--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/07/24 21:18:36	1.185
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2002/08/07 13:58:38	1.187
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.185 2002/07/24 21:18:36 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.187 2002/08/07 13:58:38 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ sub xmlend {
 		unless (($hidden) && (!$seeid)) {
                  my $message=$contrib{$idx.':message'};
                  $message=~s/\n/\<br \/\>/g;
-                 if (($message=~/\$.+\$/) || ($message=~/\\\[.+\\\]/)) {
-		     $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::converted(\$message);
-                 }
+		 $message=&Apache::lontexconvert::msgtexconverted($message);
                  if ($message) {
                   if ($hidden) {
 		      $message='<font color="#888888">'.$message.'</font>';
@@ -335,7 +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";
     }