--- loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2005/06/04 20:52:37	1.376
+++ loncom/interface/lonprintout.pm	2005/07/12 21:16:52	1.378
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #  The LearningOnline Network
 # Printout
 #
-# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.376 2005/06/04 20:52:37 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonprintout.pm,v 1.378 2005/07/12 21:16:52 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ sub latex_corrections {
 	$first_comment = index($result,'<!--',$first_comment);
     }
     $result =~ s/^\s+$//gm; #remove empty lines
-    $result =~ s/(\s)(\s+)/$1/g; #removes more than one empty space
+    #removes more than one empty space
+    $result =~ s|(\s\s+)|($1=~/[\n\r]/)?"\n":" "|ge;
     $result =~ s/\\\\\s*\\vskip/\\vskip/gm;
     $result =~ s/\\\\\s*\\noindent\s*(\\\\)+/\\\\\\noindent /g;
     $result =~ s/{\\par }\s*\\\\/\\\\/gm;
@@ -2191,11 +2192,11 @@ CHOOSE_FROM_ANY_SEQUENCE
 	        </defaultvalue>
 	    </string>
 	     <message></td></tr><tr><td align="right">Use style file:</td><td></message>
-             <message><input type="text" size="40" name="style_file_value" value="$stylevalue"  />&nbsp; <a href="javascript:openbrowser('helpform','style_file','sty')">Select style file</a> </td><td></message>
-             <message></td></tr></message>
+             <message><input type="text" size="40" name="style_file_value" value="$stylevalue"  />&nbsp; <a href="javascript:openbrowser('helpform','style_file','sty')">Select style file</a> </td><tr><td></message>
 	     <choices allowempty="1" multichoice="true" variable="showallfoils">
                 <choice computer="1">Show all foils?</choice>
              </choices>
+	     <message></td></tr></message>
 RNDSEED
             &Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($r, 'helper', $xmlfrag);
 	    $helper->{'VARS'}->{'style_file'}=$env{'form.style_file_value'};