--- loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2006/01/18 20:16:43	1.331
+++ loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2006/01/27 23:36:48	1.332
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # definition of tags that give a structure to a document
 #
-# $Id: structuretags.pm,v 1.331 2006/01/18 20:16:43 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: structuretags.pm,v 1.332 2006/01/27 23:36:48 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ sub start_problem {
 	    defined($env{'form.problemtype'})) {
 	    $Apache::lonhomework::type=$env{'form.problemtype'};
 	}
-	&Apache::lonxml::debug("Found this to be of type :$Apache::ltonhomework::type:");
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("Found this to be of type :$Apache::lonhomework::type:");
     }
     if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq '' ) {
 	my $uri=$env{'request.uri'};
@@ -658,7 +658,10 @@ sub start_problem {
 		}
 		$result.=$msg.'<br />';
 	    } elsif ($target eq 'tex') {
-		$result.='\begin{document}\noindent \vskip 1 mm  \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}\vskip 0 mm';
+		my $startminipage = ($env{'form.problem_split'}=~/yes/i)? ''
+		                    : '\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}';
+		$result.='\begin{document}\noindent \vskip 1 mm '.
+		    $startminipage.'\vskip 0 mm';
 		if ($status eq 'UNAVAILABLE') {
 		    $result.=&mt('Unable to determine if this resource is open due to network problems. Please try again later.').'\vskip 0 mm ';
 		} else {