--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2004/01/30 17:27:34	1.299
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2004/02/26 23:39:03	1.303
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.299 2004/01/30 17:27:34 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.303 2004/02/26 23:39:03 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ sub latex_special_symbols {
 	#fixup & if it doesn't look like
         # { or α
 	$string=~s/(&(?!((\#[0-9]+)|([a-z]+));))/\\$1/gi;
-	$string=~s/([^&])\#/$1\\#/g;
+        $string=~s/([^&\\])\#/$1\\#/g;
+	$string=~s/\#\#/\#\\#/g;
 	$string=~s/(\$|_|{|})/\\$1/g;
 	$string=~s/\\char92 /\\texttt{\\char92}/g;
 	$string=~s/(>|<)/\$$1\$/g; #more or less
@@ -759,6 +760,28 @@ sub init_safespace {
   $safeinit .= ';$external::randomseed='.$rndseed.';';
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("Setting rndseed to $rndseed");
   &Apache::run::run($safeinit,$safeeval);
+
+  my $subroutine=<<'EVALUATESUB';
+sub __LC_INTERNAL_EVALUATE__ {
+    my ($__LC__a,$__LC__b,$__LC__c)=@_;
+    my $__LC__prefix;
+    my $__LC__msg;
+    while(1){
+	{ 
+	    use strict;
+	    if (eval(defined(eval($__LC__a.$__LC__b)))) {
+		return $__LC__msg.$__LC__prefix.eval($__LC__a.$__LC__b.$__LC__c);
+	    }
+	}
+	$__LC__prefix.=substr($__LC__a,0,1,"");
+	if ($__LC__a!~/^(\$|&|\#)/) { last; }
+    }
+    return $__LC__prefix.$__LC__a.$__LC__b.$__LC__c.$__LC__msg;
+}
+EVALUATESUB
+    $safeeval->permit("require");
+    $safeeval->reval($subroutine);
+    $safeeval->deny("require");
 }
 
 sub default_homework_load {
@@ -1296,19 +1319,23 @@ sub display_title {
 sub debug {
     if ($Apache::lonxml::debug eq "1") {
 	$|=1;
-	Apache->request->print('<font size="-2"<pre>DEBUG:'.&HTML::Entities::encode($_[0])."</pre></font>\n");
+	my $request=$Apache::lonxml::request;
+	if (!$request) { $request=Apache->request; }
+	$request->print('<font size="-2"><pre>DEBUG:'.&HTML::Entities::encode($_[0])."</pre></font>\n");
     }
 }
 
 sub error {
   $errorcount++;
+  my $request=$Apache::lonxml::request;
+  if (!$request) { $request=Apache->request; }
   if (($Apache::lonxml::debug eq 1) || ($ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct') ) {
     # If printing in construction space, put the error inside <pre></pre>
-      print $Apache::lonxml::warnings_error_header.
-	  "<b>ERROR:</b>".join("\n",@_)."\n";
+      $request->print($Apache::lonxml::warnings_error_header.
+		      "<b>ERROR:</b>".join("\n",@_)."\n");
       $Apache::lonxml::warnings_error_header='';
   } else {
-    print "<b>An Error occured while processing this resource. The instructor has been notified.</b> <br />";
+    $request->print("<b>An Error occured while processing this resource. The instructor has been notified.</b> <br />");
     #notify author
     &Apache::lonmsg::author_res_msg($ENV{'request.filename'},join('<br />',@_));
     #notify course
@@ -1321,10 +1348,6 @@ sub error {
         "Error [$declutter]",join('<br />',@_));
       }
     }
-
-    #FIXME probably shouldn't have me get everything forever.
-    &Apache::lonmsg::user_normal_msg('albertel','msu',"Error in $ENV{'request.filename'}",join('<br />',@_));
-    #&Apache::lonmsg::user_normal_msg('albertel','103',"Error in $ENV{'request.filename'}",$_[0]);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1333,8 +1356,10 @@ sub warning {
   
     if ($ENV{'form.grade_target'} ne 'tex') {
 	if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct' || $Apache::lonxml::debug) {
-	    print $Apache::lonxml::warnings_error_header.
-		"<b>W</b>ARNING<b>:</b>".join('<br />',@_)."<br />\n";
+	    my $request=$Apache::lonxml::request;
+	    if (!$request) { $request=Apache->request; }
+	    $request->print($Apache::lonxml::warnings_error_header.
+		      "<b>W</b>ARNING<b>:</b>".join('<br />',@_)."<br />\n");
 	    $Apache::lonxml::warnings_error_header='';
 	}
     }