sub latex_special_sumbols {
+    my ($current_token,$stack,$parstack)=@_;
+    my @temp_array = @$stack;
+    if ($temp_array[-1] ne 'tt') {
+	if ($current_token=~m/\^/) {$current_token=~s/\^/\\verb|\^|/g;}
+    } else {
+	if ($current_token=~m/\^/) {$current_token=~s/\^/}\\verb|\^|{/g;}
+    }
+    if ($current_token=~m/>/) {$current_token=~s/>/\$>\$/g;}
+    if ($current_token=~m/</) {$current_token=~s/</\$<\$/g;}
+    if ($current_token=~m/\d%/) {$current_token =~ s/%/\\%/g;}
+    if ($current_token=~m/\s%/) {$current_token =~ s/%/\\%/g;}
+
+#    $current_token = ' start='.$current_token.'=finish ';
+    return $current_token;
+}
+
 sub inner_xmlparse {
   my ($target,$stack,$parstack,$pars,$safeeval,$style_for_target)=@_;
   my $finaloutput = '';
@@ -546,7 +565,11 @@ sub inner_xmlparse {
     while ($token = $$pars['-1']->get_token) {
       if (($token->[0] eq 'T') || ($token->[0] eq 'C') || ($token->[0] eq 'D') ) {
 	if ($metamode<1) {
-	  $result=$token->[1];
+	    if ($target eq 'tex') {
+		$result.=&latex_special_sumbols($token->[1],$stack,$parstack);
+	    } else {
+		$result.=$token->[1];
+	    }
 	}
       } elsif ($token->[0] eq 'PI') {
 	if ($metamode<1) {