--- loncom/interface/printout.pl	2010/04/29 10:51:37	1.146
+++ loncom/interface/printout.pl	2011/02/08 12:53:39	1.147
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 # CGI-script to run LaTeX, dvips, ps2ps, ps2pdf etc.
 #
-# $Id: printout.pl,v 1.146 2010/04/29 10:51:37 foxr Exp $
+# $Id: printout.pl,v 1.147 2011/02/08 12:53:39 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -911,8 +911,8 @@ sub convert_figure {
 	$not_eps =~ s/^\s+//;
 	$not_eps =~ s/\s+$//;
 	$not_eps =~ s/ /\\ /g;
+    my $prettyname=$not_eps;
 	if ($advanced_role) {
-	    my $prettyname=$not_eps;
 	    $prettyname=~s|/home/([^/]+)/public_html|/priv/$1|;
 	    $prettyname=~s|$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/|/|;
 	    &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::Update_PrgWin('',\%prog_state,
@@ -935,6 +935,13 @@ sub convert_figure {
 	    system("pdftops $not_eps $eps_f");
 	} else {
 	    system("convert $not_eps $eps_f");
+        if($? and $advanced_role){
+            print "<p class=\"LC_warning\">"
+                  .mt("An error occured during the conversion of [_1].[_2]"
+                  ."If possible try to save this image using different settings and republish it.",
+                  "<span class=\"LC_filename\">".$prettyname."</span>", "<br/>")
+                  ."</p>";
+        }
 	}
 
 	if (not -e $eps_f) {